2019-20 UIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2019-20 SCHEDULE 2018-19 RESULTS UNIVERSITY INFO. DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) Founded .........................................................1896 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Location ............................................... Chicago, Ill. Nov. 4 STLCOP (EXH.)+ 6:00 p.m. Affi liation .....................................NCAA Division I-A Nov. 7 VALPARAISO W, 75-65 Nov. 7 at Purdue Fort Wayne 10:00 a.m. Conference .....................................Horizon League Nov. 15 at Northwestern L, 87-44 Nov. 10 at Kansas 1:00 p.m. Home Facility ..........................Credit Union 1 Arena Nov. 17 LOYOLA L, 75-60 Nov. 11 at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Nickname .....................................................Flames Nov. 24 at Marquette L, 96-32 Nov. 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS 2:00 p.m. Colors ...................... Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red Nov. 19 INDIANA STATE 11:00 a.m. Nov. 27 at Eastern Michigan L, 52-38 Enrollment .................................................. 31,683 Nov. 23 FLORIDA STATE 12:00 p.m. DECEMBER Chancellor ....................................Michael Amiridis Nov. 26 at Miami (OH) 11:00 a.m. Dec. 1 MIAMI (OH) L, 65-56 Director of Athletics .......................... Michael Lipitz DECEMBER Dec. 5 at Evansville W, 62-54 Athletic Department Phone ............ 312.996.4639 Dec. 4 at Chicago State 7:00 p.m. Dec. 8 at Indiana State L, 60-53 Dec. 8 WESTERN MICHIGAN 2:00 p.m. Dec. 19 UCLA L, 78-47 COACHING STAFF Dec. 15 at Valparaiso 1:00 p.m. Dec. 21 vs. Fairfi eld # L, 68-60 Dec. 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN 7:00 p.m. Head Coach .................. Tasha Pointer (2nd season) Dec. 22 vs. Jackson State # L, 72-57 Dec. 28 at Cleveland State* 1:00 p.m. Record at UIC ...............................................3-26 Dec. 30 at Youngstown State* 6:00 p.m. Dec. 28 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* L, 67-49 Horizon League Record at UIC ........................ 1-17 JANUARY Dec. 30 WRIGHT STATE* L, 79-46 Overall Record ...............................................3-26 Jan. 2 DETROIT MERCY* 7:00 p.m. JANUARY Alma Mater ........................................Rutgers ‘01 Jan. 4 OAKLAND* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 3 at Youngstown State* L, 81-29 Assistant Coach ....... Special Jennings (2nd season) Jan. 9 WRIGHT STATE* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 5 at Cleveland State* L, 71-53 Alma Mater ............................................Xavier ‘11 Jan. 11 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 11 OAKLAND* W, 69-65 (OT) Assistant Coach ............Katie Sullivan (2nd season) Jan. 17 at Milwaukee* 11:00 a.m. Jan. 13 DETROIT MERCY* L, 42-36 Alma Mater ..................................... St. Mary’s ‘12 Jan. 19 at Green Bay* 1:00 p.m. Jan. 19 at IUPUI* L, 71-43 Assistant Coach ............LaTana Lillard (2nd season) Jan. 25 IUPUI* 2:00 p.m. Jan. 24 at Green Bay* L, 62-32 Alma Mater .........................................Rutgers ‘00 Jan. 30 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 26 at Milwaukee* L, 72-53 Director of Operations ....David Adams (1st Season) FEBRUARY Jan. 31 at Wright State* L, 72-47 Athletic Trainer .................................. Sydney Zwart Feb. 1 CLEVELAND STATE* 2:00 p.m. FEBRUARY Feb. 6 at Oakland* 6:00 p.m. Feb. 2 at Northern Kentucky* L78-44 Feb. 8 at Detroit Mercy* 12:00 p.m. QUICK FACTS Feb. 8 CLEVELAND STATE* L, 74-48 Feb. 13 at Northern Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. 2018-19 Final Record ............................. 3-26 Feb. 16 at Wright State* 1:00 p.m. Feb. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* L, 83-59 Horizon League Record/Place ....... 1-17/10th Feb. 21 GREEN BAY* 11:00 a.m. Feb. 14 at Detroit Mercy* L, 62-45 Horizon League Tournament ....................N/A Feb. 23 MILWAUKEE* 2:00 p.m. Feb. 16 at Oakland* L, 74-57 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................. 4/7 Feb. 28 at IUPUI* 6:00 p.m. Feb. 23 IUPUI* L, 73-44 Starters Returning/Lost ........................... 2/3 MARCH Feb. 28 MILWAUKEE* L, 48-37 Seniors ....................................................... 1 Juniors ........................................................ 4 Mar. 3 Horizon League First Round$ TBA MARCH Sophomores ................................................ 1 Mar. 5 Horizon League Quarterfi nals $ TBA Mar. 2 GREEN BAY* L, 77-53 Mar. 9 Horizon League Semifi nals! TBA Freshmen .................................................... 