Iona faces UIC

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UIC Flames (4-3) vs. Iona Gaels (4-2)

New Rochelle, New York; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UIC and Iona play at Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York.

The Gaels have a 4-2 record in non-conference play. Iona is 1-2 against opponents with a winning record.

The Flames are 4-3 in non-conference play. UIC ranks seventh in the MVC with 11.6 assists per game led by Jessica Carrothers averaging 4.2.

Iona is shooting 33.9% from the field this season, 8.6 percentage points lower than the 42.5% UIC allows to opponents. UIC has shot at a 41.7% rate from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points above the 39.5% shooting opponents of Iona have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mya Zaccagnini is shooting 27.3% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Gaels, while averaging 7.5 points. Isabellah Middleton is shooting 40.3% and averaging 12.5 points.

Sara Zabrecky averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Flames, scoring 5.4 points while shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc. Julia Coleman is averaging 14.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.4 steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.