DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Despite missing the last two games to injury, sophomore forward Basha Ramsey returned to the lineup in a big way Wednesday night, leading the Trojans with 16 points and nine rebounds as Trinity International suffered a 96-45 loss to the 12th-ranked Cardinal Stritch Wolves.

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The Wolves jumped out to an early 15-4 lead, where they would stay the rest of the night. TIU went into the half trailing 38-18, and were later outscored 58-27 in the second half by what was Trinity's fifth nationally-ranked opponent in their first nine games of the year.

Freshman Abbey Bernas collected a career-high 12 points on the night, going 4-of-6 from the field with eight rebounds. Bernas' preformance marks the first game in double figures for the Waterford, Mich. native in her young collegiate career.

TIU will hit the road after the Thanksgiving break, and head to Palos Heights, for a matchup with Trinity Christian. Tipoff against the Trolls is set for Saturday, December 6, at 1:00 p.m.

Notes:

- As a team, the Trojans shot their second-highest FG percentage of the year, at 36.4% (St. Ambrose, Nov. 7, 44.6%)
- The 45 points scored is the third-highest total this season, and the fourth time that TIU has surpassed the 40-point mark.
- Stritch set new season highs for TIU opponents in field goal percentage (48.6%), three-point percentage (37.9%), and free throw percentage (93.8%).
- Ramsey becomes the fourth Trojan to lead the team in scoring in their last four games