UIC's women's basketball team (1-0) will return to the court Thursday for a contest against Jackson State (1-2).  Tipoff will be at 4:00 pm at the UIC Pavilion.  Tickets are free to all UIC students with a valid I-card.  The Flames will seek their third 2-0 start in the last four seasons.

Starting Five

• Taylor Toney poured in 22 points and set career highs with six assists and seven steals in the season opener against Bethel.
• Gabryelle Johnson had a game-high 11 rebounds.
• Freshman Abreanna Lake had an impressive debut, handing out five assists off the bench.
• Tylah Lampley had eight points on a variety of athletic moves in the paint.  She also blocked two shots and filled out the stat sheet with four rebounds.
• Teodora Zagorac made all four of her field goals.  Three of them were consecutive layups in a span of 100 seconds at the beginning of the third quarter.

Last Time Out

• UIC defeated Bethel, 66-46, in the season opener last Friday.
• The Flames trailed by one at halftime but went on a 16-2 run right after the break.
• The offense didn't let up the rest of the second half.  The Flames made 54% of their shots after halftime and shot 43% for the game.
• UIC owned a 40-12 advantage in the paint and scored 21 points on fast breaks, while not allowing the Pilots to score at all on fast breaks.

Tiger Tales

• This will be the first meeting between Jackson State and UIC.
• The Tigers dropped an 86-85 contest to LSU Shreveport on Monday.  Sumer Williams led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds.
• Jackson State averages 82 points on 40% shooting, despite a 0.5 assist to turnover ratio.

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