2024–25 UIC Flames women's basketball team

2024–25 UIC Flames women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–18 (10–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Caprice Smith
  • Remy Lory
  • John McCray
  • Kara Rawls
Home arenaCredit Union 1 Arena
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 8   .758
Missouri State 16 – 4   .800 26 – 9   .743
Belmont 15 – 5   .750 26 – 13   .667
Drake 15 – 5   .750 22 – 12   .647
Illinois State 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Northern Iowa 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
10 – 10   .500 15 – 18   .455
Valparaiso 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Bradley 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Evansville 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
Southern Illinois 2 – 18   .100 4 – 26   .133
Indiana State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 MVC tournament winner

The 2024–25 UIC Flames women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois Chicago during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flames, who were led by third-year head coach Ashleen Bracey, played their home games at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 10–10 in MVC play, to finish in seventh place.[1] They defeated Valparaiso,[2] before falling to Belmont in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.[3] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[4] where they would be defeated by Southern Indiana in the first round.[5]

Preseason

On October 1, 2024, the MVC released their preseason coaches poll. UIC was picked to finish sixth in the MVC regular season.[6]

Preseason rankings

MVC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Drake 566 (39)
2 Northern Iowa 504 (6)
3 Belmont 475 (3)
4 Murray State 391
5 Missouri State 380
6 UIC 347
7 Illinois State 341
8 Valparaiso 193
9 Indiana State 189
10 Southern Illinois 167
11 Bradley 97
12 Evansville 96

Source:[6]

Preseason All-MVC Teams

Preseason All-MVC Team
Team Player Position Year
Second Keimari Rimmer Forward Graduate student

Source:[6]

Roster

2024–25 UIC Flames women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jalysa Stokes 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr UMSL Joliet, Illinois
G 1 Kristian Young 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS Lawrence North High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Chantrel "Tutu" Clayton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Vashon High School St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Sara Zabrecky 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS St. John's Munster, Indiana
F 4 Jaida McCloud 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Richwoods High School Peoria, Illinois
F 5 Ky Dempsey-Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Franklin High School Franklin, New Jersey
G 11 Arin Freeman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Coastal Carolina Little Rock, Arkansas
F 12 Julia Coleman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Texas State St. Louis, Missouri
G 14 Krystyna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Wisconsin Chicago, Illinois
C 16 Magdalena Winter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Schul- und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin Berlin, Germany
G 20 Sandra Frau-Garcia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Casper College Pego, Spain
F 22 Keimari Rimmer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS DePaul Chicago, Illinois
G/F 23 Makiyah Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Marquette Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Megen Sanaj 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Latin School of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
G 25 Danyel Middleton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Marquette Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
6:00 pm 		Roosevelt W 58–52  –
 Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cincinnati L 54–66  0–1
 Credit Union 1 Arena (416)
Chicago, IL
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay L 71–74  0–2
 Credit Union 1 Arena (667)
Chicago, IL
November 21, 2024*
6:30 pm, B1G+ 		at Wisconsin L 57–61  0–3
 Kohl Center (2,728)
Madison, WI
November 27, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 69–66  1–3
 NIU Convocation Center (805)
DeKalb, IL
December 1, 2024*
12:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas L 71–75  1–4
 Schoenecker Arena (411)
St. Paul, MN
December 8, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Central W 113–53  2–4
 Credit Union 1 Arena (346)
Chicago, IL
December 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at DePaul L 56–73  2–5
 Wintrust Arena (1,430)
Chicago, IL
December 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 5 LSU L 73–91  2–6
 Credit Union 1 Arena (4,322)
Chicago, IL
December 22, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio W 91–45  3–6
 Credit Union 1 Arena (535)
Chicago, IL
MVC regular season
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri State W 69–62  4–6
(1–0) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (485)
Chicago, IL
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake L 63–86  4–7
(1–1) 		Knapp Center (2,316)
Des Moines, IA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 64–75  4–8
(1–2) 		McLeod Center (2,543)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 10, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 52–67  4–9
(1–3) 		Curb Event Center (514)
Nashville, TN
January 12, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 60–67  4–10
(1–4) 		CFSB Center (1,521)
Murray, KY
January 17, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley W 52–49  5–10
(2–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (539)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State L 66–75  5–11
(2–5) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (728)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 60–45  6–11
(3–5) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (639)
Chicago, IL
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 74–43  7–11
(4–5) 		Meeks Family Fieldhouse (315)
Evansville, IN
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 58–53  8–11
(5–5) 		Hulman Center (1,278)
Terre Haute, IN
February 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State W 79–70  9–11
(6–5) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (785)
Chicago, IL
February 9, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont L 55–64  9–12
(6–6) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (684)
Chicago, IL
February 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 51–60  9–13
(6–7) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (285)
Valparaiso, IN
February 16, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 62–46  10–13
(7–7) 		Banterra Center (451)
Carbondale, IL
February 21, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 94–71  11–13
(8–7) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (3,025)
Chicago, IL
February 23, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 71–54  12–13
(9–7) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (805)
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 64–65  12–14
(9–8) 		CEFCU Arena (1,821)
Normal, IL
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bradley L 54–65  12–15
(9–9) 		Renaissance Coliseum (907)
Peoria, IL
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa W 76–57  13–15
(10–9) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (464)
Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 49–69  13–16
(10–10) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (758)
Chicago, IL
MVC tournament
March 13, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Evansville
Opening round 		W 72–62  14–16
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 14, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Missouri State
Quarterfinals 		L 70–77  14–17
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
WNIT
March 21, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UAB
First round 		W 63–48  15–17
 Credit Union 1 Arena (382)
Chicago, IL
March 23, 2025*
12:00 pm, YouTube 		at Butler
Second round 		L 54–61  15–18
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (445)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Valparaiso Beacons vs. UIC Flames - Final Score - March 14, 2024". FOX Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hoops in the Heartland: Women's Basketball Recap". Belmont Vision. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "USI women's basketball advances in WNIT after Triniti Ralston's career game vs. UIC". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Drake Selected as the Favorite in MVC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". UIC Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "UIC Flames 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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