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The Eagles put forth a valiant effort against one of the top teams in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference before falling 80-71 to Holy Family in a women's basketball game in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) led the way with 26 points on the day on a tremendous shooting performance overall, shooting 7-for-11 from the field, including 4-of-5 from downtown.

The Eagles got off to a hot start, jumping out to a 9-2 lead to begin the game. During that run, Dericka Sims (Chesapeake, Va.) and Latham carried the offensive load, scoring four and five points, respectively.

Post held onto the lead for most of the first fifteen minutes of the game, with the teams swapping one point leads for a four minute stretch.

The Tigers would then go on a 15-7 run to end the half, taking a 44-37 lead, but they gave the top team in the conference more than they had bargained for.

Latham finished the first half with 17 points on 5-for-7 shooting, including a red hot 3-for-3 from three point land. Freshman Jessica Ayala (Middletown, N.Y.) finished the half with six points. Erin Fenningham had 11 points for Holy Family in the first half to lead the way.

The Eagles shot an astounding 42.9 percent from three-point land in the first half, going 6 of 14.

 During the beginning of the second half, Latham continued her scorching start, scoring the first seven points of the half for the Eagles, as they closed the deficit to 48-44 with 16:54 left in the half. 

After a bucket by Holy Family's Carolyne Heston to put the Tigers up, 50-44, the Eagles would go on a 9-2 run to take a 53-52, thanks to eight points from sophomore Hailey Griffin (Plainfield, Conn.) as she hit two three pointers during the stretch. The teams would swap leads of no more than six points, points for the next ten minutes.

Unfortunately for the Eagles, Heston would again score a big bucket at 4:55 to start an 11-4 run to close out the game for the final tally and the Tigers stayed undefeated in the conference at 10-0 and 12-5 overall. It was the ninth straight win for the Tigers. 

The Eagles dropped to 5-11 on the season, but are still at .500 in the conference at 5-5. Griffin finished with 15 points. Sims, in her first start, finished with 11. Senior Raven Wright-James (Middletown, Conn.) finished with 11 rebounds, her fourth straight double digit rebounding game.

Up next for the Eagles is a Jan. 28 matchup at the Drubner Center against Dominican. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.