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WSOC Francesca Faraci
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UIC UIC (5-9-2, 4-2-2)
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Winner Drake DRAKE (5-6-5, 4-2-1)
UIC UIC
(5-9-2, 4-2-2)
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Drake DRAKE
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Team 1 2 F
UIC UIC 0 0 0
Drake DRAKE 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Flames Come Up Short at Drake, 2-0

UIC back home Sunday for 3:30 p.m. (CT) game against Illinois State at Flames Field

DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 17, 2024) — The UIC women's soccer team found itself locked into a scoreless draw early in the second half of its Missouri Valley Conference road game at Drake before the host Bulldogs scored twice to take the 2-0 win on Thursday afternoon at Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Despite the result, the Flames (5-9-2, 4-2-2 MVC) keep their hold on second place in the conference standings with two games remaining in their regular season.

Sophomore forward Camryn Ries (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West) had a dangerous shot on goal from the left wing in the 76th minute during a windy, physical contest that saw both sides whistled for 14 fouls and combining for three yellow cards (two by Drake). Graduate student goalkeeper Francesca Faraci (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South/Florida) made four saves, all in the first half including back-to-back diving stops, to keep UIC firmly in contention.

The full box score and play-by-play recap from Thursday's game at Drake can be found here.

COACH'S COMMENTS
"Road games in the MVC are always a battle and we were challenged today," said UIC head coach David Nikolic. "I felt that we organized ourselves well in the first half and created opportunities off of mistakes, but couldn't finish the final action. We have been dominant in creating set pieces in past games and today, we lacked an ability to create those."

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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • The 28 combined fouls in Thursday's game tied for the most in a UIC contest this year (also Aug. 25 at Purdue), while the Flames' 14 fouls tied their season high set in the Aug. 15 opener against Chicago State. 
  • UIC falls to 2-4-1 all-time against Drake, although this marked the Bulldogs' first win against the Flames in three regular-season meetings since UIC joined the Valley in 2022.

UP NEXT
UIC returns to Flames Field Sunday for a 3:30 p.m. (CT) MVC contest against Illinois State. It will be the final Pups at the Pitch promotion for the 2024 season, while the Flames will also celebrate Alumni Day and recognize 2024 as the program's 10th anniversary season.
 
SUPPORT YOUR FLAMES
Fans are strongly encouraged to support NIL opportunities for UIC scholar-athletes through contributions to The Chicago Collective.
 
FOLLOW THE FLAMES
For more information on UIC women's soccer, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_WSOC and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_wsoc and @uicflames).
 
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