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UIC will look to get another winning streak started when the Flames host Purdue Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon in Rockford.

The Flames won their first three matches of the season, but suffered their first loss in their last nine regular season matches in their last outing at Wright State.

"We've had some great practices this week. Saturday was fantastic, and that has carried through today," Dustin Downey said.  "The girls are chomping at the bit to get back out there tomorrow."

Purdue Fort Wayne is in their first season in the Horizon League.  Wednesday's match will be the first-ever meeting between the programs.  Downey emphasized the respect his team and staff have for the Mastodons, but said that the focus was more internal in training.

"It's definitely been a heavier weight on us this week to get back to doing what we need to do.  We need to get better at our gameplan, who we are as a team, and our identity.  We lost that over the last few weeks and we need to instill that back into our game.

"Our intensity needs to improve.  Are we playing as a unit, and sticking to the gameplan, or are people doing their own thing?  Our competiveness and communication can be better.  We need to be more specific when communicating during the game so that our teammates can make better decisions."

UIC remains in a tie for first place in the conference, with nine points.
 
OPENING KICK

• UIC will face Purdue Fort Wayne in the first-ever meeting between the programs Wednesday afternoon.
• The Flames won three straight to open the season, but lost to Wright State last week.  It was their first regular season loss in the last nine matches.
• Two of the Flames' wins have come via shutout.

 JACKSON'S ACTION

• Savannah Jackson was named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week Feb. 26, after scoring a brace against Robert Morris.
• Jackson leads UIC and the Horizon League with three goals.  She also leads the team in shots and shots on goal, and is second in the conference in shots on goal per game.
• She has seen nine of her 12 shots on the season go on target.

 HELPING OUT

• Kaitlyn Montague assisted on all three of UIC's goals against Robert Morris.
• Montague has four assists on the season (1.0 per game) to lead the Horizon League.  She is third in the NCAA in assists per game.
• She has shown to be equally adept at initiating restarts and generating offense from the run of play.  Two of her assists came on free kicks, while the other two came on passing within the Flames' attack.

 SCOUTING THE MASTODONS

• Purdue Fort Wayne enters with a 2-2 record (1-2 in Horizon League play).  They defeated Cleveland State, and have losses to Milwaukee and Robert Morris on their slate.
• Rylee Vruggink has two goals and two assists this year.  She is the only Mastodon with multiple helpers. Kailyn Wade also has two goals.
• Redshirt senior Lorah Pund has started all four matches in goal.  She has a 1.84 goals-against average and a .759 save percentage.