Philadelphia, Pa. – In a battle of two of the top teams in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), the Post University women's basketball team fell to University of the Sciences, 67-50 on Saturday afternoon.

The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Eagles, who are now 11-4 on the season and 6-2 in CACC play. They remain in first-place in the CACC North Division.

Junior Taylor Williams led the way for the Eagles with 14 points and six rebounds. She scored the first six points of the game for the Eagles as the two teams swapped leads seven times in a tightly contested first quarter. The Devils took a small 14-13 lead after the first ten minutes.

USciences took a nine-point lead during the second quarter – its biggest of the half – but the Eagles were able to rally, sinking four of their final six free throws, trailing just 31-26 in at the break. Sophomore Sha'Raya Haines led the Eagles with four points in the quarter, all on free-throws.

After the Devils opened up the second half with a 12-2 run and take a 43-28, Post bounced back, closing out the half with a 9-3 run, which included three-pointers by Williams and classmate Hannah Benac. The three from Williams made it a 44-37 game with 1:13 left. Irisa Ye of USciences made a jumper with four seconds left, making it a 46-37 game heading into the fourth.

The Eagles wouldn't get any closer than eight points the rest of the way as USciences led by as much as 20 points at 63-43 in the fourth quarter.

Freshman Tai Pagan finished with nine points and eight rebounds. Haines had seven points and four rebounds.

Ye led all scorers with 33 points on 15-for-26 shooting. Jordan Vitelli chipped in with 21 points for the Devils (15-3, 8-1 CACC).

Post returns home for its next match, a CACC North Division battle against Dominican at the Drubner Center on January 21 for a 5:30 p.m. tip.