CHICAGO – The UIC women's basketball team (3-25, 1-16 HL) will face Horizon League foe Green Bay (19-8, 14-3 HL) in the regular season finale on Saturday, March 2 inside Credit Union 1 Arena. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. CT.
Saturday's game will also be Senior Day, as seniors
Brittany Byrd,
Catera Etheridge,
Kienya Jones and
Taylor Toney will be honored prior to tip.
Starting Five
- Tylah Lampley has moved into the starting five in the last two contests after serving as UIC's primary contributor off the bench. Lampley ranks third on the squad with 140 points this year after putting up a team-high 15 points on Thursday against Milwaukee.
- Byrd continues to remain in the Horizon League's top five in scoring, averaging 13.6 points per game to rank fourth. The senior is also in the top 20 in rebounding, averaging 5.7 boards per game to rank 17th.
- Jada Nneji had her 15th multi-block showing of the season on Thursday, making three stops against the Panthers. Nneji is tied for 12th in the country in total blocks, and her 2.9 blocks per game average leads the Horizon League and comes in at fifth in the nation.
- Abreanna Lake leads the team in assists, averaging 2.1 helpers per game. Lake dished out a team-high four assists on Thursday, marking her fourth-straight game assisting on three or more.
- The Flames are tied for second in the League in three-point field goal defense, containing opponents to just 28.9 percent shooting from downtown. UIC has kept the opposition under 35 percent from three-point range in 21 of its 28 contests this year.
What's at Stake
With a win, UIC would:
- Win its fourth game of the season
- Snap a 20-game skid vs. Green Bay
- Capture its second Horizon League win
- Surpass last year's Horizon League win total
- Improve to 3-10 at home
Phoenix Facts
- Green Bay took home its fourth-straight victory on Thursday night, edging past fellow Horizon League front runner IUPUI, 45-43. The Phoenix currently sit second in the Horizon League standings, just one game back from first-place Wright State.
- Green Bay owns the top defense in the League, containing opponents to just 52.1 points per game. The Phoenix are also number one in steals, averaging 9.40 steals per contest.
- Laken James leads the team in points, averaging 9.9 points per game, a mark that puts her just inside the League's top 20 in 17th.
- Madison Wolf leads the way in rebounds, averaging 7.0 boards per game, putting her in a tie for eighth in the conference.
- Jen Wellnitz hands out an average of 3.5 assists per game to lead the Phoenix and rank sixth in the Horizon League, and she's also number one in the League in steals, averaging 2.8 thefts per game.
- Green Bay owns a 71-6 all-time advantage over the Flames, taking the last 20 meetings consecutively.
