CHICAGO (Sept. 12, 2024) – The UIC women's soccer team (1-7-0, 0-0-0 MVC) dropped its Thursday evening home match against Kansas City (4-0-3, 0-0-0 SL). The Roos gained an early advantage over the Flames, scoring in the second minute of play.
COACH'S COMMENTS
"We started slowly, which put us in a position where we had to chase the game," said head coach
David Nikolic. "We're still working on finding our attacking balance. Now, it's time to look ahead to the challenges the MVC games will bring. I know this group has potential, and we will find a way to get it done."
HIGHLIGHTS
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Fifth-year goalkeeper Francesca Faraci (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South/University of Florida) started in goal and played most of the match, until Lauren Keiser (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla./South Walton) stepped in for the final 15 minutes.
- Six Flames played the full 90 minutes: Emmy Higgins (Evansville, Ind./Castle), Yulexi Diaz (Chicago, Ill./Eric Solorio Academy), Madison Ferris (Bellevue, Wash./The Bush School), Makenna Maloy (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville), Hannah Gryzik (Elk Grove Village, Ill./Elk Grove), and Shelsea Rigby (Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough).
UP NEXT
UIC will kick off Missouri Valley Conference play against Northern Iowa next Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Flames Field. The first 400 fans in attendance will receive a UIC soccer scarf.
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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