NORMAL, ILL. – The UIC women's basketball team (15-12, 7-9 MVC) are set to begin their second week on the road with a match-up against Illinois State (19-7, 13-3 MVC) Thursday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be available to stream on ESPN+.

MATCH-UP BREAKDOWN

• This is the second time the Flames and the Redbirds are set compete on the hardwood this season. Back on Jan. 29, Illinois State defeated UIC at Credit Union 1 Arena, 55-42. Josie Filer led the team with a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Jaida McCloud also netted 10 points in the game.
• Entering the 23^rd match-up between the programs, Illinois State leads the series overall 19-3, having won seven of the last eight meetings. The last win for the Flames came back on the road on Nov. 23, 2015, when they defeated Illinois State, 74-65.
• The Redbirds have dropped two of their last three games losing to Drake and Missouri State. They are currently in a three-way tie for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference with UNI (18-7, 13-3 MVC) and Belmont (17-10, 13-3 MVC).
• The Redbirds Paige Robinson is the leading scorer for Illinois State and the second-best scorer in the MVC. She currently averages 18.8 points per game.

TEAM WIN IN TERRE HAUTE

• UIC completed week one on the road on a high note with a win against Indiana State (10-15, 5-11 MVC) on Sunday at the Hulman Center, 56-50.
• The Flames were led by their frontcourt of Josie Filer and Jaida McCloud, each with double-doubles. Filer scored 15 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, four assists and three steals. McCloud netted 15 points, 11 rebounds, a steal and an assist.
• This was the first win for UIC at the Hulman Center, having gone 0-3 in the past.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS

• The Flames are the lone team in sixth place, having been tied with other programs for the position over the last few weeks in the standings.
• Murray State (13-12, 6-10 MVC), Evansville (11-14, 6-10 MVC) and Southern Illinois (9-16, 6-10 MVC) are all one game behind the Flames with four conference games remaining.

FILER FIREPOWER

• Filer now sits 32 points away from 1,000 career points in her collegiate career.
• In her lone season with the Flames, Filer leads in scoring (12.3 PPG), rebounds (6.8 RPG) and double doubles (4) in the season.

ON MCCLOUD NINE

• Jaida McCloud has been hitting her offensive stride as of late, scoring in double figures for the last eight consecutive games in a row.
• The junior is currently 49 points from reaching 1,000 points in her collegiate career.
• She is second on the team in scoring (11.8 PPG) and rebounds (6.4 RPG).