EVANSVILLE, Ind. (March 13, 2025) – The #7 seed UIC women's basketball team (13-16, 10-10 MVC) opens up the 2025 Credit Union 1 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Thursday night at the Ford Center, facing off against #10 seeded Evansville (7-24, 3-17 MVC) for a 6 p.m. (CT) tip-off.
The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ with Scott Warmann and Laura Leonard on the call. Live stats will also be available on
UICFlames.com.
Fans interested in buying tickets should contact the UIC Athletics Ticket Office at (312) 413-8421 or via email at
athleticsticketing@uic.edu.
#7 SEED UIC FLAMES (13-16, 10-10 MVC) vs.
#10 SEED EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES (7-24, 3-17 MVC)
When: Thursday, March 15, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Where: Ford Center | Evansville, Ind.
Tickets: Ticketmaster.com
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: UICFlames.com
SCOUTING EVANSVILLE
- This will be the 20th match-up between the Flames and the Purple Aces. Although Evansville remains ahead, 10-9 on the overall series, the Flames have won the past four meetings.
- At Meeks Family Fieldhouse, the Flames rolled past the Purple Aces on Jan. 30, collecting UIC's largest winning-margin against a Missouri Valley Conference opponent, 74-43. Senior Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) led all scorers in the game, collecting 19 points, four assists and three rebounds in the win.
- Weeks later at Credit Union 1 Arena, UIC collected it's second consecutive win over Evansville on Feb. 23, 71-54. Graduate student Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook) scored 15 points and senior Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin) scored 14 points in the victory.
- After collecting a victory at home against Indiana State (4-27, 2-18 MVC) on March 1, the Purple Aces fell in back-to-back home bouts against Murray State (16-4, 12-2 MVC) and Belmont (20-11, 15-5 MVC) over the weekend.
- Freshman Camryn Runner had a strong individual showing over the weekend against the Racers and the Bruins. She averaged 15.5 points per game, collected a combined seven rebounds, four blocks and three assists.
LAST GAME RECAP – Vs. Drake
- The Flames finished out the regular season facing off against Drake (21-10, 15-5 MVC) Saturday afternoon, falling short in front of a home crowd at Credit Union 1 Arena, 69-49.
- Ellew led the Flames in scoring, with 14 points on three triples from beyond the arc. The senior has 56 three-pointers in the season and is one away from breaking into the top 10 for threes made in the season in program history.
- Graduate student Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) scored 13 points and grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds. Rimmer has scored in double figures in the past four games, and five out of the past six games.
- The Flames bench continues to be pivotal, having outscored Drake's bench, 19-6. UIC's bench averages the second-best offensive production in the entire NCAA DI, averaging 32.1 points per game.
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