JOLIET, Ill. --- No worries about a possible upset on the first night of postseason play for the University of St. Francis women's basketball team as the Saints cruised to a 72-41 victory over Trinity International University in the quarterfinal round of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night at the Sullivan Center.
 

Head coach Steve Brooks' team wasted little time in building a commanding lead using a 17-2 run in the first quarter that extended to the second to go up 21-6 with 7:25 remaining before the break. The lead would get no less than 13 points the rest of the night and reached as high as 34 points early in the fourth quarter.
 

Eleven different Saints contributed to the scoring cause among 15 that saw court time. Jordan Pyle (JR/Traralgon, Australia) and Justene Charlesworth (JR/Wanatah, Ind.) were the only players on either side to reach double figures in scoring. Pyle totaled 14 points, while Charlesworth was right behind with 12 markers.
 

Andriana Acosta (SR/Crest Hill, Ill.) garnered game-high rebounding honors with 11 boards, while also netting eight points.
 

The victory, along with Olivet Nazarene University's 97-82 win over St. Ambrose University, sets the stage for the rubber game of the three-game series between the Saints and the Tigers on Saturday at the Sullivan Center. St. Francis won the first matchup 79-44 on Dec. 30 at Judson University's Christmas Classic, while Olivet Nazarene came away with a 77-73 victory on Feb. 6 at the Sullivan Center.
 

The latter game was also the last time the Saints dropped a contest. They come in riding a five-game winning streak, while Olivet Nazarene has a seven-game string of success going.
 

Tipoff is tentatively scheduled for 1 pm.