INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 23, 2025) – The UIC women's basketball team (15-18, 10-10 MVC) was amidst a second half resurgence, before falling to Butler (16-17, 7-13 BIG EAST) in the second round of the 2025 Women's National Invitational Tournament at the Hinkle Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon, 61-54.
Graduate student
Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul) led all Flames scorers with 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Graduate student
Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) scored 12 points and had four boards with 28 minutes off the bench. Graduate student
Danyel Middleton (Chicago, Ill. /Bolingbrook/Marquette) netted 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and collected a pair of assists.
The box score and the complete play-by-play against Butler can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
- McCloud finishes her career at UIC with 1,603 points, ranking her 4th all-time in program history. She also finished third in program history with free throws made at 453.
- Rimmer finished her time at UIC red hot offensively, scoring in double figures in nine of her final ten games of the season.
- Senior Krystyna Ellew (Chicago, Ill./Taft/Wisconsin) sank a three pointer in the contest, extending her streak of a three-pointer made in the past 15 games. Ellew collected 61 triples over the season, ranking her the eight-most in a single season in program history.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
For more information on UIC women's basketball, fans are encouraged to visit
UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X
(@UIC_WBB and
@UICFlames) and Instagram
(@uic_wbb and
@uicflames).
#ChicagosCollegeTeam
