DEERFIELD, Ill. - Senior guard
Sarina Falvo paced Trinity International with a team-high 13 points, but the Trojans were unable to keep up with the hot-shooting and 4th-ranked St. Xavier Cougars on Wednesday night, falling 94-64 inside Van Dixhorn Arena
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The Trojans (6-14, 2-11 CCAC) kept the visitors close in the opening minutes, but a four-point performance in the second quarter allowed the Cougars (20-2, 12-2 CCAC) to pull away. Falvo and
Brookelyn Robertson gave Trinity a narrow lead with their first scores of the game within the opening 90 seconds, before a 22-0 run spanning six minutes of the first quarter gave SXU a 26-5 advantage.
Trailing 58-16 at the half, Trinity battled back, outscoring the Cougars 48-36 in the second half.
Tashyra Burrough led the charge, scoring eight of her twelve points in the second half.
Nika Bracun finished as the team leader in rebounds, with five, while
Rayelle Ross dealt out four assists in 20 minutes of action.
The Trojans are back in action Saturday afternoon, when they travel to face the Indiana-South Bend Titans. Tipoff on January 28 is set for 12:00 p.m. Central/1:00 p.m. Eastern.
