Sunday, Dec. 1 - 1 p.m.
Post at NYIT
Recreation Hall - Old Westbury, N.Y.
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The Post University women's basketball team looks to keep its winning ways going as it takes on New York Institute of Technology in an out of conference matchup on Sunday in Old Westbury, N.Y. at 1 p.m.
In the last game for the Eagles against the Golden Falcons of Felician on Nov. 26, they dominated from beginning to end, culminating in a 95-74 win. Freshman
Liz Falcigno (Middletown, Conn.) led four Post players in double figures with 23 points. Sophomore
Hailey Griffin (Plainfield, Conn.) added 21, senior
Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) had 20 and senior
Raven Wright-James (Middletown, Conn.) had 14.
The Eagles are currently sitting in first place in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference North Division with a 3-0 record. Overall, they are 3-4.
Getting Close
With her 20 points against Felician, Latham inched closer to the all-time school scoring lead. She currently has 1,367 points all-time and trails only
Tracey Garofalo who finished her illustrious career at 1,510 points. Latham is also the leading scorer in the CACC this season, averaging 24.7 points per game.
History 101
The Eagles and Bears have met five times in non-conference play, with the Bears leading the series, 3-2, including their meeting last season, as the Bears won, 89-69. In that game,
Jacquelynne Pugh (Grahamsville, N.Y.) finished with 15 points for the Eagles in the game at the Drubner Center
12/30/12 ............... H........... L, 89-69
11/16/10 ............... A ........... L, 62-55
11/20/09 ............... H.......... W, 58-42
1/3/09 ................... H.......... W, 60-56
11/20/07 ............... A ........... L, 71-61
Scouting the Bears
The Bears currently sit at 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in the East Coast Conference. They are lead by Alex Venuto who averages 14.5 points per game and Demitra Apergis, who averages 14 points and 6.5 rebounds a game. Dina Ragab is the team's leading rebounder at 7.0 boards per game.
