CHICAGO – The UIC women's basketball team (0-4) took an 80-45 loss in its home-opening contest against in-state rival Eastern Illinois (2-2) on Saturday afternoon. Senior Tylah Lampley led UIC's offense with a season-high 14 points, while junior transfer Jealissa Presswood put up a pair of threes to finish with a personal-best six points.  
 
First Half Highlights

• The Panthers got on the board first making it 14-0, until Tylah Lampley answered back with a nice three to start it off for UIC.
• The Panthers remained unanswered leading by 24-5, but Asha Spencer, with less than three minutes left in the first period, made a layup to bring the score to 24-5.
• The first period ended with Panthers up by 24, after Lampley made two good free-throws, making it 31-7.
• Tiana Jackson fired first at the top of the second quarter by making layup, which was followed up with four extra points, making it a 31-13 game.
• The Panthers ended their drought by making two good free-throws and a jumper, 36-17.
• With less than a minute left in the first half, Lampley scored a jumper to bring her to a total of 11 earned points. The first half ended with a 40-22 lead for the Panthers.

Second Half Highlights

• EIU started the third quarter off by making a total of seven points, bring the score up 47-22.
• Kiarra Thompson got the engine started after scoring a layup, which gave way to six combined points by Abreanna Lake, Lampley, and Thompson.
• The third period ended with the Panthers scoring a jumper, making it 61-34.
• The Panthers fired first in the fourth period, until the Flames answered with their first field goal, a three pointer made by Jealissa Presswood.
• The second half  ended with EIU outscoring UIC in the fourth to defeat the Flames, 80-45.

Facts & Figures

• Tylah Lampley led UIC with 14 points, a new season best record.
• Kiarra Thompson followed with a total of seven points.
• Thompson and Lampley also led UIC's rebounding efforts with five each.
• Jealissa Presswood sank a pair of threes to end with a season's best six points.
• Abreanna Lake made a career-high five steals for the defense.
• UIC shot 31.5 percent overall, compared to 40.6 percent shooting for the Panthers.
• EIU made 26 points off of the Flames' 20 turnovers, while UIC made a total of 14 points off the Panthers' 19 turnovers.
• The Flames made a total of 24 in the paint points, while the Panthers recorded 36 points in the paint.
• EIU had an overall total of 12 points from their second chances, while UIC had a total of six points on the second chance.

Up Next

• The Flames will continue on to Indiana State and the Sycamores on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 11:00 a.m. CT.

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