TERRA HAUTE, IND. – The UIC women's basketball team (11-14, 6-8 MVC) aims to return to the win column in Missouri Valley Conference play as they travel south to Terre Haute to face-off against Indiana State (8-17, 4-11 MVC) at 6 p.m. (CT) at the Hulman Center Thursday evening.
 
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available on UICFlames.com. Fans interested in attending can purchase their tickets here.
 
UIC FLAMES (11-14, 6-8 MVC) at INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES (8-17, 4-11 MVC)
When: Thursday, February 19
Time: 6 p.m. (CT)
Where: Hulman Center
Tickets: Click this link here.
Stream: The Valley on ESPN or ESPN+
Live Stats: UICFlames.com.
 
SCOUTING INDIANA STATE

• Thursday's matchup will become the 23rd all-time between the Flames and the Sycamores. Indiana State leads the series 13-9, with UIC winning the previous six meetings.
• In their last match-up, the Flames secured a 70-57 victory at home on Jan. 4. Senior Jessica Carrothers led all scorers with 20 points, five assists and three steals.
• The Sycamores aim to return to the win column themselves, going 0-2 on their road trip to Iowa last weekend, falling to Northern Iowa (12-12, 8-6 MVC) and Drake (7-17, 6-8 MVC).
• Leading the line for Indiana State is sophomore guard Tierney Kelsey, who is averaging 14.2 points per game, recently dropping 27 points in their 91-79 loss to the Panthers.
• The main playmaker of the offense is tempo'ed by senior guard Kennedy Claybrooks leads the team with 111 assists and sits second in three-point percentage (33.3%).

LAST GAME RECAP – AT MURRAY STATE

• The Flames nearly erased an 18-point deficit with a bucket from Carrothers in the closing seconds before Murray State (22-3, 13-1 MVC) sealing a heartbreaking loss for the Flames, 79-77.
• Carrothers featured in all 40 minutes, led the team in scoring with 21 and in steals with three. She paced the game for the Flames, shooting 50% from the field.
• Senior Amelia Strong came off the bench in the loss, recording a career-high 20 points and nine boards. She shot 4-5 from the charity stripe and 9-11 from the field.
• Redshirt sophomore Julia Coleman and sophomore TuTu Clayton both scored double digits on Sunday.

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