NORMAL, Ill. – The UIC women's basketball team (7-9, 2-3 MVC) found itself in another midweek Missouri Valley Conference battle, falling short to Illinois State (8-8, 2-3 MVC) Thursday night at the CEFCU arena, 75-61.
Senior
Jessica Carrothers led all scorers with 20 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists. Redshirt-sophomore
Julia Coleman finished with 15 points, three rebounds and two steals. Sophomore
TuTu Clayton scored 11 points and stole the ball twice in 27 minutes on the floor.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- This was Clayton's seventh game in double figures this season, and her ninth in her collegiate career at UIC.
- Averaging 18.2 points per game, Carrothers ranks third in the entire MVC. She has hit double figures in all but one game she's played in this year.
- The Flames collectively shot 54% (27-for-50) in the game, the second-highest mark this season.
- UIC also had a season-high 11 steals in the game, surpassing 10-steal performance against Robert Morris (Nov. 3) and Ball State (Nov. 24).
UP NEXT
The Flames are back in MVC action a week from tomorrow, when they take on Evansville (4-11, 2-2 MVC) at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Jan. 16. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT).
The game will be streamed on The Valley on ESPN and ESPN+. Live stats available at
UICFlames.com. Fans interested in attending can purchase their tickets at this link
here.
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