The Illinois Springfield women's basketball team heads south to face Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m., opening its conference schedule in the GLVC.

Illinois Springfield (2-3, 0-0 GLVC)
UIS comes off a 76-56 home win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Tuesday, marking its first home victory at TRAC this season. Graduate student Kennedy Osterman led the way with 22 points, hitting eight field goals—including four from three-point range. The Prairie Stars outscored St. Francis in every quarter and excelled in key areas, scoring 27 points off turnovers and 33 points from the bench, though they were outscored in the paint.

Osterman averages 15.4 points per game, while teammates Kayla Rice (14.2 ppg) and Julia Mingus (13.2 ppg) provide strong support. Returner Allysia McDaniel has been a presence on the boards, averaging 5.4 rebounds per game.

Missouri-St. Louis (3-1, 0-0 GLVC)
The Tritons have played four in-region opponents so far, narrowly defeating Roosevelt to start the season, then earning a win against Parkside that same weekend. More recently, they defeated Kentucky Wesleyan 69-32 last Friday and Purdue Northwest 73-43 on Tuesday in their home opener.

UMSL averages 67.3 points per game on 43.5% shooting. Mara Rieder leads the team in scoring with 24 points per game, primarily in the paint. Lexi Hanna leads the team from three-point range, shooting 43.8% on 16 made threes so far this season.

The Tritons have won every meeting against UIS since 2020, including a one-point victory in the second half of last season. The revamped UIS roster sets up an exciting matchup to open the GLVC slate.

Follow Along
GLVC women's basketball games are streamed online via the GLVC Sports Network. Live statistics are provided by the host school. Fans can find helpful links to streams and stats on the UIS women's basketball schedule.