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Kristian Young
65
UIC UIC 18-17,9-11 MVC
68
Winner FIU FIU 13-19,7-13 C-USA
UIC UIC
18-17,9-11 MVC
65
Final
68
FIU FIU
13-19,7-13 C-USA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UIC UIC 16 12 16 21 65
FIU FIU 10 16 25 17 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Falls to FIU in Day Two of the WBI Saturday

The Flames are now set to battle for seventh place WBI Sunday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The UIC women's basketball couldn't fend off FIU (13-19) in the consolation bracket of the Women's Basketball Invitational at the Clive M. Beck Center Saturday afternoon, 68-65
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UIC was led offensively by junior Kristian Young, who scored a season-high 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and had four assists. Senior Tiana Jackson also scored a season-high 13 points in the match-up, while junior Danyel Middleton netted 14 points.

COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"Tough battle tonight. When you have the opportunity to play in March you need a complete, 40-minute effort," UIC head coach Ashleen Bracey said. "We battled some foul trouble and had a rough 3rd quarter that was difficult to overcome. We are looking forward to our final opportunity and we will be prepared to compete for 40 minutes."

FIRST HALF
  • The Flames started the game off strong on a 7-0 run with shots made by Josie Filer, Jaida McCloud, Sara Zabrecky and Danyel Middleton.
  • UIC finished the first quarter shooting 54% of the field with a 16-10 lead entering the second quarter.
  • Senior Tiana Jackson started the second quarter red hot, landing a three pointer and a second chance layup to score UIC's first five points. She finished the quarter scoring eight of the 12 points for the Flames in the quarter.
  • Kristian Young led all scorers after the first twenty minutes of play, going 100% from beyond the arc, sinking both of her three pointers.
SECOND HALF
  • Middleton had her best quarter in the third offensively, scoring nine of the Flames 16 points as the team shot a collective 37.5% from the field.
  • After three, the Flames found themselves trailing for the first time all game, 51-44.
  • The Panthers extended their lead up to a 10 midway through the fourth, but through UIC's work from the charity stripe (7-for-10), the Flames cut it to just four with less than two and a half minutes left in the game.
  • The Panthers secured the win after sinking a pair of free throws in the closing seconds and the Flames couldn't convert on the offensive side.
 
UIC's time in the WBI concludes Sunday at 12 p.m. ET when it take on either Northern Illinois (16-15) or North Dakota (18-12) in the seventh-place game. Tune into the WBI's stream of the game for $10  at www.watchwbi.com or follow along via live stats for free at http://wbi.statbroadcast.com.
 
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