DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 2, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball team (4-7, 1-1 MVC) couldn't bounce back from a tough third quarter, falling to Drake (8-5, 2-0 MVC) on the road at the Knapp Center Thursday night, 86-63 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Graduate student
Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook/Marquettte) led the Flames in scoring with 10 points, three rebounds and a steal. Graduate student
Kristian Young (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) scored nine points and dished out four assists in 18 minutes of play off the bench. Senior
Arin Freeman (Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock/Central Carolina) netted eight points and grabbed a team-leading six rebounds.
A box score and a play-by-play recap in our game against Drake can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"Obviously disappointed in the results, it came down to one quarter, that third quarter when it was 30-8. Every other quarter we won and in the fourth (quarter) we lost by three. You have to put 40 minutes together, this is a team that can really get out in transition, and they can capitalize on your turnovers, and we allowed them to do so in that third quarter, but we can't hang our heads, we have to watch some film and get ready for Northern Iowa on Saturday."
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- After her 10-point performance, Middleton has now scored in double figures in five games this season and 30 games in her career at UIC.
- Young is 33 assists away from surpassing Terri Bender (2012-17) at 504 assists to become the programs newest leader in assists.
- With six rebounds against the Bulldogs, Freeman has 30 total rebounds in the season, ranking her fifth on the team.
UP NEXT
The Flames travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to face off against Northern Iowa (7-6, 2-0 MVC) Saturday afternoon at the McCleod for a 2 p.m. (CT) tip-off. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ with live stats on
UICFlames.com.
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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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