PEORIA, Ill. – The UIC women's basketball team (9-11, 4-5 MVC) erased a 13-point deficit entering the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon, before ultimately falling short to Bradley (12-7, 5-3 MVC) in Missouri Valley Conference play, 73-63.
Senior
Jessica Carrothers led the Flames in scoring with 16 points, four assists and four steals. Senior
Crystal Ortiz netted 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in 31 minutes off the bench. Redshirt sophomore
Jessica Coleman and sophomore
TuTu Clayton reached scored 10 points apiece.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
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FLAMES FACTS
- After scoring 16 points against the Braves, Carrothers is now 29 points away from reaching 2,000 career points during her time on both the NCAA and NAIA levels.
- Clayton closes out the week averaging 15 points, five assists and 2.5 rebounds. The guard has scored in double figures in four of the past five games.
- Ortiz has scored in double figures across three games this season for the Flames.
UP NEXT
The Flames return to Credit Union 1 Arena next Saturday, Jan. 31 to take on Valparaiso (0-20, 0-9 MVC) at 2 p.m. (CT).
The game will be streamed on ESPN+, available to listen to for free on the Flames Network or through live stats on
UICFlames.com. Fan interested in attending the game can buy their tickets at
Ticketmaster.com. Doors open an hour before first tip.
Saturday's game will double as Alumni Day, honoring former UIC women's basketball student-athletes throughout the afternoon, and Y2K Day, with fans encouraged to rock their favorite late-'90s and early-2000s gear.
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UICFlames.com or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_WBB and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_wbb and @uicflames).
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