CHICAGO, Ill. –The Western Michigan women's basketball team dominated on the road with a night of career and season bests in its 80-52 win against the University of Illinois-Chicago. 

Western Michigan, now 4-3 overall, shot 41.5 percent from the field, converting a season-high 34-of-82 field goals. WMU out-rebounded the Flames 47 to 42, notching a season-high 22 offensive rebounds. The Broncos' 25 assists and 15 steals were also good for new season bests.  

It was a total team effort for the Broncos as all 11 active players saw time on the court with 10 scoring at least three points. The WMU bench came up big, outscoring the UIC bench 24-23. Aided by a strong defense, the Broncos tallied a season-high 22 points off turnovers, earning 17 fast break points with a season-low 13 turnovers. 

Redshirt Senior Breanna Mobley continued to dominate, posting her fifth double-double of the season with a game-high 16 points along with 13 rebounds. Jordan Walker added 15 points for Western Michigan while pulling down eight rebounds and eight assists to fall just shy of a triple-double. Leighah-Amori Wool added six points and seven rebounds, while Sydney Shafer had 10 points and four rebounds, the third Bronco to score in the double-digits. 

WMU broke out to an early 13-2 lead with a three-point jumper from Wool followed by threes from Walker and Sydney Shafer, in her first start in the Bronco uniform. Walker came in hot in the first quarter, hitting three shots in a row to force a UIC timeout with five minutes to play. The Flames answered with a pair of points, but ultimately the Broncos held strong as Mobley put up six points late in the quarter to push the lead going into the second frame to 22-9.

Western Michigan extended its lead early in the second quarter with a pair of shots off the bench from freshmen Aniya Walker and Ashley Konkle. Several Broncos continued to extend the lead as Jillian Fletcher scored from beyond the arc and Shafer pushed through the lane for a fast break layup. WMU tallied 11 points off the bench in the second quarter, capped off by a three from Kia Brooks with 1:12 left in the half. The Brown & Gold out-rebounded the Flames 25-20 while holding steady defensively with six turnovers to UIC's 13. 

The Broncos opened the second half with a jumper from Aniya Walker, on her way to a new career-high seven points. WMU regained possession off a forced turnover, with Mobley taking control to score her 10^thpoint of the game and earn a double-double. It was a quiet game in the remainder of the third, the Broncos outscoring UIC 17-11, assisted by points from Shafer and Walker late in the quarter. 

The final frame began with a pair of jumpers from Mobley and Walker and WMU extending the lead to 60-36. UIC answered with a pair of made free throws followed by a fast break layup in a scoreless three minutes for the Broncos. Kamrin Reed broke up the drought with five straight points to force a timeout for the Flames with 3:53 left in regulation. WMU's largest lead of the game came with two minutes remaining as Konkle made a layup to score a career-high eight points and sophomore Hannah Douglas came off the bench with a swish from beyond the arc, her first career points as a Bronco. 

Up next, the Broncos return to University Arena for their last home game of the year, hosting Chicago State University on Saturday, Dec. 14. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. with the game being broadcast on ESPN+.