Waterbury, Conn. - The Post University Eagles women's basketball team returns to action at the Drubner Center for the first time since Dec. 13 as they take on the Caldwell Cougars in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Matchup on Jan. 8 at 6 p.m.
The Eagles look to snap a three game losing streak, with their most recent game resulting in a 85-53 loss to University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. In that game, sophomore
Hailey Griffin led the Eagles with 15 points.
The Eagles currently sit at 4-8 overall and 4-2 in the CACC. They are currently third in the North Division.
Leading The Way
Senior
Aubrey Latham (Mystic, Conn.) is tied for the CACC scoring lead at 22.5 points per game. She is currently sitting at 1,464 points in her career, good for second all-time in school history. She trails only
Tracey Garofalo (1,510) for the all-time lead.
The Eagles lead the conference in scoring as a team at 77.7 points per game, over five points ahead of their closest competitor.
History 101
Overall, the Eagles are 6-16 overall against the Cougars, last winning a 70-62 game at the Drubner Center on Dec. 4, 2012. Caldwell won the most recent matchup, 71-61 on Jan. 12, 2013. Here is a look at the most recent games against the two teams.
1/12/13 ................ A............ L, 71-61
12/4/12 ................ H…........ W, 70-62
2/9/12 ................... A ........... L, 71-62
1/26/12 ................. H........... L, 71-69
2/23/11 ................. H........... L, 66-62
1/27/11 ................. A ........... L, 65-61
2/23/10 ................. A ........... L, 69-67
1/5/10 ................... H........... L, 70-54
2/3/09 ................... A ........... L, 68-56
1/27/09 ................. H........... L, 68-56
2/5/08 ................... H........... L, 89-72
1/23/08 ................. A ........... L, 77-53
2/15/07 ................. H.......... W, 74-69
What To Expect From The Cougars
The Cougars are currently 7-6 overall and 5-1 in the CACC, good enough for second place in the North Division, just ahead of Post.
They are led by Olivia Gorczynski who is tops on the team at 14.4 points per game. Jeanette Anderson is third in the conference in field goal percentage at 53.4 percent. The Cougars are fourth in the conference in scoring at 70.4 points per game and fourth in the conference in field goal percentage at 40.2.
