UIC will shoot for its third straight win at home when the Flames (4-3) host Eastern Michigan (2-5) Friday evening.  Tipoff at UIC Pavilion will be at 7:00 pm.  A win would mark the team's longest home winning streak since they won four straight from the end of the 2014-15 season through the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign.  It would also give UIC consecutive wins for the first time this season.

Starting Five

• Brittany Byrd took over the team scoring lead with an 18 point performance against Indiana Northwest that pushed her average to 14.3.  Byrd is the Flames' leader in shot attempts and makes from the field overall and from three point range.
• Taylor Toney scored 15 points and had a game-high nine rebounds on Wednesday, despite playing a season low 29 minutes before fouling out.  Toney added to her Horizon League-leading steal count with five against Indiana Northwest.
• Catera Etheridge joined Byrd and Toney in double figures, scoring 10 points against IUN.  She tied for team high honors with four assists and leads the team in assists this season.  It was the third time this year that three Flames scored at least 10 points in a game.
• Jada Nneji topped her season scoring high against Indiana Northwest with seven points, tied her rebounding mark with four, and added an assist, a block, and a steal.  She leads UIC freshmen in scoring, rebounding, and steals.
• UIC is first in the Horizon League in offensive rebounds, and ranks 14th in the NCAA with over 17 per game.  Gabryelle Johnson leads the team with 27, and has nearly as many offensive rebounds as defensive (28).  The team's 26 offensive boards and 25 second chance points against Indiana Northwest were both season highs.

Last Time Out

• The Flames used a dominating performance in turnover margin and on the glass to defeat Indiana Northwest, 74-56 on Wednesday. 
• UIC's season high 17 steals were part of the RedHawks' 31 turnovers, which led to 37 points for the Flames. 
• The Flames had 48 rebounds overall, and their 26 offensive boards were almost as many as IUN had altogether (27).  UIC shot 45% on two-pointers, and 73% from the free throw line, hoisting 75 shots from the field while allowing IUN to get off just 44.
• All 14 players got into the game; 12 of them had at least one rebound, and 10 Flames scored.
• The Flames grabbed 26 offensive rebounds, 48 total rebounds, had 17 steals, made 28 field goals on 75 attempts, and scored 74 points.  All those numbers are the most in their respective categories.  IUN's 27 rebounds were the fewest allowed by UIC in any game this season.

Eagle Essentials

• Eastern Michigan has been off since Sunday, when they lost to Minnesota 80-56.  It was the fifth straight loss for the Eagles. 
• Danielle Minott is the team's leading scorer and rebounder.  The junior transfer from Syracuse averages 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. 
• EMU has not won a road game since Nov. 29, 2016, a streak of 15 straight games. 
• Tonight's contest is the 12th renewal of a rivalry that consisted of on-again, off-again home-and-home series from the '80s through the 2000s, but was dormant in the regular season after 2010. 
• The teams met in the quarterfinal round of the 2014 Women's Basketball Invitational.  UIC won, 93-91 in Ypsilanti, en route to the WBI championship.

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