2023–24 UIC Flames women's basketball team

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.

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
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake †19–1 .95029–6  .829
Belmont17–3 .85026–9  .743
Missouri State15–5 .75023–10  .697
Northern Iowa14–6 .70016–16  .500
Illinois State13–7 .65022–12  .647
Murray State12–8 .60020–12  .625
UIC10–10 .50018–16  .529
Southern Illinois6–14 .30011–20  .355
Indiana State6–14 .30011–21  .344
Valparaiso4–16 .2005–25  .167
Bradley2–18 .1006–26  .188
Evansville2–18 .1004–28  .125
† 2024 MVC tournament winner

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 would lose 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Keona Schenck 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrFranklin High School Somerset, New Jersey
G 1 Kristian Young 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrLawrence North High School Indianapolis, Indiana
C 2 Tara Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNew Orleans West Helena, Arkansas
G 3 Sara Zabrecky 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSt. John's Munster, Indiana
F 4 Jaida McCloud 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrRichwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
SF 5 Ky Dempsey-Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrFranklin High School Franklin, New Jersey
G 10 Dais'Ja Trotter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSCincinnati Louisville, Kentucky
G 13 Bailey Lutes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCuba City High School Cuba City, Wisconsin
G 14 Krystyna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrWisconsin Chicago, Illinois
G 15 Erin Henry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrExample Academy Plainfield, Illinois
G 20 Sandra Frau-Garcia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrCasper College Pego, Spain
F 22 Keimari Rimmer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSDePaul Chicago, Illinois
G/F 23 Makiyah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMarquette Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Megen Sanaj 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLatin School of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Danyel Middleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMarquette Chicago, Illinois
G 35 Dylan Van Fleet 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMorton College Des Plaines, Illinois
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 pm		 Parkside W 94–73  –
 Credit Union 1 Arena (–)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Loyola Chicago W 67–51  1–0
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (508)
Chicago, IL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+		 at Northwestern L 86–92 OT 1–1
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,623)
Evanston, IL
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Milwaukee W 73–70  2–1
 Klotsche Center (617)
Milwaukee, WI
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeast Missouri State W 87–74  3–1
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,204)
Chicago, IL
November 19, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 IUPUI W 79–49  4–1
 Credit Union 1 Arena (948)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Louis L 75–79  4–2
 Chaifetz Arena (527)
St. Louis, MO
December 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN		 at Omaha W 95–89  5–2
 Baxter Arena (852)
Omaha, NE
December 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Green Bay L 56–64  5–3
 Kress Events Center (1,738)
Green Bay, WI
December 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Chicago State W 76–46  6–3
 Credit Union 1 Arena (942)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2023*
10:00 am		 vs. UTEP
West Palm Beach Classic		 W 81–65  7–3
 Rubin Arena (62)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
10:00 am, 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 pm, ESPN+		 at Belmont L 61–69  7–5
(0–1)		 Curb Event Center (1,042)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 66–59  8–5
(1–1)		 Banterra Center (206)
Carbondale, IL
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Missouri State L 50–51  8–6
(1–2)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (2,885)
Springfield, MO
January 12, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa Postponed[8] Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Drake L 62–82  8–7
(1–3)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,121)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley W 75–68  9–7
(2–3)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,189)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Illinois State W 86–79 OT 10–7
(3–3)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,731)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 70–61  11–7
(4–3)		 Meeks Family Fieldhouse (245)
Evansville, IN
January 28, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 76–48  12–7
(5–3)		 Hulman Center (1,336)
Terre Haute, IN
January 31, 2024
6:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso L 70–71  12–9
(5–5)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,843)
Chicago, IL
February 9, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 65–57  13–9
(6–5)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,456)
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 68–53  14–9
(7–5)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,040)
Chicago, IL
February 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State L 61–64  14–10
(7–6)		 CEFCU Arena (1,379)
Normal, IL
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley W 68–47  15–10
(8–6)		 Renaissance Coliseum (472)
Peoria, IL
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Murray State L 63–83  15–11
(8–7)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,607)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 82–59  16–11
(9–7)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (512)
Valparaiso, IN
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Drake L 63–84  16–12
(9–8)		 Knapp Center (2,288)
Des Moines, IA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa L 52–61  16–13
(9–9)		 McLeod Center (4,008)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Missouri State W 65–61  17–13
(10–9)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,107)
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024
1:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (10) Valparaiso
First Round		 W 79–77  18–14
 Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
March 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (2) Belmont
Quarterfinals		 L 65–70  18–15
 Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, 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. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  3. "UNI women's basketball extinguish UIC Flames 73-57". UNI Athletics. 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. 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. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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