CHICAGO (Dec. 8, 2024) – The UIC women's basketball team (2-4) closed out the weekend in record-breaking fashion, defeating North Central (5-3) 113-53 in front of a home crowd at Credit Union 1 Arena Sunday afternoon.
The Flames set a new program record for most points scored in a single game, surpassing the previous record of 104 points in wins against Chicago State (104-49, Nov. 29, 1993) and Robert Morris – Springfield (104-26, Jan. 2, 2015).
Graduate student
Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) led the Flames with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Graduate student
Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./ Proviso East/ DePaul) collected 17 points, five rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes of play.
Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook/Marquette) landed all eight of her shot attempts to score 16. Freshman
Chantrel, "Tutu" Clayton (St. Louis, Mo./Vashon) scored 10 points, gathered five assists and steals with 12 minutes on the court.
Full box score and play-by-play against North Central can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"I was really pleased with our performance. I thought it was incredible that we were able to go so deep and play with 12 kids. Nobody played less than 12 minutes of the kids that played, and everybody scored. I thought we made a statement with our defense, and we allowed it to lead into our offense. I think one of our most incredible strengths of our team is our depth. As a coach I'm trying to figure out what pieces to use and how to put them together in order to reach our full potential. I was able to do that today and that will help us moving forward towards the future."
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- The Flames also set five new records in their third season under Bracey. They set new highs in points (113), steals (23), assists (30), field goals made (30) and field goal percentage (61.7%).
- After her 18-point performance, McCloud (1,412) is now 13 points away from moving up to eighth in career points. She is set to surpass UIC Hall of Famer Sharon Carroll (1977-80), who scored 1,425 points in her career.
- In just her second game of her collegiate career, Clayton has set a new career high in points (10), assists (5), steals (5) and minutes (12) in Sunday's win over North Central.
UP NEXT
The Flames return back to the road but remain close to home when they face off against fellow Chicagoland program DePaul (3-7) at the Wintrust Arena for a 7 p.m. (CT) first tip next Friday, Dec. 13. The game will be available to stream on FloSports.com with a paid subscription. Live stats will be available 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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