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Saturday, Jan. 26 – 1 p.m. Post at Goldey-Beacom Joseph West Jones Center – Wilmington, Del. Coverage: Live Stats | Video

 

The Post University women's basketball team hopes to get back on track as it hits the road to take on Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) South Division foe Goldey-Beacom on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Eagles have fallen in their last three conference road games and have not beaten the Lightning since 2007.

 

LAST TIME OUT: Dominican 65, Post 61 – Recap | Box Score

Post dropped its third consecutive CACC game as it fell to North Division leader Dominican at the Drubner Center on Wednesday night. Junior Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) was 9-for-12 from the field and 4-of-5 from behind the arc for 22 points to lead the Eagles.

 

Post took its first lead of the night after Chance made two free throws to put the Eagles ahead 16-15 at the 8:48 mark of the first. Junior Jessica Webber (Naugatuck, Conn.) hit a layup with 6:40 left to start a 15-6 Post run to close out the first half. Junior Fernanda Mansilla (Ancud, Chile) found Webber behind the arc as time expired in the first half to give Post its largest lead at 35-25.

 

The Eagles held a 60-58 lead with 2:51 remaining after Chance split a pair of free throws. Lindsey Lopez hit a three-pointer on Dominican's next possession to take a 61-60 lead. After back-to-back Post turnovers, the Chargers made two of four from the line to pull ahead 65-61 with 14 seconds remaining. Mansilla missed a long three-pointer with three seconds remaining and Dominican grabbed the board to seal the victory.

 

SERIES HISTORY:

The Eagles are 6-9 overall against the Lightning in 15 all-time meetings. Post has dropped the last five to Goldey-Beacom. The Eagles last victory came in an 80-73 win on the road on Feb. 10, 2007.

PREVIOUS RESULTS:

1/28/12 ................. H........... L, 75-59

2/5/11 ................... A .......... L, 68-63

2/25/10 ................. H........... L, 80-72

2/21/09 ................. H........... L, 68-64

1/5/08 ................... A .......... L, 77-40

2/10/07 ................. A ......... W, 80-73

1/9/07 ................... H........... L, 76-61

1/31/06 ................. A .......... L, 69-68

1/5/06 ................... H.......... W, 86-81

2/12/05 ................. A .......... L, 78-69

1/6/05 ................... H.......... W, 78-60

2/14/04 ................. H.......... W, 83-71

12/13/03 ............... A ......... W, 62-56

2/15/03 ................. A ......... W, 59-52

12/2002 ................ H........... L, 56-46

 

SCOUTING THE LIGHTNING

Goldey-Beacom enters Saturday's contest at a record of 12-8 overall and 9-2 in conference play. The Lightning sit in second in the CACC South Division. They have won four of their last five and are coming off a 76-52 victory over Philadelphia on Jan. 23. Senior guard Devonne Richardson leads the team with 12.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, good for fourth in the CACC. She is second in the league with 4.6 assists per game. The Lightning are second in the conference and 11^th in the nation with an opponent's field goal percentage of 33.3. They allow the second-least points in the league at 57.6 per game.

 

LATHAM SCORES 1,000 IN HER CAREER

Aubrey Latham scored 21 points against Concordia on Jan. 15 to join the Eagles' 1,000-Point Club. She hit the milestone with a layup in the first half against the Clippers. Latham is the fifth player in Post University history to score 1,000 points.

 

POST UNIVERSITY 1,000-POINT CLUB

1. Tracey Garofolo (1998-2002) – 1,510

2. Tadj Williams (2003-06) – 1,321

3. Melissa Czeremcha (2000-04) – 1,117

4. Lisa Benettieri (1991-95) – 1,071

5. Aubrey Latham (2009-) – 1,060

 

GRIFFIN HONORED AS TOP ROOKIE

Freshman Hailey Griffin was chosen as CACC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 14. Griffin averaged 12.5 points in two games for the week of Jan. 6- Jan. 12., including a career-high 14 points in an 80-61 victory over Nyack. She was 9-for-16 from the floor and 6-for-8 from distance for the week. She is the first Eagle to be honored by the conference this season.

