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75
Winner Illinois St. ILS 11-7,5-2 MVC
66
UIC UIC 5-11,2-5 MVC
Winner
Illinois St. ILS
11-7,5-2 MVC
75
Final
66
UIC UIC
5-11,2-5 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Illinois St. ILS 17 26 9 23 75
UIC UIC 13 15 13 25 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Late Rally Comes Up Short For Women's Basketball In 75-66 Loss to Illinois State

Flames back home next Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT) to welcome Valparaiso.

CHICAGO (Jan. 19, 2025) – Senior forward Ky Dempsey-Toney (Franklin, N.J./Franklin) came off the bench to post team highs of 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, but it wasn't quite enough for UIC to overcome a hot-shooting Illinois State squad, falling to the Redbirds, 75-66 on Sunday afternoon at Credit Union 1 Arena.

Senior guard Arin Freeman (Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock/Coastal Carolina) added 14 points, four assists and three steals, while senior guard/forward Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) contributed 12 points. The Flames (5-11, 2-5 MVC) got as close as seven points three times in the final minute, but the Redbirds (11-7, 5-2), who shot 54 percent from the field during Sunday's matinee, made enough foul shots down the stretch to hold off UIC's late comeback.

The box score and the complete play-by-play recap can be found here.

COACH'S COMMENTS
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

 
 
 
 
 
FLAMES FACTS
  • Five of the past seven games in the UIC-Illinois State series have been decided by single digits, including the last three in a row.
  • Dempsey-Toney turned in her third double-figure scoring game this season, narrowly missing her season scoring and rebounding highs — 17 points vs. Ohio University on Dec. 22, and nine rebounds vs. North Central on Dec. 8 (both games were played at Credit Union 1 Arena).
  • Freeman posted the second-highest scoring game of her debut season at UIC behind the 19 points she scored against No. 5 LSU on Dec. 19 at Credit Union 1 Arena. This was Freeman's fifth double-digit scoring game of the year.
  • Williams scored in double figures for the 10th time this season and third time in the past four games.
  • Senior guard Sandra Frau-Garcia (Pego, Spain/Casper College) tied her season high with seven assists, matching her totals on Nov. 27 at Northern Illinois and Dec. 8 vs. North Central.

UP NEXT 
The Flames are back home next Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT), playing host to MVC rival Valparaiso at Credit Union 1 Arena. The last of a three-game homestand for UIC will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be heard free of charge on the Flames Network through 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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For more information on UIC women's basketball, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_WBB and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_wbb and @uicflames).
 
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