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TRINITY INTERNATIONAL TROJANS (3-6) vs. MARANATHA BAPTIST (Wisc.) SABERCATS (2-1)
Thursday, December 10 | 7:00 p.m.
Van Dixhorn Arena | Deerfield, Ill.

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TRINITY INTERNATIONAL TROJANS (3-6, 1-4 CCAC) at CALUMET ST. JOSEPH CRIMSON WAVE (0-9, 0-4 CCAC)
Saturday, December 12 | 1:00 p.m.
Rittenmeyer Center | Whiting, Ind.

Quick Notes
• Trinity International steps out of CCAC play on Thursday, when they host Maranatha Baptist (Wisc.) for a 7:00 p.m. contest from Van Dixhorn Arena.
• On Saturday, the Trojans will look for their first road win of the year when they face the Calumet St. Joseph Crimson Wave in CCAC play, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
• Live video will be available for both games, and links to both webcasts can be found at TIUTrojans.com.
• Trinity have surpassed last year's win total with a 68-66 win over Roosevelt last week.
• Two players are averaging double figures for TIU this season, with senior guard JaToya Woods scoring a team-high 15.4 points per game. Junior Sarina Falvo has contributed 10.8 points per game while shooting 36.6% from three-point range in her first season as a Trojan.
• Maranatha Baptist have gotten a late start to the season, playing just three games, but have a 2-1 record thus far, with wins over Lincoln Christian (Ill.) and Moody Bible (Ill.).
• Calumet St. Joseph are searching for their first victory of the year, as the Crimson Wave are off to an 0-9 start.
• TIU ranks 11th in the CCAC, averaging 60.2 points per game. Calumet's offense is 14th in the league, with an average 44.4 points per game.
• Defensively, the Trojans allow 67.4 points per game, good for 7th in the CCAC. Calumet ranks 13th, with an average of 82.6 points allowed each contest.

Series History with MBU & CCSJ
• The Trojans and Sabercats will meet for the first time in the past 12 years on Thursday night, as part of a two game home-and-home series this year. TIU will rematch Maranatha Baptist on Feb. 16 in Watertown, Wisc.
• The Trojans lead the all-time series with Calumet, 19-8, dating back to the 2003-04 season. Trinity won 16 of the first 18 matchups, but the Crimson Wave have been dominant of late, going 6-3 against the Trojans since 2011.
• Judson has dominated the series on the road as of late, having won seven of the last eight meetings on Trinity's home court, stretching back to 2007-08.

Last Time Out vs. Calumet
• Junior JaToya Woods led the Trojans with 16 points, while sophomore Basha Ramsey nearly had a double-double, but Trinity International ultimately fell to the Calumet St. Joseph Crimson Wave, 72-57 inside the Van Dixhorn Arena on Jan. 28, 2015. Ramsey collected 14 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
• CCSJ would hold a double-digit lead throughout most of the first half, until a pair of layups from Woods helped pull TIU back to within six, 34-28, with 2:39 until the break. Calumet would stretch their lead back out, however, and take a 41-30 edge into the locker room.
• Trinity would hang around in the second half, eventually pulling to within four points on Ramsey's layup with nine minutes to play. CCSJ's China Cordova connected on a three during the Wave's next possession, then a pair of free throws suddenly made it a nine-point game.
• The Trojans would be held without a field goal over the final 3:21, as Calumet closed out the game. TIU out-rebounded their opponents 53-48, but a .299 shooting percentage (23-77) kept the Trojans from getting into rhythm on the offensive end.

National Leaders
• The Trojans have been one of the NAIA's better defensive squads this season, holding opponents to a .370 shooting percentage, the 45th-lowest in the nation.
• TIU ranks 15th nationally with an average of 12 steals per game, and are 31st in the NAIA with 3.56 blocks per game.
• Individually, freshman forward Parris Bryant ranks 4th in the nation with 2.89 blocks per game.

1,000 Point Club    
• Since 2003-04, four Trojans have reached 1,000 career points, most recently Brittany Simon (2009-13), with 1,019 points.
• JaToya Woods is the active career leader in scoring, with 621 points. The senior is 21 points from cracking Trinity's top-ten scoring list, dating back to the ë03-'04 season.

Trojan Program History    
• Head Coach Laurel Wartluft is one of the winningest active head coaches in the NAIA; Wartluft has collected 349 wins over her 25 years as a head coach.
• TIU has made two appearances at the NAIA Women's Basketball Championship, in 1992-93, and 1994-95. The Trojans lost in the first round both times, to College of the Ozarks (Mo.) in 1993, and Western Oregon in 1995.
• Since 2003-04, TIU has posted an overall record of 156-230 (.404).
•Trinity International has never appeared in the NAIA Coaches Poll, since it's debut in 1999-00.