The Illinois Springfield men's soccer team returns to the road Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. matchup at Lewis before hosting Southwest Baptist on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Kiwanis Stadium for the annual Cancer Awareness Game.

UIS enters the week at 1-9-3 overall and 1-6-3 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play, sitting 13th in the standings. The Prairie Stars fell 2-1 at home to Indianapolis last Wednesday before dropping a 4-1 decision at Maryville. UIS remained within reach against the Saints before Maryville pulled away late.

The Prairie Stars face two teams near them in the conference standings this week, making both matchups important as the regular season winds down. Saturday's game begins a three-match home stretch to close out the regular season.

Gentil Selemani continues to lead UIS with five goals this season. Robin Lemke Bergseth and Jacob Shaw have each added three goals.

Lewis enters Wednesday's matchup at 3-7-2 overall and 2-6-2 in GLVC play, one spot ahead of UIS in 12th. The Flyers split their matches last week, falling 3-1 at Lincoln before earning a 3-1 win at Missouri S&T.

Lewis is averaging fewer than one goal per game, but its goalkeeping has helped keep opponents' scoring in check. Matija Blazic holds a 1.48 goals-against average, while Jan Foret has a 1.29 mark and has been the recent starter. Foret recorded seven saves across two matches last week.

The Flyers have received scoring contributions throughout the roster, with two players recording two goals each and seven others adding one goal apiece.

Southwest Baptist comes to Springfield at 6-5-2 overall and 3-5-2 in conference play, ranking 10th in the GLVC. The Bearcats earned a 5-3 win at William Jewell last week before falling 2-0 at Quincy.

Thomas Ladetto scored twice against William Jewell, bringing his season total to six goals. He is tied with Nathaniel Velasquez, while Joe Wright leads the Bearcats with nine goals and ranks among the GLVC's top scorers.

Saturday's match will recognize cancer awareness and honor those affected by cancer. UIS will welcome representatives from the Tessa Sutton Foundation and Springfield Clinic.

The Prairie Stars return to Kiwanis Stadium for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff as they begin their final three-match home stretch of the regular season.