CHICAGO – The UIC women's basketball team (3-15, 1-6 HL) will continue its five-game road trip this weekend, as they head north to take on defending Horizon League Champion Green Bay (11-6, 6-1 HL) on Thursday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT inside Green Bay's Kress Center.

Starting Five

• Brittany Byrd ranks third in the Horizon League in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game. Byrd also ranks 14th in rebounding, averaging 6.5 boards per game.
• Jada Nneji has put up five or more blocks in her last four showings after stopping seven on Saturday at IUPUI. The standout forward owns 57 total blocks this season, good for third in the country. Her 3.2 blocks per game average leads the Horizon League and comes in at fifth in the nation.
• UIC ranks 33rd in the nation in blocked shots, totaling 83 stops as a squad. Its 4.60 blocks per game average comes in at second in the Horizon League.
• Abreanna Lake tallied her first double-digit scoring effort in a Flames uniform on Saturday, contributing a career-high 10 points for UIC. The sophomore also rebounded two and assisted on three against the Jags.
• The Flames rank fourth in the League in three-point field goal defense, containing opponents to just 28.9 shooting from downtown. UIC has kept the opposition under 35 percent from three-point range in 12 of its 18 contests this year. Only two teams have shot above 40 percent from three against the Flames, Miami (45 percent) and Northern Kentucky (45 percent).

Last Time Out

• In their lone game of the week, UIC was downed 71-43 on Saturday at IUPUI.
• The Jags were able to turn UIC's 20 turnovers into 29 points, while also making nine shots from downtown.
• The home team ended the day making 42.6 percent (26-of-68) of their shots, compared to 38 percent (19-of-50) by the Flames. IUPUI shot 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from downtown, while the Flames shot 22.2 percent (2-of-9) from three-point range.

Phoenix Facts

• Defending Horizon League Champion Green Bay is tied for first in the Horizon League alongside Wright State, owning an identical record of 6-1 in conference action.
• The Phoenix have won their last five straight, most recently taking down Oakland 77-53 on Sunday, Jan. 20.
• Green Bay owns the top scoring defense in the League, holding opponents to an average of 55.2 points per game. The Phoenix are also the top shooting team in the conference, making 41.8 percent of all shots this season.
• Last season's Defensive player of the Year and Horizon League Preseason First Team-member
• Jen Wellnitz leads the squad with an average of 9.6 points per game, but is followed closely by Laken James's 9.5 points per game average. Wellnitz and James also put up the numbers on defense, making up the League's top two in steals, averaging 2.8 and 2.2 thefts per game, respectively.
• Madison Wolf brings down an average of 7.5 rebounds per game to lead the Phoenix in the category.
• Green Bay owns a 60-7 all-time advantage over the Flames, taking the last 19 consecutive meetings between the two teams.

Up Next

• UIC's weekend in Wisconsin continues as it faces Milwaukee on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. CT.