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thevalley
Kristian Young
Mark Black
45
Valparaiso VALPO 6-13,2-6 MVC
60
Winner UIC UIC 6-11,3-5 MVC
Valparaiso VALPO
6-13,2-6 MVC
45
Final
60
UIC UIC
6-11,3-5 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Valparaiso VALPO 14 8 15 8 45
UIC UIC 18 15 17 10 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Flames Victorious in Sunday Afternoon Missouri Valley Conference play against Valparaiso

UIC improves to 3-5 against the MVC to conclude three-game home stand.

CHICAGO (Jan. 26, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball team (6-11, 3-5 MVC) went to battle against Valparaiso (6-13, 3-6 MVC) in a Sunday afternoon battle in Missouri Valley Conference play, coming away with a 60-45 victory to conclude a three-game homestand.
 
Leading the way was senior Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin), who scored 14 points behind four made three-pointers. Graduate student Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) netted 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and collected three assists with 19 minutes off the bench.
 
 
 The full box score and play-by-play against Valparaiso can be found here.
 
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
 
 
"A good win for us against Valpo. Obviously, we were neck-and-neck in the standings, although it is very early. Against Valpo, with them being our travel partner, it is always a tough match-up. We've played them at least three times each of the seasons I've been here because we play them in the conference tournament as well and it always comes down to a single possession game. I think I am just really proud of our defensive effort, because if you are willing to defend and are willing to chip away at it and kind of expand that lead. I think we were able to do that today, despite sort-of a rough shooting night where we shot 39% from the floor."
 
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • Behind the work of Rimmer and Ellew, the Flames' bench outscored the Beacons, 32-6. UIC's bench remains one of the top benches in the NCAA DI, averaging the fourth-best points per game (33.2).
  • Completing four assists in today's game against the Beacons, graduate student Kristian Young (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) is 18 assists away from surpassing UIC alumnus Terri Bender (2012-17) as the all-time leader in assists in program history.
  • Out of the six three-pointers made by the Flames in the victory, five of those threes came in the first half. Ellew's four three-pointers add her season total to 25 three-points, leading the team from beyond the arc.  
  • Since joining the MVC, the Flames improve to 6-1 over the Beacons, collecting their third win in a row.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
The Flames return back to MVC action on the road entering next weekend, as they travel to the state of Indiana to first face off against Evansville (ENTER AFTER THEIR GAME) at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse for a 6 p.m. (CT) first tip Thursday night. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ with live stats at 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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