HAMMOND, Ind. — Purdue University Calumet travels to Palos Heights, Ill., for a 7 p.m. tip against Trinity Christian College Monday night in the first round of Division II CCAC playoffs. The teams split against each other this season, but the Trolls finished with one more conference win to earn the home game in the opening round.

REC CENTER — National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ ninth-ranked Cardinal Stritch University used a three-point barrage in the second half to beat the Peregrines, 101-71, in the final regular season game for both squads. The Stritch victory also gave the Wolves a perfect 10-0 finish in Division II of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The Peregrines (7-23, 3-7 CCAC) had the lead for most of the first half, including a nine-point edge, 30-21. But a four-minute drought of offense late in the half gave the Wolves a seven-point lead at the intermission.

Both teams hit 50 percent of their shots from the 3-point stripe in the first half and were above 50 percent from the field, overall. But the Wolves blistered the nets in the second half connecting on 11-of-15 from the arc for a 73 percent success rate to blow the lead open.

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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Trinity International University maintained its second-place spot in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference with an 82-69 win against the Peregrines Wednesday night. Rachel Edelen and Reanna Perera each scored 21 points to lead all scorers in the conference victory.

The Peregrines (7-22, 3-6 CCAC) also had a pair of players tie for team-high scoring honors with senior co-captain Linsey Smith (Lake Central) and freshman forward Chrissy Lobodinski (Merrillville) each registering 19 points in the loss.

CCAC Division II scoring leader, Smith, averaging 16.7 points per game, connected three times from the 3-point stripe, and also had seven rebounds for the Peregrines. Lobodinski, who was perfect from the charity stripe on eight attempts, also grabbed six rebounds.

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HAMMOND, Ind. — On offense, the Peregrines had four players finish with double digits, including game-high scorer Linsey Smith (Lake Central) who pumped in 20 and hit three from the 3-point stripe.

But the Peregrines defense was suffocating in both halves limiting the Crimson Wave to 30 percent from the field in the 79-61 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference win at the Hammond Civic Center Wednesday night.

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REC CENTER — In the second half, the Peregrines offense clicked at just under 40 percent from the field. But they couldn’t overcome a 26 percent shooting performance in the first 20 minutes leading to a 74-61 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference loss to Judson University on Saturday in the first of two homecoming games.

The Peregrines (6-21, 2-5 CCAC) struggled from the field to open the game and failed to hit the double-digit mark until eight-plus minutes into the first half, which led to a 15-point deficit at the break.

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