CHICAGO (Sept. 15, 2024) – After a successful two-match home stand at Credit Union 1 Arena this past weekend, the UIC volleyball team (7-1, 0-0 MVC) returns to the road this week, remaining close to home with a Monday night match-up against Chicago State (3-5, 0-0 NEC) before partaking in DePaul's Chicago Cup over the weekend.
 
THE WEEK AHEAD
 
Monday, Sept. 16
vs. Chicago State (3-5, 0-0 NEC)
Time: 6 p.m. (CT)
Where: Jacoby Dickens Center
Tickets: Link here.
Stream: NECFrontRow.com (Free to stream).
Live Stats: UICFlames.com
 
CHICAGO CUP
Where:  McGrath-Phillips Arena
When: Thursday, Sept. 19- Saturday, Sept. 21
Tickets: Link here.
 
Thursday, Sept. 19
vs. Loyola-Chicago (3-6, 0-0 A-10)
Time: 5 p.m. (CT)
Live Stats: UICFlames.com
 
Friday, Sept. 20
vs. DePaul (6-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Time: 7 p.m. (CT)
Stream: FloVolleyball.com (Paid subscription required)
Live Stats: UICFlames.com
 
Saturday, Sept. 21
vs. Milwaukee (4-5, 0-0 Horizon)
Time: 3 p.m. (CT)
Live Stats: UICFlames.com
 
HOMESTAND RECAP
 

• The Flames finished the weekend with a sweep in three consecutive sets against Bowling Green (4-4, 0-0 MAC) and a five-set victory against Brown (2-4, 0-0 Ivy) at Credit Union 1 Arena.
• The Flames victory over the Bears was their first win against an Ivy League program since UIC's 3-2 victory over Harvard at the Fairfield Volleyball Classic in Fairfield, Conn. on Sept. 14, 2002.
• Junior Ayat Amin (Cairo, Egypt/Al Waha International School) led in kills in both wins, with 11 against the Falcons and a season-high 16 kills against the Bears. She finished the weekend averaging 3.38 kills per set.
• Junior Cleo Lorenzo (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Elite) tallied a season-high 14 kills and 11 digs in the win against Brown on Saturday.
• The Flames' 7-1 start ties for their best start in recent memory, tying the 7-1 start to the 2019 season.

 
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