CHICAGO (March 20, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball team (14-17, 10-10 MVC) returns home to Credit Union 1 Arena this Friday, as the Flames gear up to face-off against UAB (16-15, 7-11 AAC) in the opening round of the 2025 WNIT Tournament. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. (CT).

The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ with Terry Bonadonna and Kalia Butler on the call. Live stats will also be available at UICFlames.com.

Fans with any further ticket questions are encouraged to contact the UIC Athletics Ticket Office by phone (312-413-UIC1) or by email (athleticsticketing@uic.edu). Fans can also visit the Credit Union 1 Arena box office on game day. Doors open an hour before tip-off.

UIC FLAMES (14-17, 10-10 MVC) vs. UAB BLAZERS (16-15, 7-11 AAC)
When: Friday, March 21, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Where: Credit Union 1 Arena
Tickets: Ticketmaster
Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: UICFlames.com

SCOUTING UAB

• This will be the first match-up between the Flames and the Blazers.
• UAB finished its season losing in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament to eventual runner-up Rice (17-17, 7-11 AAC). Sophomore Jade Weathersby led the Blazers with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
• UAB has a trio of scorers averaging 10+ points per game, led by graduate student Maddie Walsh, scoring 11.6 points a game.
• Weathersby was the lone Blazer to receive postseason accolades from the AAC, earning Second Team All-Conference. Weathersby ranked 19th in NCAA in defensive rebounds per game with 7.2 and tallied 9.4 total rebounds per game.
• UIC Head Coach Ashleen Bracey and Assistant Coach Kara Rawls have both previously spent time at UAB. Bracey was with the Blazers from 2012-2015 serving as the Recruiting Coordinator and an Assistant Coach. Rawls spent three seasons at UAB as a player (2015-18) and returned to Birmingham as an Assistant Coach from 2022-24.

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

• The Flames made it to their third consecutive Quarterfinals round at the 2025 Credit Union 1 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament in Evansville last weekend, falling to Missouri State (25-8, 16-4 MVC) 77-70.
• UIC was led in scoring by senior Ky Dempsey-Toney (Franklin, N.J./Franklin) with her fourth career double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
• Graduate student Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) scored 11 points and collected five boards with 25 minutes on the floor. Rimmer has scored in double figures in seven of the past eight games.
• Senior Arin Freeman (Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock/Coastal Carolina) also netted 11 points with 20 minutes off the bench.

A SEASON OF CAREER MILESTONES

• Graduate student Kristian Young (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) left her mark during her time at UIC. She is the program leader in games played (144) and career assists (538).
• Senior Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin) has landed 58 three-pointers this season, the ninth-most made triples in a single season.
• Freeman surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone on Dec. 13, 2024 in a 10-point performance in UIC's 113-53 victory over North Central. Now with 1,186 career points, 216 of those points came in a Flames uniform this season.
• In the three seasons with Bracey at the helm, the Flames have collected 51 wins. Before Bracey's tenure, the last time UIC hit the 51-win mark was between 2014-2022.

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