 

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST

As of the NCAA Division II rankings from Jan. 24, Fernanda Mansilla ranks 10^th in the nation with 5.5 assists per game. Monique Chance is 22^nd with 10.4 rebounds per game. The Eagles are 29^th in the country with 7.2 made three-pointers per game.

 

EAGLES AMONG CACC LEADERS

Post averages 7.2 three-pointers made per game to lead the CACC and is third with a 31.3 shooting percentage from deep. The Eagles are the second-highest scoring team in the conference at 66.9 points per game. Fernanda Mansilla leads the conference with 5.5 assists per game. Aubrey Latham is second with 17.5 points per game and third in three-point shooting percentage at 38.0%. Monique Chance is second with 10.4 boards per game.

 

LIVE BY THE THREE

The Eagles have been knocking down shots from behind the arc all season. In eight of its victories this season, Post has taken over 20 shots from distance and made at least seven. The Eagles are the top three-point shooting team in the conference at 7.2 made per game. Against Bloomfield on Jan. 3, they made a season-high 15 from distance on 50.0% shooting.

 

DISHING OUT THE ASSISTS

Junior Fernanda Mansilla has been putting her teammates in position to score all season. She leads the CACC and is eighth in the nation with 5.5 assists per contest. Her 105 assists is the fourth-best single-season total in school history. The single-season record is 119, set by Melissa Czeremcha during the 2003-04 campaign. Against Chestnut Hill on Dec. 8, Mansilla dished out 11 assists, the highest total by an Eagle since the 2004-05 season.

 

CLIMBING UP THE CAREER LIST

With at team-leading 187 rebounds this season, Monique Chance has moved into second place in Post history for career rebounds. Chance sits at 743 boards for her career. Tadj Williams, who played from 2003-06, is first with 891 career rebounds.

 

SCORING 20-PLUS

Aubrey Latham has scored 20 points in four consecutive games dating back to Jan. 12. Over the stretch she has averaged 22.7 points per game with a high of 25 coming against Mercy on Jan. 21. She had never scored 20-plus points in more than two straight games before the current streak.

 

RACKING UP THE DOUBLE DOUBLES

Monique Chance has been filling the box score all season. She has six double-doubles which is good for 44^th in the nation. Chance recorded four consecutive double-doubles from Dec. 19-Jan. 5. Last season, Chance tallied seven double-doubles and has 17 total in her career.

 

LONGEST IN PROGRAM HISTORY

The Eagles posted their longest conference winning streak in program history as they won nine straight CACC games from Feb. 11-Dec. 19, 2012. Post closed out the 2011-12 season with four consecutive conference wins. The Eagles began 2012-13 with their best-ever CACC start with five straight victories. Post defeated Chestnut Hill, Wilmington, and Nyack twice during the streak. Felician ended the stretch with a 68-66 win over Post on Dec. 19.

 

PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATIONS

Post was selected to finish fifth in the North Division of the CACC in the preseason poll announced on Nov. 12. The Eagles received 35 total points in the poll. Caldwell garnered 89 points and 11 first place votes and was selected as the North Division favorite. Defending conference champion, Holy Family, earned 95 points and 11 first place votes and was tabbed as the South Division favorite.

 

SCHULER NAMES THE CAPTAINS FOR HIS INAGURAL CAMPAIGN

Post University women's basketball head coach Stephen Schuler named senior guard Casey Brooks, graduate student Monique Chance and junior guard Aubrey Latham captains for the 2012-13 season. Brooks is one of the Eagles' top shooters. She led the team and was second in the conference with a 38.9 shooting percentage from behind the arc. Chance was 13th in NCAA Division II with 11.3 rebounds per game and named CACC Honorable Mention in 2011-12. Latham led the Eagles in scoring in 2011-12, averaging 15.5 points per game. She comes into the season just 238 points away from 1,000 for her career.