Maggie Bair’s double-double and lockdown defense lifted the Drake women’s basketball team to a 63-51 victory over UIC at the Knapp Center on Thursday night.

Bair scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Bulldogs (10-5, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference) won for the fifth time in the last six games and gave up the fewest points against a league opponent since beating Loyola 75-46 in Chicago on Feb. 5, 2021.

It was the fifth double-double this season for Bair, who made 9-of-17 shots, blocked two shots, and came up with two steals. Grace Berg also reached double figures with 10 points, all in the first half, while tacking on three rebounds, four assists and two steals.

The Bulldogs will return to the Knapp Center on Saturday to host Valparaiso. Game time is 2 p.m.