Waterbury, Conn. - Senior
Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) looks to break the all-time women's basketball school scoring mark as the Post University Eagles take on the Concordia Clippers in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Drubner Center.
Latham is currently second on the all-time list with 1,497 points in her career, just behind 2002 graduate,
Tracey Garofalo, who finished her career with 1,510 points. Connecticut Public Television will be there to call the historic moment.
Latham currently the leading scorer in the CACC, averaging 23.3 points per game. She is also second in the conference in field goal percentage, shooting at a 54.9 percent clip.
The Eagles are currently 4-9 overall and 4-3 in the CACC. They sit third in the North Division. They also lead the conference in points per game at 77.8 points per game.
In Their Last Game
In the last game for the Eagles, they relinquished a 23 point lead in an 89-80 loss to Caldwell in a CACC matchup. The Eagles held a 54-31 lead in the first half before the Cougars went on a 24-0 to take the lead, and eventually, the game.
Latham finished the game with 33 points, and sophomore
Hailey Griffin (Plainfield, Conn.) finished with 16 points. Junior
Raven Wright-James (Middletown, Conn.) came close to a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds.
History Is On Their Side
The Eagles hold a 10-2 edge in the all-time head-to-head series. In their first meeting this season on November 13, 2013, the Eagles scored 62 points in the second half to finish with a dominating 101-80 win over the Clippers. In that game, Latham led three players in double figures with 33 points. Wright-James finished with a double-double, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Griffin contributed 15 points.
A look at the history of the series:
11/13/13................H..........W, 101-80
1/15/13 ................. A.......... L, 84-70
11/20/12 .............. H.......... W, 70-59
2/7/12 ................... H.......... W, 72-68
1/24/12 ................. A .......... W, 83-74
1/19/11 ................. H.......... W, 72-59
12/7/10 ................. A .......... W, 62-53
2/9/10 ................... H.......... W, 65-55
1/19/10 ................. A ........... L, 68-42
1/19/09 ................. H.......... W, 76-52
2/18/08 ................. A .......... W, 75-70
11/28/05 ............... H.......... W, 78-76
A Look At The Clippers
The Clippers have struggled thus far this season, as they have dropped all 15 games they have played this season, including all eight in CACC play. They are last in the North Division.
Jessica Rosalbo is the team's leading scorer, averaging 10.9 points per game. Alyssa Dawson leads the team in rebounds at 6.1 per game. As a team, the Clippers are last in points per game, scoring just 51.1 points per game. The Clippers have given up the second most points per game in the conference at 84.7 points per game.
