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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 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 in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Previous season

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

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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Parkside W 94–73  –
  (–)
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

  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.
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