CHICAGO (Dec. 22, 2024) – The UIC women's basketball team (3-6) enters the holidays on a high note, after defeating Ohio (2-7) 91-45 in front of a home crowd at Credit Union 1 Arena Sunday afternoon. The Flames close out non-conference play with a 3-6 overall record.
The Flames were led by senior
Ky Dempsey-Toney (Franklin, N.J./Franklin) scoring 17 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 19 minutes of play off the bench. Graduate student
Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) and senior
Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin) each netted 13 points in the win.
This is the Flames largest winning margin (46 points) against a Division I opponent since their 104-49 victory over Chicago State on Nov. 29, 1993.
The full box score and play-by-play recap against Ohio can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"First off, Merry Christmas. Very, very excited to have three days off, and I think it's time for everyone to just get little a piece of mind and rest and enjoy the holidays and be human. Second off, what an incredible way to go into three days off. These kids have been battling through so much. We literally fought and have been within one-to-two possessions of every game, outside of DePaul and LSU this season, and they've been so close. So, for them to put it all together and multiple people… five or six people in double figures and do it as a unit, that's special to me… also the defensive effort as well. I thought we played Flames basketball today, we pressured them for 40 minutes, forced 30 turnovers and they had a whole lot of fun doing it.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- The Flames 46-point is their second largest victory this season, just behind the win 113-53 win against DIII North Central on Dec. 8.
- Ellew landed seven three pointers over the past two games, finishing with a 58.3 three-point percentage.
- Out of the 30 turnovers made by Ohio, 16 of those came of steals from UIC. Senior Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook/Marquette) led the team with four steals in the game.
UP NEXT
After the holidays, the Flames are back at Credit Union 1 Arena, when they open Missouri Valley Conference play when they host Missouri State (8-3) for a 3 p.m. (CT) first tip. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ with live stats on
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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