CHICAGO -- UIC heads on the road for the first time in conference play this weekend with a pair of matches against in-state foes.

FIRST SERVE
• The Flames will begin the trip on Friday, taking on Bradley, before concluding the weekend with a road contest at Illinois State. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN3.
• In UIC's 3-0 sweep of Valparaiso on Monday, Sept. 26, the Flames picked up their first-ever conference win as members of the MVC. UIC did so in impressive fashion, holding the Beacons to their lowest hitting percentage (-.010) in a match since Sept. 1, 2000.
• Head coach Justin Ingram is two wins away from collecting his 100th career victory at UIC. Entering the weekend, Ingram is 98-58 all-time with the Flames and will become the fourth coach in program history to reach 100 career victories with the Flames.

IN-STATE WINS
• The Flames concluded MVC play in style, winning 2-of-3 matches at the annual Chicago Cup.
• Making its home debut, UIC opened the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Loyola before rounding out the weekend with a 3-1 victory over DePaul.

DELUCCHI COLLECTS MVC HONORS
• Outside hitter Martina Delucchi picked up the first MVC weekly honor in program history on Sept. 12 when she was named the conference Player of the Week.
• Delucchi was instrumental in UIC's upset win over Miami, as the junior nearly tallied a double-double with a match-high 19 kills to go along with nine digs and three aces. The native of La Plata, Argentina followed with her team-leading third double-double of the season against UNC Wilmington, finishing with a match-high 18 kills to go along with 17 digs in a five-set battle, before rounding out the weekend with a team-best 13 kills against UCF.
• Following the weekend of competition, Delucchi leads all MVC players with 4.11 kills per set while her 144 total kills are second-most in the conference.