CARBONDALE, Ill. (Feb. 15, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball team (9-13, 6-7 MVC) completes a road swing Sunday afternoon when they face off against Southern Illinois (4-18, 2-11 MVC) in more Missouri Valley Conference action at the Banterra Center for a 2 p.m. (CT) tip-off. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ with live stats available at UICFlames.com.
 
UIC FLAMES (9-13, 6-7 MVC) at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS (4-18, 2-11 MVC)
When: Sunday, Feb. 16
Time: 2 p.m. (CT)
Where: Banterra Center
Tickets: Click link here.
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: UICFlames.com
 
SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
 

• This will be the 19^th time the Flames and Salukis will battle it out on the basketball court. Southern Illinois holds a 12-6 overall lead on the series, but UIC has won two of the past three meetings since joining The Valley in 2022.
• In their last meeting, the Salukis outlasted the Flames in a 69-65 overtime defeat at Credit Union 1 Arena last March. Graduate student Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./ Richwoods) secured a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Fellow classmates Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook/Marquette) netted 13 points, while Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds.
• The Salukis are in the final game of a four-game homestand, searching for their first victory since defeating Evansville (6-18, 2-11 MVC) 72-69 on Feb. 7. They recently fell to Missouri State (19-5, 11-2 MVC) in an 83-48 bout Thursday night.
• Four-time MVC Newcomer of the Week Gift Uchenna continues to shine for the Salukis, leading the team in points (15.0) and rebounds (13.4) per game.

 
LAST GAME OUT – AT VALPARAISO

• After a slow start to the game, the Flames couldn't catch up to the Valparaiso Beacons (9-15, 5-8 MVC) on the road Thursday night, falling 60-51.
• Rimmer led the Flames in scoring with 14 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. Senior Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) netted 11 points and grabbed seven boards.
• Collecting three assists in the game, graduate student Kristian Young (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) surpassed Terri Bender (2012-2017) as the leader in career assists in program history. The guard has 505 assists and counting.
• Scoring four points against Valparaiso, graduate student Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) enters the top five in career scoring (1,524 points), surpassing UIC Hall of Famer Angela Gilbert (1989-93) who finished her career with 1,520 points.

 
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