CHICAGO (Nov. 13, 2024) – After leading for over three quarters in front of a home crowd Wednesday night, the UIC women's basketball team (0-2) fell in the closing seconds to Green Bay (1-2), 74-71,
Senior
Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) scored 25 points in 26 minutes of play. Graduate Student
Sara Zabrecky (Munster, Ind./Munster/St. John's) contributed 11 points with a trio of three-pointers. Graduate Students
Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) and
Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook/Marquette) each netted 10 points.
Full box score and play-by-play against Green Bay can be found
here
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"I understand as being the head women's basketball coach of the Flames that I should get up here and be disappointed that we lost. I like to win; I am a competitor. The product we put on the floor tonight I am proud of. I think we made huge improvements in one short week offensively. I spoke last time at my press conference that something was missing, that I couldn't figure out what that was and I spoke about heart. Heart was what we were missing, and heart was what we played with tonight. We played better for 37.5 minutes, and they got hot in 2.5 minutes, and I am not going to overthink it. I got a squad, we are going to go back to work on Friday, we are going to keep getting better, head up to Wisconsin and compete."
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- After being down 8-0 from opening tip-off, the Flames outscored the Phoenix 26-10, shooting 71.4% from the field.
- UIC sank 11 three-pointers throughout the game, tying a team-high under Coach Bracey. The last time the Flames made a 11 three-pointers was in a 63-55 victory over Davidson on Nov. 22, 2022.
- Williams 25-point performance is her fifth 20-point performance in her career at UIC.
UP NEXT
The Flames hit the road for the first time this season, as they travel to Madison to face off against Wisconsin (2-1) Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Kohl Center for a 6:30 p.m. (CT) tip-off. The game will be available to stream on Big Ten Network with live stats available at UICFlames.com.
TICKET INFORMATION
Fans attending are encouraged to purchase their tickets online through Ticketmaster and
UICFlames.com/Tickets, as well as through the UIC Athletics Ticket Office (312-413-UIC1) or by visiting the Credit Union 1 Arena box office on game day. Doors open an hour before first tip
DIGITAL YEARBOOK AVAILABLE
Fans that are interested to learn more about our 2024-25 UIC's men and women basketball teams are encouraged to view our digital yearbook, available now on our
website.
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