Junior guard Cassie Breen celebrates after a basket during the game against Oakland University on Nov. 22 at McGuirk Arena.
The home crowd left McGuirk Arena happy on Saturday after Central Michigan women's basketball cruised to a 77-55 victory over the University of Illinois-Chicago, giving the Chippewas a five-game winning streak.
CMU is now 6-2 on the year, while UIC falls to 2-4.
The Chippewas shot 50.8 percent from the field Saturday afternoon, making the team 5-1 in games where it shoots at least 40 percent or higher from the field. The team also limited UIC to 13 points in the first quarter and 14 points in the second, third and fourth quarters.