CHICAGO -- A trio of freshmen led the way for UIC offensively on Saturday afternoon, but the Flames (3-11, 1-9 HL) were unable to knock off the IUPUI (11-4, 9-3 HL) Jaguars at Credit Union 1 Arena, falling 74-64.

Jaida McCloud netted a game-high 16 points for the Flames, while classmate Lindsey Rogers knocked down a quartet of 3-pointers to tally 14 total points. Kristian Young was also in double figures with 10 points, adding a team-best five assists.

First Half Highlights

• The Jaguars kicked things off with a pair of layups, before the Flames got on the board with a pair of free throws, 4-2. IUPUI scored the next six, which UIC replied to with a Kristian Young jumper and a Lindsey Rogers layup, 10-6.
• The visitors buried a three, but the Flames got those points back with a three-point conversion from Jaida McCloud in the next possession, 13-9.
• Another Jaguar three started a 6-0 run for IUPUI at the start of the second quarter, 19-9. Jealissa Presswood converted another three-point play for the Flames, and McCloud struck again with back-to-back buckets, 21-16.
• IUPUI picked up seven-straight, until a Lindsey Rogers three put an end to the streak, 28-19. With just under two minutes remaining in the half, both teams put away a three, with Case taking credit for UIC's, 34-25. The first half ended with a free throw for the Jags and a late jumper from Young, 35-27.

Second Half Highlights

• Early miscues for the Flames in the second half led to a 7-0 run for the visitors, 42-27, but a 9-0 stretch for UIC two minutes later would reduce the deficit to single digits, 44-38.
• Rogers closed out the third period for the Flames with a pair of threes, 55-47.
• Rogers started the fourth quarter with another trey, putting the Flames just three away, 55-52. The two teams traded scores, refusing to allow the other to gain any ground, until the Jags were able to put together six unanswered points in a 50-second span to push their lead back up to nine, 65-56.
• McCloud and Tiana Jackson sank jumpers for the Flames, but a pair of Jaguar threes followed, 74-62. Keona Schenck recorded the game's last tally with just under 30 seconds remaining on the clock, 74-64.

Facts & Figures

• UIC's freshmen led the way, as three first-year Flames finished in double figures. Jaida McCloud paced the effort with a team-high 16 points and five rebounds.
• Lindsey Rogers finished with 14 points, thanks in large part to a personal-best four threes. Rogers also turned in four rebounds and made a pair of steals.
• Kristian Young finished in double figures for the 10th time this season, collecting 10 points while also handing out five assists.
• Keona Schenck and Tiana Jackson both finished with six points for the Flames.
• The Flames shot a season-high 53.1 percent (26-for-49) overall as a squad, nearly the same as the Jags, who shot 53.2 percent (25-for-47) on the day overall.
• IUPUI had the advantage beyond the arc, sinking 46.2 percent (6-for-13) of its long shots, compared to 35.7 percent (5-for-14) for UIC.
• At the charity stripe, the Jags shot 75 percent (18-for-24), while the Flames shot 53.8 percent (7-for-13).
• The Flames got the advantage in the paint, 40-34. IUPUI turned in 20 points off UIC's 20 turnovers, while the Flames netted 13 off the Jags' 17 turnovers. IUPU also scored more on the second chance, 13-8. UIC's bench outscored IUPUI's, 23-21.

Up Next

• UIC will hit the road for a two-game series at Green Bay Feb. 12-13.

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