2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball team

2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–16 (10–10 MVC)
Head coach
  • Ashleen Bracey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Donovan
  • Caprice Smith
  • Remy Lory
  • Shavonda Price
  • Josie Filer
Home arenaCredit Union 1 Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 19 1   .950 29 6   .829
Belmont 17 3   .850 26 9   .743
Missouri State 15 5   .750 23 10   .697
Northern Iowa 14 6   .700 16 16   .500
Illinois State 13 7   .650 22 12   .647
Murray State 12 8   .600 20 12   .625
UIC 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 6 14   .300 11 20   .355
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 4 16   .200 5 25   .167
Bradley 2 18   .100 6 26   .188
Evansville 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois Chicago during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flames, led by second-year head coach Ashleen Bracey, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

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The Flames finished the 2022–23 season 19–17, 9–11 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place.[1] They defeated Valparaiso in the opening round of the MVC tournament,[2] before falling to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.[3] They received an invitation into the WBI,[4] where they lost in the first round to New Mexico State[5] and FIU in the consolation round,[6] before defeating Northern Illinois in the 7th-place game.[7]

Roster

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2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Keona Schenck 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Franklin High School Somerset, NJ
G 1 Kristian Young 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, IN
C 2 Tara Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr New Orleans West Helena, AR
G 3 Sara Zabrecky 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John's Munster, IN
F 4 Jaida McCloud 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Richwoods High School Peoria, IL
SF 5 Ky Dempsey-Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Franklin High School Franklin, NJ
G 10 Dais'Ja Trotter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Cincinnati Louisville, KY
G 13 Bailey Lutes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Cuba City High School Cuba City, WI
G 14 Krystyna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wisconsin Chicago, IL
G 15 Erin Henry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Example Academy Plainfield, IL
G 20 Sandra Frau-Garcia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Casper College Pego, Spain
F 22 Keimari Rimmer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS DePaul Chicago, IL
G/F 23 Makiyah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Marquette Chicago, IL
G 24 Megen Sanaj 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Latin School of Chicago Chicago, IL
G 25 Danyel Middleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Marquette Chicago, IL
G 35 Dylan Van Fleet 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Morton College Des Plaines, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Parkside W 94–73 
Credit Union 1 Arena (–)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago W 67–51  1–0
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (508)
Chicago, IL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
at Northwestern L 86–92 OT 1–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,623)
Evanston, IL
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 73–70  2–1
Klotsche Center (617)
Milwaukee, WI
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 87–74  3–1
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,204)
Chicago, IL
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
IUPUI W 79–49  4–1
Credit Union 1 Arena (948)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 75–79  4–2
Chaifetz Arena (527)
St. Louis, MO
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN
at Omaha W 95–89  5–2
Baxter Arena (852)
Omaha, NE
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay L 56–64  5–3
Kress Events Center (1,738)
Green Bay, WI
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State W 76–46  6–3
Credit Union 1 Arena (942)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2023*
10:00 a.m.
vs. UTEP
West Palm Beach Classic
W 81–65  7–3
Rubin Arena (62)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Arkansas
West Palm Beach Classic
L 58–66  7–4
Massimino Court (–)
West Palm Beach, FL
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 61–69  7–5
(0–1)
Curb Event Center (1,042)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 66–59  8–5
(1–1)
Banterra Center (206)
Carbondale, IL
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State L 50–51  8–6
(1–2)
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,885)
Springfield, MO
January 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa Postponed[8] Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drake L 62–82  8–7
(1–3)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,121)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bradley W 75–68  9–7
(2–3)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,189)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Illinois State W 86–79 OT 10–7
(3–3)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,731)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 70–61  11–7
(4–3)
Meeks Family Fieldhouse (245)
Evansville, IN
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State W 76–48  12–7
(5–3)
Hulman Center (1,336)
Terre Haute, IN
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa
Rescheduled from January 12
L 43–65  12–8
(5–4)
Credit Union 1 Arena (927)
Chicago, IL
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Valparaiso L 70–71  12–9
(5–5)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,843)
Chicago, IL
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 65–57  13–9
(6–5)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,456)
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Indiana State W 68–53  14–9
(7–5)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,040)
Chicago, IL
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Illinois State L 61–64  14–10
(7–6)
CEFCU Arena (1,379)
Normal, IL
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley W 68–47  15–10
(8–6)
Renaissance Coliseum (472)
Peoria, IL
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State L 63–83  15–11
(8–7)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,607)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 82–59  16–11
(9–7)
Athletics–Recreation Center (512)
Valparaiso, IN
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 63–84  16–12
(9–8)
Knapp Center (2,288)
Des Moines, IA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 52–61  16–13
(9–9)
McLeod Center (4,008)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 65–61  17–13
(10–9)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,107)
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois L 65–69 OT 17–14
(10–10)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,477)
Chicago, IL
MVC tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Valparaiso
First round
W 79–77  18–14
Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Belmont
Quarterfinals
L 65–70  18–15
Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Indiana
First round
L 64–69  18–16
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,731)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Dominates Valparaiso, Wins First Conference Tournament Game In Six Years". UIC Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "UNI women's basketball extinguish UIC Flames 73-57". UNI Athletics. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Aggies Extinguish Flames, 51-41, in the First Round of the WBI". New Mexico State University Athletics. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Florida International 68-65 UIC (Mar 18, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "NIU Wraps Up Season With Loss To UIC In WBI". NIU Athletics. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "UNI women's basketball announces schedule updates". UNI Athletics. January 16, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "UIC Flames 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2024.