The Quincy University women's basketball team fell to the University of Illinois - Springfield Prairie Stars 61-43 at TRAC on Thursday (February 3) afternoon.

The Hawks' first basket came with 8:32 remaining in the first quarter, a driving layup from Dami Adeyinka that tied the game at 2. However, this was the closest QU got to having the lead, as the Prairie Stars went on a tear soon after and kept the lead for the remainder of the game. Emma Knipe scored the last points of the quarter for the Hawks with a driving layup with 1:06 remaining, with the quarter ending 18-10 UIS.

After a point drought, the second quarter became promising for the Hawks, with a layup from Beth Matas Martin bringing the deficit to three points at 22-19 UIS with 5:55 remaining. However, the Prairie Stars quickly pulled away once again, with the half ending with a 35-22 score in favor of UIS.

The third quarter was more of the same for the Hawks. The team cut the Prairie Stars' lead to five points via a driving layup by Martin, making the score 37-32 UIS with 6:49 remaining. However, UIS once again pulled away and reestablished a commanding lead. The Hawks' final points of the quarter came via another driving layup by Adeyinka with 39 seconds remaining, with the quarter ending 50-34 UIS.

The fourth quarter started with a drought for both teams, which only broke when Knipe sunk a three-pointer with 7:16 remaining, making the score 50-37 UIS. Unfortunately, this did not signal a change of luck for the Hawks, as the Prairie Stars once again increased their lead further. The Hawks' final points came with 41 seconds left in the game, with a layup from Sydney Happel giving the game its final score of 61-43 UIS.

Sarah Nelson led the Hawks with 10 points in 31 minutes of play. Beth Matas Martin scored 9 points and led the team with 6 rebounds in 33 minutes of play.