The University of Illinois Springfield women's basketball team saw their comeback bid come up just short against Quincy on Saturday afternoon at TRAC. UIS falls to 9-8 on the year, with a 7-4 record in GLVC play. QU improves to 6-11 on the year, with a 5-6 conference record. 
 

Game Summary

• Both teams had a slow start to the game, with the score being 13-13 after the first quarter

• Quincy built a 9 point lead in the second quarter by holding UIS scoreless for nearly five minutes

• QU led the Prairie Stars 30-24 at the intermission

• UIS took a lead early in the third quarter in 1:20 of game time with 7 quick points

• Quincy took a 7 point lead with 1:37 left in the quarter

• The Hawks stretched their lead to as many as 13 points with 4:24 left 

• UIS started a comeback to bring the lead down to 3 points with 1:20 left in the game

• Quincy escaped with a 69-66 win 
   

From the Box Score

• Shariah Gailes led all scorers with 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting

• Kayla Rice finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists

• UIS forced 24 turnovers and had 13 steals

• QU had 46 rebounds to 44 by UIS, while the Stars had a 15 to 14 advantage in assists 

• UIS shot 24-for-76 (31.6%) from the field, 8-for-32 (25.0%) from three, and 10-of-21 (47.6%) from the free-throw line

• QU shot 25-for-54 (46.3%) from the field, 5-of-10 (50.0%) from three, and 14-for-24 (58.3%) from the free-throw line
   

Around the GLVC

• McKendree, Maryville, Lewis, Missouri S&T, Drury, and Upper Iowa joined Quincy in the win column on Saturday afternoon

• UIS is currently fourth in the GLVC standings with a 7-4 record

• McKendree sits atop the conference standings with a 10-1 record
   

Up Next

The Prairie Stars travel to Southwest Baptist and Drury next weekend to continue conference play.