Murray State Racers0
UIC Flames3
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University of Illinois Chicago
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Evansville Purple Aces1
UIC Flames3
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College / Basketball / STORY
SIU’s Low Forecasts Put Illinois’ MVC Basketball Rivalries in Focus
Southern Illinois Salukis · Illinois State Redbirds · UIC Flames · Bradley BravesSouthern Illinois begins the basketball season looking up at several of its Illinois rivals in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason forecasts. The Saluki women were picked eighth and the men ninth in polls released October 13. Illinois State was selected second in both competitions, while UIC landed third on the men’s side and sixth on the women’s side.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 14, 2026
College / Basketball / STORY
UIC Is Picked Third in the Valley. The Flames Now Have Progress to Defend.
UIC FlamesUIC enters the new basketball season with something more demanding than optimism: a place near the top of the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason expectations. The Flames were picked third in the poll released October 13, receiving 466 points and six first-place votes. Illinois State finished just five points ahead of them, while Murray State occupied the top position.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 14, 2026
College / Basketball / STORY
UIC Women Open With Road Tests—and a Chicago Matchup Worth Following
UIC FlamesUIC’s women’s basketball season will begin with a demanding road assignment and move quickly into games Chicago fans can follow across the city. The Flames open at Ohio State on November 2, visit Robert Morris on November 5 and return to Credit Union 1 Arena to face Northwestern on November 8. The home opener gives Ashleen Bracey’s team an immediate local matchup after two away games.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 14, 2026
College / Volleyball / STORY
UIC Saves the First Set, Then Sweeps Murray State to Reach 3–3 in the Valley
UIC Flames · Murray State RacersUIC was three points from losing the opening set when its match against Murray State began to change. The Racers led 24–21, leaving the Flames little room for another missed opportunity. UIC recovered, won the set 29–27 and then took increasingly firm control of the next two sets to complete a 3–0 victory on October 10.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 12, 2026
College / Volleyball / STORY
A Seven-Point Fourth-Set Run Gives UIC the Finish It Needs Against Evansville
UIC Flames · Evansville Purple AcesUIC’s response to losing the third set was the most important stretch of its October 9 match against Evansville. The Flames had won the first two sets convincingly, but the Purple Aces kept the match alive and were level at sixteen in the fourth. UIC then won seven consecutive points, turning a precarious finish into the run that secured a 3–1 victory.
DOPE Sports Network Staff · Oct 11, 2026