MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Freshman Stephaine Beck (Mishawaka) dropped in a pair of free throws and pulled the Peregrines to within seven, 52-45, with 7:27 to play, plenty of time to gain on the Wolves. But the Wolves had no intention of being upset twice in five days by the Peregrines.

Cardinal Stritch University finished the game with a 12-7 run ending PUC’s season with the 64-52 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal win. The Peregrines knocked off the Wolves in the regular season finale, 80-72, which was the first time in four seasons a CCAC opponent beat the Wolves.

In the final seven-plus minutes, the Peregrines (12-18) could not find the bottom of the net from the field until senior LaKeisha Hurst (Dover, Del.) hit the game’s last bucket with 22 seconds left. The Peregrines were 1-for-7 from the field, while hitting 5-of-6 from the charity stripe.

Hurst closed out her college career leading the Peregrines with 14 points and nine rebounds just missing her 13th double-double of the season. Hurst finished the season leading the Peregrines in scoring (14.2 per game) and rebounding (9.5).

Sophomore Jenny Britton (Lake Central) hit her only 3-pointer of the game in the first four minutes of action, and finished with 10 points and a pair of assists. Britton led the team hitting 42 percent of her 3-pointers, and averaged 12 points per game.

A pair of former Merrillville Pirates, Meme Harris and Chrissy Lobodinski, each scored eight for the Peregrines. Lobodinski grabbed six rebounds and had two assists, while Harris pulled in four rebounds in the loss.

PUC trailed 32-22 at the half hitting 8-of-27 (29 percent) from the field, while CSU connected on 12-of-30 for a 40 percent success rate. The Peregrines improved slightly in the second half hitting 36 percent from the field, while the Wolves’ rate dipped one percentage point.