2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball team

2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball
WNIT, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	18–16 (10–10 MVC)
Head coach	Ashleen Bracey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Donovan Caprice Smith Remy Lory Shavonda Price Josie Filer
Home arena	Credit Union 1 Arena

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Ashleen Bracey (Illinois State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Donovan (Illinois State) Caprice Smith (DePaul) Remy Lory (Southeastern) Shavonda Price (Johnson C. Smith) Josie Filer (UIC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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	–	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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