The Urbana University Illineks will challenge the Mattoon Greenwave at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Urbana University is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Bloomington on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Purple Raiders. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Urbana University couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Mattoon entered their tilt with Lincoln on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Railsplitters a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Mattoon, who have now won eight matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Urbana University's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-3. As for Mattoon, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5-2.
Everything went Urbana University's way against Mattoon in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Urbana University made off with a 9-1 win. In that match, the Illineks amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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