UIC will close out the regular season Friday night when the Flames host Oakland at Flames Field.

Though it will be the last home match for seniors Tamae Douglas, Cassidy Privett, Autumn Rasmussen, and Emily Valentine, they and their teammates are not through with the 2019 campaign.  UIC has clinched a spot in the Horizon League tournament for just the second time in program history.  With a win or draw, the Flames will clinch the #2 seed and with it, a bye to the semifinals.

Along with the highest conference finish in UIC annals – the 2017 team finished fifth, and this year's edition is guaranteed to be no lower than third – much history has already been made.  The marks for overall wins, as well as wins at home, on the road, and in conference play, have all been surpassed.

UIC enters on a four-match winning streak, which is another program best.  They have scored 11 goals during the streak and allowed just one.

The quartet of seniors will be honored during a pregame ceremony, just before kickoff at 7 pm.  The first 200 UIC students through the gates will receive a free winter hat.

Last Time Out

• The Flames won their program-record fourth straight game, 3-0 over Cleveland State Sunday.
• Emily Kavanaugh provided the game-winning goal. Cassidy Privett netted the first goal of her career, and Megan Bowman scored as well.
• Lena Kurz made three saves and shared the shutout with Annika Laihanen.
• UIC tied the program record with 10 goals over three straight games.

Flames to Watch

• Though Valentine saw her three-match goal scoring streak end on Sunday, she still leads the team with 12 points.
• Kurz is in the top three in the conference in shutouts, save percentage, and goals-against average.
• Emma Main paces the team with five goals.
• Douglas, a Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year nominee, anchors a back line that has allowed just one goal in the last 382:33.

Scouting the Golden Grizzlies

• Oakland became the first Horizon League team to earn a result against Milwaukee with a scoreless draw Sunday.
• Jaimie Leas posted her third clean sheet, making four saves.  She has a .722 save percentage and a 1.26 goals-against average.
• Alexa Sabbagh has team highs with five goals and 11 points.
• Oakland is 3-1-2 in their last six matches.

Doing It With Defense

• UIC has the second stingiest defense in the Horizon League.  The Flames have allowed 10 goals and just 0.63 per game.
• With 10 shutouts, UIC ranks first in the conference and 18^th in the nation.
• UIC is in the top 25 nationwide in team goals-against average.
• The Flames' overall save percentage, .839, is third in the conference.