Dec. 28, 2007
Box Score
Chicago, Ill. - The UIC women's basketball team remained undefeated at home with a 70-62 victory over Bucknell on Friday night at the Pavilion. Sophomore Jessie Miller picked up a season-high 21 points and was two rebounds shy of a double-double with a team-best eight boards.
Miller was 8-for-13 from the field, totaled four assists and two blocks and drained a game-high three treys. Sophomore Cassie Johnson tied the team-best with a season-high eight rebounds. Johnson also added seven points and two blocks on the night.
Junior Meghan Hutchens was 4-for-7 from the field for 13 points and sophomore Briana Hinkle totaled 11 points in the win.
"It was good to get back home and get a win under our belt," said head coach Lisa Ryckbosch.
Kesha Champion led Bucknell with 18 points, followed by Amanda Brown with 10. Hope Foster paced the Bison defense with 12 rebounds and three blocks.
After eight days off, it took UIC a few minutes to work out the kinks. Three minutes into the first half, the Flames sparked a 7-2 run to take an early 11-5 lead. Hutchens hit a three-pointer at the 9:16 mark to give UIC a double-digit advantage (20-9).
UIC continued to dominate offensively, eventually extending its lead to 16 points at the break (32-16). Miller and freshman Ashley Tomzik each shot 50 percent from the field in the first half. Miller totaled nine points, followed by Tomzik with six.
The Bison responded in the second half, recording an 8-2 in the first four minutes of action. Bucknell pulled within 11 points at the 14:56 mark, but the Flames scored 12 points in the next two minutes for a 48-26 advantage.
The Bison then chipped away at the 22-point deficit by posting a 15-3 burst to get within 11 points with 8:05 remaining. Bucknell cut the lead to eight on a trey by Brown, but UIC held on to remain undefeated at home with the 70-62 victory over Bucknell.
The Flames head to Ohio for their first Horizon League contests against Youngstown State and Cleveland State on Jan. 3 and 5.