6 Newcomers ................................................. 8 Mar. 10 Horizon League Championship! TBA Home games (Credit Union 1 Arena) listed in BOLD Returning High Scorer ........... Kiarra Thompson CAPS Home games (Credit Union 1 Arena) listed in BOLD Returning High Rebounder ..............Jada Nneji Returning High Assists .............Abreanna Lake CAPS # Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic * Horizon League game * Horizon League game + Game played at the Flames Athletic Center $ Hosted by highest available seed ! Held at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Ind. 2019-20 UIC FLAMES BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2019-20 UIC Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown / High School (Last College) 1 Jealissa Presswood G 5-7 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Phillips Academy (Miami Dade) 2 Kiarra Thompson G 5-7 Jr. Merrillville, Ind. / Merrillville 3 Kimeira Burks G 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Kenwood Academy 5 Daijah Smith G 5-11 So. Gary, Ind. Lighthouse Charter (Indiana State) 14 Jada Nneji F 6-1 Jr. Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada / The Tech Academy 15 Sanai Grayson F 6-1 Fr. New York, NY / Nazareth Regional 22 Abreanna Lake G 5-7 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. / Cosumnes Oaks 23 Amira Coles SF 5-10 Fr. Fayatetteville, NC / Seventy-First 25 Tiana Jackson G 5-8 Fr. Somerset, NJ / Franklin 33 Ahsha Spencer G 5-7 Fr. Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park & River Forest 35 Tylah Lampley G/F 5-11 Sr. Homewood, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor 55 Shelby Case F 6-1 Fr. McCordsville, Ind. / Heritage Christian Head Coach: Tasha Pointer (Rutgers ‘01; 2nd year at UIC) Assistant Coach: Special Jennings (Xavier ‘11; 2nd year at UIC) Assistant Coach: Katie Sullivan (St. Mary’s ‘12; 2nd year at UIC) Assistant Coach: LaTana Lillard (Rutgers ‘00; 2nd year at UIC) Director of Basketball Operations: David Adams (St. Johns ‘16; 1st year at UIC) Athletic Trainer: Sydney Zwart (1st year at UIC) Pronunciation Guide: Kiarra (Kee-AIR-a) Abreanna (AH-bree-ana) Kimeira (Kim-EAR-uh) Sanai (Son-eye) Nneji (NEJ-ee) Daijah (DAY-juh) 2019-20 UIC FLAMES BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2018-19 Final Statistics The Automated ScoreBook UIC Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 02, 2019) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-26 2-11 1-13 0-2 CONFERENCE 1-17 1-8 0-9 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-9 1-3 1-4 0-2 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 THOMPSON, Kiarra 29-25 818 28.2 59-221 .2 6 7 27-116 .2 3 3 35-58 .6 0 3 19 65 84 2.9 74 2 35 83 2 24 180 6.2 03 BYRD, Brittany 29-29 981 33.8 140-387 .3 6 2 43-158 .2 7 2 73-109 .6 7 0 51 119 170 5.9 77 0 39 79 4 45 396 13.7 04 GAINES, Jasmine 29-28 715 24.7 32-103 .3 1 1 3-15 .2 0 0 18-24 .7 5 0 13 38 51 1.8 47 2 41 78 1 23 85 2.9 05 TONEY, Taylor 12-12 324 27.0 38-112 .3 3 9 2-10 .2 0 0 32-55 .5 8 2 18 46 64 5.3 39 3 19 49 4 18 110 9.2 13 JONES,Kienya 20-7 361 18.1 51-100 .5 1 0 0-1 .0 0 0 13-21 .6 1 9 15 64 79 4.0 45 1 14 29 5 12 115 5.8 14 NNEJI,Jada 25-18 635 25.4 54-150 .3 6 0 0-1 .0 0 0 22-48 .4 5 8 64 96 160 6.4 76 3 24 51 70 32 130 5.2 20 ETHERIDGE,Catera 27-15 553 20.5 46-132 .3 4 8 7-33 .2 1 2 11-17 .6 4 7 7 58 65 2.4 26 0 28 29 0 12 110 4.1 22 LAKE,Abreanna 21-0 474 22.6 22-80 .2 7 5 1-5 .2 0 0 21-31 .6 7 7 8 20 28 1.3 30 1 44 55 3 18 66 3.1 25 NYAUCHI,Christelle 12-1 94 7.8 4-18 .2 2 2 0-0 .0 0 0 3-6 .5 0 0 4 13 17 1.4 10 0 2 7 5 3 11 0.9 32 WILSON,Kara 14-4 242 17.3 9-40 .2 2 5 3-12 .2 5 0 12-21 .5 7 1 4 29 33 2.4 31 1 26 50 2 17 33 2.4 35 LAMPLEY,Tylah 20-4 401 20.1 53-157 .3 3 8 10-24 .4 1 7 36-55 .6 5 5 12 55 67 3.4 35 1 9 32 12 19 152 7.6 Team 63 76 139 15 Total.......... 29 5828 520-1550 .3 3 5 105-406 .2 5 9 283-455 .6 2 2 282 691 973 33.6 511 14 297 581 110 232 1428 49.2 Opponents...... 29 5827 737-1824 .4 0 4 208-707 .2 9 4 341-498 .6 8 5 441 819 1260 43.4 469 - 520 451 118 306 2023 69.8 TEAM STATISTICS UIC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1428 2023 11/07/18 VALPARAISO W 75-65 806 Points per game 49.2 69.8 11/15/18 at Northwestern L 44-87 761 Scoring margin -20.5 - 11/17/18 LOYOLA CHICAGO L 60-75 555 FIELD GOALS-ATT 520-1550 737-1824 11/24/18 at Marquette L 32-96 1062 Field goal pct .3 3 5 .4 0 4 11-27-18 at Eastern Michigan L 38-52 951 3 POINT FG-ATT 105-406 208-707 12/01/18 MIAMI (OH) L 56-65 686 3-point FG pct .2 5 9 .2 9 4 12/05/18 at Evansville W 62-54 287 3-pt FG made per game 3.6 7.2 12/08/18 at Indiana St.