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Julia Coleman
Parker Vanden Berg
55
Winner Southern Ill. SIU 7-13,4-7 MVC
53
UIC UIC 10-12,5-6 MVC
Winner
Southern Ill. SIU
7-13,4-7 MVC
55
Final
53
UIC UIC
10-12,5-6 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Ill. SIU 17 12 10 16 55
UIC UIC 4 10 16 23 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Flames Fall in Final Seconds to SIU, 55-53.

UIC women's basketball drops to 5-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

CHICAGO – After erasing a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit, the UIC women's basketball team (10-12, 5-6 MVC) fell 55-53 on a Southern Illinois buzzer-beater in Missouri Valley Conference play at Credit Union 1 Arena Thursday night.

Redshirt sophomore Julia Coleman led all scorers with 20 points, 13 rebounds and four steals. Sophomore TuTu Clayton scored a dozen points, dished out three assists and stole the ball twice. Senior Jessica Carrothers and redshirt freshman Magdalena Winter each netted six points respectively.

The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found here.
 

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FLAMES FACTS
  • This marked Coleman's fourth double-double of the season and her second straight. Her 13 rebounds set a new career high at UIC.
  • Clayton has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games for the Flames.
  • Carrothers is 11 points shy of reaching 2,000 career points across her NCAA and NAIA career.
  •  With nine steals in the contest, the Flames have recorded at least nine steals in eight games this season.
UP NEXT
The Flames are set to close out this three-game homestand Saturday afternoon, when they host Evansville (6-17, 4-8 MVC) for a 2 p.m. (CT) tip-off. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and available to listen to on the Flames Network. Live stats will be accessible at UICFlames.com.

Saturday's game will also serve as our #Play4Kay game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink as we honor the families, fighters, and survivors impacted by breast cancer. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com, with doors opening one hour prior to tip-off.

Members of the UIC women's basketball team will be passing out flyers to attend Saturday's game at UIC men's basketball game against Belmont at 8 p.m. (CT). Fans that bring their flyer to the game against the Purple Aces will be provided free admission to the game.

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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).

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