CHICAGO – The UIC women's basketball team (3-18, 2-8 HL) will look to pick up another win at home on Saturday, Feb. 1 as it welcomes Horizon League foe Cleveland State (15-6, 5-5 HL) to the Credit Union 1 Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT.

WITH A WIN, UIC WOULD:

• Improve to 4-18 on the season
• Win its third Horizon League game of the season
• Improve to 34-44 all-time against Cleveland State
• Snap an eight-game losing streak against the Vikings
• Win its third game at home this season

LAST TIME OUT

• UIC picked up its second Horizon League win of the season on Thursday (Jan. 30), defeating Youngstown State 59-53.
• The Flames ended the night shooting 44.7 percent (21-of-47) overall, while keeping the Penguins to 32.3 percent (20-of-62) from the field.
• Freshmen Kimeira Burks and Tiana Jackson led the Flames with career-high performances, reeling in 20 points and 18 points, respectively.
• Senior Tylah Lampley also finished in double figures with 12 points.
• The win was UIC's first over Youngstown State since Feb. 27, 2015, snapping a nine-game losing streak against the Penguins.

FLAME THROWER

• Freshman Kimeira Burks is making a statement in her first year as a Flame, leading the team in field goal attempts (207), three-point attempts (97), and makes (23).
• Burks is also third on the squad in points (154), field goal makes (59) and rebounds (85).
• The Chicago native owns 24 steals this season, landing her in the League's top-15.
• On Thursday (Jan. 30) against Youngstown State, Burks led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, her fifth double-digit showing of the season
• The freshman also led the squad at Milwaukee (Jan. 17), reeling in 19 points behind 7-of-14 shooting that included a personal-best four threes.
• Burks has banked at least one three in 13 outings so far.
• Burks was the first freshman to reach double digits with 11 points against Indiana State on Nov. 19.
• Her other double-digit showings came against Valparaiso (10 pts.) and Oakland (10 pts.).
• The first-year Flame is one of just three Flames to appear in every game so far.

GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS

• Tiana Jackson has had impressive freshman season for the Flames, averaging 7.9 points per game.
• Jackson owns the second-most assists on the squad with 43, giving her an average of 2.5 per contest. Her 2.4 assists per game ranks 10th in the Horizon League.
• The freshman is third on the team in shooting, making 38 percent of her shots overall.
• Jackson has reached double-digits on six occasions and in her last three showings consecutively, most recently racking up a career-high 18 points on Thursday (Jan. 30) behind 7-of-11 shooting against Youngstown State.
• The New Jersey native comes in at ninth in the Horizon League in steals, averaging 1.2 takes per game.

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS

• Cleveland State is 15-6 on the season and 5-5 in Horizon League action, falling in their last two games. The Vikings most recently dropped a 58-48 decision at first place IUPUI on Thursday.
• Cleveland State ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (41.7 percent), field goal defense (37.6 percent), three-point shooting (34.7 percent) and three-point field goal defense (28.9 percent).
• The Vikings lead the League in steals by a hefty margin, averaging 10.52 steals per game, compared to IUPUI's 8.00 per game average in second.
• Mariah Miller is the Vikings' and the Horizon League's top scorer, averaging 18.4 points per contest. She also places sixth in the conference in rebounds, averaging 7.7 boards per game.

UP NEXT

• The Flames will embark on their longest road trip of the season, beginning with Oakland on Feb. 6.