NASHVILLE (January 10, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball team (4-9, 1-3 MVC) offense caught momentum too late in the game, falling to Belmont (8-7, 3-1 MVC) in Missouri Valley Conference action on the road at the Curb Event Center Friday afternoon.
The Flames were led by senior
Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette), who scored 15 points, secured two rebounds and stole the ball once. Graduate student
Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) scored 10 points, grabbed five rebounds and stole the ball twice.
The box score and the complete play-by-play recap against Belmont can be found here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"Disappointed in the loss. I thought we came out really tentative obviously with the five-point first quarter, and it was difficult to get us back in flow. I thought we came out of half time with some intensity, and obviously we improved from an offensive standpoint and a defensive standpoint. It's just one of those where we are still trying to figure out how to put four quarters together against The Valley and the top teams in The Valley and you have to do so in order to give yourself a chance to win. We've got a quick turnaround; we have Murray on Sunday. We will watch some film and get back to work."
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- The Flames best quarter came in the fourth quarter, where they outscored the Bruins, 23-9, shooting 60% in the field.
- Senior Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin) sank a pair of threes, now having made a three-pointer in five of the past six games.
- Rimmer's double-figure performance is her first in six games, last scoring 10 points in the 91-45 win at home against Ohio on Dec. 22.
UP NEXT
The Flames finish their four-game MVC road trip Sunday afternoon when they travel to the CFSB Arena to face off against Murray State (8-4, 2-1 MVC) in a 2 p.m. (CT) tip-off. The game will be available on ESPN+ with live stats on
UICFlames.com.
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