JOLIET, Ill. --- The TIU women's basketball team travelled to Joliet late on Saturday afternoon as they took on the Fighting Saints of the University of St. Francis in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action. Coming off an 11-point loss at Trinity Christian to open league play on Wednesday, the Trojans would face a tough challenge against the one of the conference's toughest teams.

Like in Wednesday night's game, Trinity's opponent would jump out to a big lead early as the Saints pulled ahead 16-2 in the first seven minutes of play as the Trojans struggled to find the bottom of the net. TIU would slow down the USF offense in the second quarter, but would still have challenges scoring as the Saints went into halftime ahead 31-17.

Trinity's struggles offensively would continue into the third quarter as the Trojans were held to just four points in the quarter as St. Francis continued to build their lead. Able to limit their overall number of turnovers, TIU posted their most efficent period in the fourth as Alina Jahnke posted nine points in the final ten minutes of action, as Trinity fell to the Fighting Saints by a final score of 71-38.

Jahnke led the game with 15 total points for TIU, as Da'Naria Washington posted a team-high seven rebounds with six points.  Carly Scheblo notched six points and two assists in the loss, while Aniyjha Graves scored five points.

ADDITIONAL GAME NOTES

• TIU drops to 4-16 all-time against St. Francis with their loss on Saturday.

• Saturday marked Trinity's 11th consecutive loss to the Fighting Saints. TIU's last win over USF came on Feb. 2, 2013 in a 69-68 win at home.

• Trinity's 38 points on Saturday are their fewest scored since scoring 37 against St. Francis on Feb. 15, 2020 in a game in Joliet.

• St. Francis has held TIU under 40 points in three of their last five meetings dating back to the 2019-20 season.

• Saturday's loss marks the second straight season the Trojans have started 0-2 in CCAC play.

• Five Saints scored in double-digit figures on Saturday, led by Andriana Acosta's 15 points and 12 rebounds.

• The Trojans committed a season-low 12 turnovers in Saturday's game.

• Trinity shot 24% from the floor and 3-21 from beyond the arc (14.3%), both season-lows for the team.

UP NEXT

The Trojans (2-2) return to action on Wednesday night as they visit the Fighting Bees of Saint Ambrose University in CCAC action. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30pm CT at Lee Lohman Arena in Davenport, with the game being streamed LIVE on the SAU Sports Network.
 

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