Quick Notes

• The final home game of the year is on tap for this Saturday, as Trinity International hosts 16th-ranked Cardinal Stritch for Senior Day.
• Streaming video and live stats of Saturday's game can be found at TIUTrojans.com/LIVE.
• The Trojans are coming off of a 69-56 road loss at St. Ambrose on Wednesday, and will look to snap an eight-game slide in league play this week.
• Senior guard Sarina Falvo leads the team with 11.0 points per game this season. Falvo was one of two Trojans with a team-high 11 points in Wednesday's game at St. Ambrose, and has three double-figure performances in the last four games.
• Junior guard Tashyra Burrough is averaging 8.5 points per game this year, but finished the month of January with an average of 10.8 points in the last six games, including a career-high 21 at Olivet Nazarene on Jan. 14. Burroughs posted 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting from three-point range in the win over Maranatha Baptist (Wisc.) on Feb. 2.
• Senior Rayelle Ross is third in scoring for the Trojans, with 8.3 points per game. With 20 points in the win over Maranatha Baptist and 12 points against Roosevelt, Ross scored double figures in two straight games for the first time since Nov. 12-16. Ross is averaging 13.7 points per game in her last three appearances.
• Senior point guard Arielle Miree is shooting a team-best 34.1% from three-point range while leading the Trojans with 3.1 assists per game. Defensively, Miree has recorded at least two steals in each of the last four games, raising her season average to 1.4 steals per game.
• After missing the first eight games of the season to injury, Basha Ramsey has averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Ramsey posted 12 points in the win at Lincoln Christian on Jan. 17, and finished with ten points and four steals at Olivet Nazarene on Jan. 14.
• As a team, the Trojans rank 24th in the NAIA in free throw shooting, connecting at the charity stripe with a .731 percentage. Trinity reached the 90% mark in back-to-back games on Jan. 25-28, going 9-for-10 at the line against #4 St. Xavier, and 11-for-12 at Indiana-South Bend on Saturday. In their last two games however, the Trojans have gone a combined 16-for-27 (59.3%).
• On the defensive end, Trinity holds their opponents to a .379 shooting percentage, good for 49th-lowest in the NAIA.
• TIU head coach Laurel Wartluft earned her 361st career victory against Maranatha Baptist on Thursday. Wartluft is one of 15 active coaches in NAIA Division II with 350 or more victories.
• Trinity is averaging 61.0 points per game as a team, good for 13th in the CCAC. Defensively, the Trojans allow an average of 67.6 points per game, ranking 7th in the league.
• Cardinal Stritch boasts the top-ranked defense in the CCAC, allowing just 56.0 points to their opponents each night. Offensively, the Wolves rank 5th in the league, averaging 71.2 points per game.
• Trinity ranks 4th in the CCAC with an average of 11.0 steals per game. Sarina Falvo leads the team with 45 steals on the season.
• With a win on Saturday, the Trojans can match last season's win total. A year ago Trinity posted a record of 8-19, which was the program's highest win total in three seasons.
 

Series History

• Saturday marks the 33rd meeting between the Trojans and Wolves, with Cardinal Stritch holding a 30-2 lead in the all-time series.
• Stritch has claimed the last nine wins in the series, with the last Trojan victory coming by a 63-61 margin on Feb. 14, 2012.
 

Last Time Out vs. Cardinal Stritch

• Trinity International was held to single digits in all four quarters on Jan. 5, as the Trojan offense struggled to find a rhythm in a 65-35 road loss to the No. 16 Wolves.
• Sarina Falvo and freshman Brookelyn Robertson, making just her second career start, led the Trojans with eight points apiece.
 

Scouting the Opponent

• The Wolves have secured a spot in the upcoming CCAC Tournament, and are currently tied for the No. 2 seed with a 15-2 record in league play. Cardinal Stritch comes into play this weekend on an eight-game win streak.
• Kelli Schrauth leads the team with 16.4 points per game, and ranks 4th in the NAIA-II with a .627 shooting percentage.
 

National Leaders

• Sarina Falvo ranks 17th among the NAIA national leaders in free throw shooting, connecting at the stripe with an .852 percentage.
 

Trojan Program History

• Head Coach Laurel Wartluft is one of the winningest active head coaches in the NAIA; Wartluft has collected 361 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 166-260 (.390).
•Trinity International has never appeared in the NAIA Coaches Poll since it's debut in 1999-00.
 

Record Book

• Five Trojans have reached 1,000 career points, most recently Brittany Simon (2009-13), with 1,104 points.
• Basha Ramsey is the active career leader in scoring, with 680 points. With 29 more points, Basha can move into 10th on TIU's all-time scoring list, matching Rachel Edelen (2004-08) with 709 career points.
• Ramsey also currently 7th in the TIU record books with 470 career rebounds.
• Senior guard Arielle Miree has recorded 238 career assists in her four seasons as a Trojan, good for 3rd-most in program history. Her 172 career steals rank 7th in the TIU record books.
 

Up Next

• The Trojans will wrap up the regular season with two games on the road, beginning with a non-conference matchup at Maranatha Baptist (Wisc.) on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
• The 2016-17 season finale is set for Saturday, Feb. 18 at Robert Morris, beginning at 1:00 p.m.