CHICAGO– In a game that once again was decided in the closing seconds, the UIC women's basketball team (14-16, 9-10 MVC) fell short to Murray State (27-3, 18-1 MVC) 78-76 in front of the home crowd at Credit Union 1 Arena Thursday night.
Redshirt sophomore
Julia Coleman led UIC with a career-high 32 points on 15-for-20 shooting (75 FG%) and grabbed six rebounds. Senior
Jessica Carrothers secured a double-double, with 27 points and 10 assists. Senior
Amelia Strong scored 11 points and had four rebounds in the contest.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- This game saw 10 different lead changes, and 10 times where the score was tied.
- Coleman's 32-point performance surpassed her previous career-high of 29 points against DePaul this past December. She also tied 2023 UIC Hall of Famer Ruvanna Campbell for 10th-most points scored in a single game in program history.
- That was Carrothers' first double-double of the season.
- Strong has scored in double figures in four of the past six games.
- Sitting at 9-10 in Missouri Valley Conference play, the Flames sit at the seventh seed with one game left of conference play. If UIC wins Saturday, and Drake (11-18, 10-7 MVC) loses to UNI (16-13, 12-7 MVC) on the road. If that takes place, then the sixth seed will be determined by the NCAA Net ranking set to come out on Monday.
UP NEXT
The Flames final home game of Missouri Valley Conference play is slated for this Saturday, when they take on Belmont (19-11, 15-4 MVC) at 2 p.m. (CT).
The game will be streamed on
ESPN+ and available to listen to for free at the
Flames Network. Live stats will be on
UICFlames.com. Fans interested in attending the game can purchase their tickets at
TicketMaster.com. Doors open one hour before tip-off.
Saturday will also be our Senior Day, as we celebrate our four seniors in a pregame ceremony. We will also be highlighting all the women who have made an impact in both sports and the community, celebrating Women's History Month. The game itself will be sponsored by Gift of Hope.
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