EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A slow first quarter start couldn't stop the UIC women's basketball team (8-9, 3-3 MVC) for earning a hard-fought 66-48 Missouri Valley Conference victory against Evansville (4-13, 2-4 MVC) at Meeks Family Fieldhouse Friday night.
Senior
Jessica Carrothers led all scorers with 25 points, five assists and two rebounds. Redshirt sophomore
Julia Coleman secured a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Graduate student
Sara Zabrecky and junior
Grace Harris each scored six points, sinking four triples a piece.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- After her 25-point performance, Carrothers is just 84 points shy of reaching 2,000 career points across the NCAA and NAIA levels.
- The team shot a season-best 54.7 percent from the field, topping its previous high of 54.5 percent in the December win over DePaul.
- Coleman recorded her second double-double of the season and her first since posting 16 points and 11 rebounds in the November victory over Loyola.
- Zabrecky has knocked down 27 three-pointers this season, tying her for ninth in the MVC.
UP NEXT
The Flames close out their three-game road trip Sunday, when they face-off against Southern Illinois (4-12, 1-6 MVC) at the Banterra Center for a 2 p.m. (CT) tip-off. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available at
UICFlames.com.
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