CHICAGO – Five free throws between
senior Jessica Carrothers and graduate student
Sara Zabrecky in the final 30 seconds of the game, the UIC women's basketball team (11-12, 6-6 MVC) securing a Missouri Valley Conference victory over Evansville (6-18, 4-9 MVC) Saturday afternoon, 68-65.
Carrothers led all scorers with 18 points, two rebounds and two assists across 36 minutes of play. The senior managed to surpass 2,000 career points in her collegiate career on both the NCAA and NAIA levels. Redshirt-sophomore
Julia Coleman scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Sophomore
TuTu Clayton and senior
Amelia Strong each collected nine points in the win.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH ASHLEEN BRACEY
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- The Flames have won seven straight meetings against the Purple Aces, a streak dating back to January 2024.
- Coleman recorded her third consecutive double-double over the past week and now leads the Flames with five on the season.
- UIC knocked down five three-pointers as a team, marking the ninth game this season with five or more triples.
- Clayton paced the offense with six assists, her ninth game this season leading or co-leading the Flames in assists.
UP NEXT
The Flames hit the road next week, beginning with a stop in Nashville to take on Belmont (14-9, 10-2 MVC) Friday, Feb. 13 for a 6:30 p.m. (CT) tip-off at the Curb Event Center.
The game will be on Valley on ESPN or streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available at UICFlames.com. Fans interested in purchasing a ticket can click this link
here.
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