MURRAY, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball program (4-10, 1-4 MVC) went toe-to-toe with the top offensive in the Missouri Valley Conference in Murray State (10-4, 4-1 MVC) on the road Sunday afternoon, falling short in a 67-60 bout.
The Flames were led in scoring by senior
Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./ Taft/ Wisconsin), who sank three three-pointers enroute to a 13-point performance off the bench. Graduate student
Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) collected 11 points and led the team with nine rebounds. Senior
Ky Dempsey-Toney (Franklin, N.J./Franklin) provided key bench minutes for the Flames, collecting 10 points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks.
The box score and the complete play-by-play recap can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"It was a tough battle here at Murray tonight. It was a great time we played against, such a high powered offense scoring upward to the 90's per game and when you hold them to 67 points, I think that's the best defensive effort on them all year, and the lowest point total they ever scored, but you have to find a way to win. Too many turnovers, we had 20 turnovers against their pressure. I think we need to clean up our shot selection. When you hold them to 67 points, you'd expect to be able to beat them. Ending a really really tough four game road swing, we are very excited to get back home to compete against Bradley."
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- Ellew has hit a three-pointer in six of the past seven games for the Flames, sinking 15 three-pointers since facing off against No. 6 LSU (17-0) on Dec. 19.
- Williams has collected nine double-digit point performances this season, and her 34th double-digit game in a UIC uniform.
- Dempsey-Toney's two-block performance puts her at five blocks in the season. That makes her the fourth member of the Flames to have at least five-plus blocks, . She joins graduate student Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill. /Richwoods) with six blocks, and graduate student Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) alongside Williams with seven blocks respectively.
UP NEXT
The Flames return home for the first time in two weeks to begin a three-game homestand next Friday, when they host Bradley (8-8, 2-3 MVC) for a 7 p.m. (CT) tip-off at Credit Union 1 Arena. It will also be Student Organization Night, where the first 500 students in attendance will receive a free pom-pom hat. 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
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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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