GAME CENTER:
The Post University women's basketball team hopes the keep the momentum from its comeback win at Felician as it welcomes No. 8 Holy Family to the Drubner Center on Saturday for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest. Junior
Fernanda Mansilla (Ancud, Chile) has 118 assists on the season, just two shy of Post's single-season record.
LAST TIME OUT: Post 64, Felician 57 –
Recap |
Box Score
After finding itself down 34-14 late in the first half to Felician, Post stormed back with a late 20-2 run to tie their conference win total from a year ago. Junior
Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) led the Eagles with 25 points. Freshman
Hailey Griffin (Plainfield, Conn.) made three from distance on her way to 11 points and four rebounds.
The Eagles were behind 52-42 with 8:07 remaining but held the Golden Falcons scoreless for the next 7:45 as Post powered ahead with a 20-2 run. Jumpers by Chance and Mansilla sparked the stretch. Junior
Jessica Webber (Naugatuck, Conn.) gave the Eagles their first lead of the night at 55-54 with a free-throw with 2:36 remaining. Post went 5-for-6 from the line down the stretch to seal the victory.
The Eagles forced the Golden Falcons into 10 second-half turnovers which led to 13 points. Post was outrebounded 45-44, but held a 26-20 advantage on the glass in the second half.
SERIES HISTORY:
Post has never defeated Holy Family in 17 total matchups between the two. The Eagles a 0-7 at home against the Tigers. Post came closest to victory on Feb. 19, 2005 in a 79-76 overtime defeat.
PREVIOUS RESULTS:
1/21/12 ................. A .......... L, 87-53
2/12/11 ................. H........... L, 98-51
2/13/10 ................. A .......... L, 82-63
2/7/09 ................... H........... L, 72-54
1/8/08 ................... A .......... L, 79-41
1/20/07 ................. H........... L, 91-60
12/2/06 ................. A .......... L, 75-48
2/21/06 ................. H........... L, 74-51
1/21/06 ................. A .......... L, 89-56
3/2/05 ................... A .......... L, 84-52
2/19/05 ................. H.... L, 79-76 (OT)
1/15/05 ................. A .......... L, 84-50
3/3/04 ..............A (CACC) . L, 84-46
1/24/04 ................. A .......... L, 78-57
1/6/04 ................... H........... L, 84-60
1/2003 .................. H........... L, 78-38
1/7/03 ................... A .......... L, 96-42
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Holy Family enters Saturday's contest ranked eighth in the country at a record of 18-2 overall and 12-1 in CACC play. After dropping their first game of the season, the Tigers won 12 straight games before falling to Caldwell, 53-52, on Jan. 5. Holy Family leads the conference in eight statistical categories including; points per game (68.2), field-goal percentage (39.8%), points per game allowed (49.8), assists per game (18.5), and blocks per game (5.6). They lead the country in opponents' field-goal percentage at 30.1 percent. Senior center Erin Mann is tied for second in the CACC with 17.6 points per game. She leads the conference with 57 blocks and a 57.1 field-goal percentage.
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 and is fourth on the all-time scoring list.
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.
Aubrey Latham (2009-) – 1,096
5. Lisa Benettieri (1991-95) – 1,071
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. 27,
Fernanda Mansilla ranks 11
th in the nation with 5.5 assists per game.
Monique Chance is 18
th with 10.6 rebounds per game. The Eagles are 33
rd in the country with 7.0 made three-pointers per game.
EAGLES AMONG CACC LEADERS
Post averages 7.0 three-pointers made per game to lead the CACC and is fourth with a 31.1 shooting percentage from deep. The Eagles are the second-highest scoring team in the conference at 65.7 points per game.
Fernanda Mansilla leads the conference with 5.5 assists per game.
Aubrey Latham is tied for second with 17.6 points per game and fifth in three-point shooting percentage at 36.6%.
Monique Chance is second with 10.7 boards per game.
LIVE BY THE THREE
The Eagles have been knocking down shots from behind the arc all season. In nine 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 7.0 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 11
th in the nation with 5.5 assists per contest. Her 118 assists is the second-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 214 rebounds this season,
Monique Chance has moved into second place in Post history for career rebounds. Chance sits at 770 boards for her career. Tadj Williams, who played from 2003-06, is first with 891 career rebounds.
SCORING 20-PLUS
Aubrey Latham scored 20 points in four consecutive games from Jan. 12-Jan. 23. Over the stretch she 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 in her career before the four-game streak. Latham has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season.
RACKING UP THE DOUBLE DOUBLES
Monique Chance has been filling the box score all season. She has six double-doubles which is good for 56
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.
