Box Score
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University women's basketball team won its home opener on Tuesday night against Concordia, 70-59. The Eagles have won their last six Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) games and are 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2005-06.
Junior
Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) shot 6-for-8 from behind the arc, including 4-for-4 in the second half, on her way to a career-high 30 points. Graduate student
Monique Chance (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Freshman
Toshina Jessamy (Hartford, Conn.) added 11 points off the bench.
The Eagles fell behind 12-7 at the 15:53 mark of the first half. Post used a 9-1 run from there to grab a 16-13 lead at 11:28 and never trailed again. Junior
Jessica Webber (Naugatuck, Conn.) added five points during the stretch.
Post built its lead to double-digits at 25-15 after a layup by Chance off a Concordia turnover at 7:35. The Clippers ended the half on 7-2 run to cut the deficit to 29-24 at the intermission.
Concordia pulled within two at 36-34 early in the second half. Junior
Raven Wright-James (Middletown, Conn.) scored four points as part of a 10-2 run by the Eagles to give them a 46-36 advantage with 12:55 remaining.
The Clippers cut the Post lead to 46-44 at the 9:22 mark of the second half. The Eagles responded with a 14-2 run, capped off by back-to-back three-pointers by Latham, to take their largest lead of the game at 60-46 with 5:42 left.
The Eagles outrebounded the Clippers 43-36, including 22-12 offensively. Post held a 23-12 advantage in second-chance points.
Latham now sits at 833 career points and is just 167 away from joining the 1,000-point club.
Post will be back in action tomorrow afternoon against in-state rival Bridgeport. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
