Feb. 15, 2008

Women's Basketball Game Notes in PDF Format

Chicago, Ill. - The UIC women's basketball team heads to Rogers Park to face crosstown rival Loyola at Gentile Center on Saturday afternoon. The matchup is set to tipoff at 2 p.m.

The Flames enter the contest 8-14 overall and 4-7 in league play, while the Ramblers are 5-17 overall and 3-8 in conference action.

UIC leads the series, 28-25. The Flames defeated Loyola, 76-69, earlier this season at the Pavilion on Jan. 19. UIC is looking to pick up its seventh straight win over the Ramblers.

Sophomore Briana Hinkle paces UIC in league contests with 13.6 points per game. Sophomore Cassie Johnson owns a team-best 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in 11 league matchups.

Overall, Loyola is led by sophomore Maggie McCloskey with 11.5 points per game. Freshman Brittany Boeke owns a team-high 5.8 boards per game.

UIC returns to the Pavilion to host Green Bay (Feb. 21) and Milwaukee (Feb. 23) next week.