VALPARAISO, Ind. — A 24-point fourth quarter lifted the UIC women's basketball team (5-5, 1-0 MVC) to a 61-44 win over Valparaiso (0-9, 0-1 MVC) on Sunday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center in its Missouri Valley Conference opener.
Senior
Crystal Ortiz led all scorers with 17 points and six rebounds. Redshirt sophomore
Julia Coleman added 15 points — 10 of them in the fourth quarter — and four rebounds. Redshirt freshman
Magdalena Winter finished with nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- The Flames closed out their longest road trip of the season at 3–2.
- Coleman finished the week averaging 15 points, six rebounds and two steals per game.
- Ortiz's 17 points and six rebounds mark a season high, surpassing her 11-point performance earlier in the week against Ohio (4–3, 0–0 MAC).
- Over the past four games, Winter has grabbed at least five rebounds in each, including two double-digit efforts—one of them coming against the Beacons.
UP NEXT
The Flames return home Wednesday, Dec. 17, to Credit Union 1 Arena to host Chicagoland neighbor DePaul (2-8, 0-2 Big East). The game will air on Marquee Sports Network and stream on ESPN+, with live stats available at UICFlames.com.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT as the second game of a doubleheader with the men's team, which faces Northern Iowa, where fans are encouraged to wear their best ugly holiday sweater, as well as a Teddy Bear Toss. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com.
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