CHICAGO – The UIC women's basketball team (3-13, 1-4 HL) will play host to Detroit Mercy (2-13, 0-4 HL) on Sunday, Jan. 13. The two teams will tipoff at noon CT inside Credit Union 1 Arena. The Flames are seeking their second-straight Horizon League win after a 69-65 overtime victory over Oakland on Friday.

Starting Five

• Brittany Byrd scored her 1,000th-career point on Friday as part of a 2-of-2 showing at the free throw line. Byrd's 1,000th point came with just 18 seconds left in regulation and was instrumental in UIC's fourth-quarter comeback and resulting overtime victory over the Golden Grizzlies.
• Byrd is just the 23rd player in UIC history to eclipse 1,000-career points and the first since Ruvanna Campbell racked up 1,671 career points from 2013-16.
• Jada Nneji reeled in her second-straight double-double on Friday, pairing 15 points with a career-high 15 rebounds. The sophomore also tallied seven blocks to now lead the Horizon League with a 2.3 blocks per game average.
• Kiarra Thompson made a career-high three 3-pointers against the Golden Grizzlies, ending the night with a career-high 17 points to lead the Flames. Thompson also stole a personal-best five and made five rebounds.
• Jasmine Gaines upped her career-high points to seven on Friday, while also dishing out a personal-best four assists against Oakland.

What's at Stake
With a win, UIC would:

• Win its fourth game of the season
• Snap a two-game losing streak vs. Detroit
• Capture its second Horizon League Win
• Win two-straight games for the first time since Dec. 16-18, 2017
• Surpass last year's Horizon League win total
• Improve to 3-5 at home

Last Time Out

• The Flames captured their first Horizon League victory with a thrilling 69-65 overtime victory over Oakland.
• UIC trailed by nine heading into the final quarter of regulation, outscoring the Golden Grizzlies 69-65 in the final 10 minutes to push the game into overtime.
• The Flames took advantage of Oakland's mistakes and drew key fouls in overtime to get the 69-65 win, snapping an eight-game losing streak.

Titan Tidbits

• Detroit Mercy is seeking its first Horizon League win after an 0-4 start in conference play.
• The Titans lost 82-47 to IUPUI on Friday, and have also come up short against Oakland (74-67), Cleveland State (67-49) and Youngstown State (85-59).
• Lexey Tobel leads Detroit Mercy in scoring, averaging 11.4 points per game, while Ashley Miller averages 5.3 rebounds per game to pace the Titans.
• Zoey Oatis averages 1.9 steals per game to rank fourth in the Horizon League in steals.
• Detroit Mercy has a slight advantage all-time over the Flames, 29-24, taking both of last year's meetings between the two teams.

Up Next

• UIC begins its longest road stretch of the season, beginning with IUPUI on Saturday, Jan. 19.