MILWAUKEE – The UIC women's basketball team (1-3) was dealt a 96-32 loss by No. 22 Marquette (4-1) on Saturday afternoon inside Fiserv Forum, the home of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Flames were kept in the single digits in three out of four quarters against the Big East favorites, making just 18.2 percent of all shots.

First Half Highlights

• Marquette broke out early, forcing a pair of UIC turnovers to give way to a 10-2 lead. A jumper from Jada Nneji was the only score for the Flames in the first four minutes, until a free throw from Kara Wilson broke the silence, 12-3.
• The Golden Eagles continued to drive into the paint, stringing together four unanswered layups to push the lead past twenty, 25-4.
• Marquette sank a three, and Kiarra Thompson got on the board with a three of her own, 28-7. The Golden Eagles sank another layup along with a pair of free throws to end the first quarter with a comfortable 32-7 lead.
• The Flames were scoreless through the first three and a half minutes of the second quarter until Tylah Lampley drove in for a make and one, 43-10. Lampley quickly scored again, but Marquette scored the next 11, 54-12.
• A pair of free throws at the hands of Jasmine Gaines were the last points for the Flames in the first half, as they headed into the locker room facing a 56-14 deficit.  

Second Half Highlights

• The Flames converted a strong passing play for the first points of the second half, but Marquette continued to make quick work of the Flames, bursting into a 15-0 run.
• Lampley thieved the ball from a Golden Eagle and fed it up to Kara Wilson at the net to end the run, and Brittany Byrd followed it up with another steal returned for a layup, 71-20.
• UIC was able to reach double digits for the first time in the third quarter, netting 10 points, but the Golden Eagles put up 24 points for the second-straight frame to end the third with an 80-24 lead.
• The first half of the fourth was relatively quiet, as both teams combined for just ten points in the first five minutes.
• Marquette had its lowest total in the fourth with just 16 points, but it was still double UIC's eight, ending the game with a 96-32 win for the Golden Eagles.

Facts & Figures

• Kiarra Thompson led the Flames with six points. Tylah Lampley and Taylor Toney followed with five apiece.
• Toney led the way in rebounds with six, followed by Lampley with five.
• Kara Wilson was responsible for three of UIC's six steals. Brittany Byrd, Catera Etheridge and Lampley combined for the remaining three.
• Byrd and Thompson recorded two assists apiece to lead the Flames.
• The Flames were outshot 46.1 percent to 18.2 percent. The Golden Eagles also had the advantage in rebounds, 60-33.
• UIC committed 28 turnovers, which led to 40 points for Marquette. The Flames recorded just four off 16 Golden Eagle miscues.
• Marquette was also stronger in the paint, posting 52 points to UIC's 14. The Flames were kept scoreless on the second chance, while the Golden Eagles grabbed 25 on their second attempt.
• Marquette had four players in double figures, led by Amani Wilborn's 18-point show.

Up Next

• The Flames road trip continues on Tuesday, Nov. 27 as they head to face Eastern Michigan.