ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University women's basketball team closed out the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) season winless after a 73-61 loss to Trinity Christian College on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Athletic & Convocation Center in Arlington Heights, Ill.

The Lakers trailed by double digits for much of the game, but went on a 13-2 run late in the third quarter to cut the deficit to just two points at 52-50 with 38 seconds to go and were down 54-50 heading into the final quarter. The Trolls scored the first 12 points of the fourth quarter to build a 66-50 advantage, holding the Lakers scoreless for just under seven minutes, and went on to maintain their large lead until the end to defeat the Lakers.

GAME DETAILS

Score: Trinity Christian 33 12 9 9 73
Roosevelt 15 13 22 11 61

Records: Roosevelt 0-8, 0-8 (CCAC) // Trinity Christian 8-11, 4-7 (CCAC)

Location: Athletic & Convocation Center | Arlington Heights, Ill.

THE NUMBERS

• Ashley Smoldt (SR/Plainfield, Ill.) scored a season-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting
• Mallory Hawkins (FR/Clinton, Ind.) narrowly missed out on a double-double with 10 points & 8 rebounds to go with 3 assists
• Shawna Conger (FR/Washington Courthouse, Ohio) & Nicole Poole (JR/Orland Park, Ill.) scored 9 points each
• Rachel Peterson (FR/La Crosse, Wis.) grabbed 6 rebounds
• The Lakers shot 45.8% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc
• The Trolls shot 42.0% overall & 26.9% from three-point range
• TCC outrebounded RU 41 to 30, including 18 to 4 on the offensive boards
• The RU bench outscored TCC's bench 23 to 5

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers now lead the all-time series 12-5 over the Trolls
• The CCAC Conference Tournament has been expanded this year to include all 15 schools with play beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 23
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers will begin the CCAC Conference Tournament as the 13th seed and travel to in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to take on fourth-seeded Cardinal Stritch University at a game time to be determined. Click here to see the complete bracket for the CCAC Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.