CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Jan. 4, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball (4-8, 1-2 MVC) went toe-to-toe against Northern Iowa (8-6, 3-0 MVC) Sunday afternoon in Missouri Valley Conference play on the road, falling short
, 75-64.
The Flames were led offensively by graduate student
Kristian Young (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists. Graduate student
Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) netted nine points, collecting a pair of rebounds and three assists. Senior
Sandra-Frau Garcia (Pego, Spain/Casper College) also netted nine points in her fifth start of the season.
The box score and play-by-play recap against Northern Iowa can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
"A battle on the road, we come on this Iowa swing and I think it is the toughest in the league. I think these are two great teams (Drake and Northern Iowa). Today we played a tough game, a 40-minute battle. Unfortunately, that third quarter ended up being that Achillies heel again. That is something that we have to get figured out. Listen, we aren't batting an eye. We are playing in a tough league, playing against tough teams, we are on the road and it's a gauntlet on the road. We are going to hang in there and we are going to keep getting better, and this team is going to end up doing what we are capable of doing."
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- Young has now played in 125 games in a UIC uniform, surpassing the program record previously held by Briana Hinkle (2006-11). McCloud is right behind her, having played in 124 games.
- After scoring nine points against the Panthers, McCloud moves up to 7th all-time in career points with 1,458 points. She surpasses UIC alumni LaShonda Grant, who scored 1,453 career points from 2003-06.
- Nine points is a new career-high for Frau-Garcia in her second season with the Flames, surpassing her seven-point performance in UIC's 70-61 win over Evansville on the road a season ago.
UP NEXT
The Flames remain on the road next weekend when they travel to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Belmont (7-7, 2-1 MVC) at the Curb Event Center. 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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