Quick Notes

• Trinity International prepares for the first of two home games this week, when they take on Lincoln Christian (Ill.) in a non-conference matchup beginning at 7:00 p.m.
• Streaming video and live stats of Wednesday night's game can be found at TIUTrojans.com/LIVE
• The Trojans are looking to snap a six-game slide, following a 73-46 loss at Purdue-Northwest on Saturday.
• Senior guard Sarina Falvo leads the team with 11.8 points per game in the early season. Rayelle Ross (10.0 ppg) is also averaging double figures for the Trojans.
• Senior forward Basha Ramsey made her season debut against the Pride on Saturday, returning from injury to score a team-high ten points. 
• Senior forward Marlou Peters is averaging a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. Seven different Trojans are pulling down three or more boards per game.
• As a team, the Trojans rank 14th in the NAIA in free throw shooting, connecting at the charity stripe with a .750 percentage. Trinity posted a season-high .895 free throw percentage (17-of-19) in the win at Cincinnati Christian on Nov. 5.
• TIU head coach Laurel Wartluft earned her 355th career victory at Cincinnati Christian. Wartluft is one of 15 active coaches in NAIA Division II with 350 or more victories.
• Trinity is averaging 60.7 points per game as a team, good for 11th in the CCAC. Defensively, the Trojans allow an average of 68.7 points per game, ranking 7th in the league.
• Trinity ranks 6th in the CCAC with an average of 9.0 steals per game. Rayelle Ross leads the team and ranks 47th among NAIA leaders with 2.4 steals per game.
• The Trojans are looking to improve upon last season's record of 8-19, which was the program's highest win total in three seasons.

Series History

• Wednesday will mark the first-ever meeting between the Trojans and Lincoln Christian.

Scouting the Opponent

• The Red Lions have played just four games at this point in the season, but have a 3-1 overall record, with back-to-back wins over Grace (Neb.) and Central Christian (Mo.)
• Katie Boyce leads the NAIA in both offensive rebounds, averaging 6.0 per game. Boyce averages a team-high 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.
• Audry Fisher leads the NAIA in three-point shooting, hitting a .625 percentage from long range.

National Leaders

• Sarina Falvo ranks 27th among the NAIA national leaders in free throw shooting, connecting at the stripe with an .846 percentage.
• Senior guard Rayelle Ross is 47th in the NAIA, with 2.4 steals per game this season, and is 48th in total steals, with 22.

Trojan Program History

• Head Coach Laurel Wartluft is one of the winningest active head coaches in the NAIA; Wartluft has collected 356 wins over her 26 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 161-248 (.394).
•Trinity International has never appeared in the NAIA Coaches Poll since it's debut in 1999-00.

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.
• Basha Ramsey is the active career leader in scoring, with 579 points.

Up Next

• Trinity resumes conference play on Saturday, December 10, when they host Calumet St. Joseph. Tipoff against the Crimson Wave is set for 1:00 p.m.
• The Trojans then hit the road a week later, as they take on the newest members of the CCAC in Governors State on Saturday, December 17, beginning at 1:00 p.m.