Waterbury, Conn. – The Post University women's basketball team held Caldwell to 22 percent shooting in a decisive 56-32 win over the Cougars in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division matchup on Thursday evening at the Drubner Center.
The 32 points the Eagles gave up is tied for the least amount of points given up in a game in the program's history. They gave up 32 in a 75-32 win over Wilmington on January 31, 2004.
The win moves the Eagles to 10-3 on the season and 4-1 in the CACC and vaults them back to first place in the North Division.
Post forced 19 turnovers and outrebounded the Cougars 62-40, led by
Tai Pagan and
Roxkel Washington who had 14 apiece. On the offensive end,
Amaya Santiago scored a season-high 21 and grabbed eight rebounds.
The Eagles never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 5-0 lead – all courtesy of Santiago – to begin the game.
Jaeonna Sutton hit two threes in the first quarter, helping the Eagles take a 15-6 lead heading into the second.
After the Cougars trimmed a once eight-point lead – 22-14 - to a three-point game, Post responded with a three from
Makayla Thompson and a jumper from
Kyla Ramseur to go into the half leading 27-19. Thompson hit two threes in the quarter.
In the third, the Eagles held the Cougars to just six points on 2-for-16 shooting while the Eagles increased their lead to 45-25. Santiago went 5-for-7 from the field in the quarter, scoring 11 points to go along with two steals and five rebounds.
Post never led by less than 18 in the final quarter and held the Cougars (10-6, 5-2 CACC) to just seven points over the final ten minutes.
To go along with her season-high in rebounds, Pagan also had four blocks, eight points and two steals. Washington scored six points to go along with her career-high rebounding night.
Post has won three straight games against Caldwell and four of their last five.
Rebecca Morrison led the Cougars with 13 points.
Up next, the Eagles travel to Chestnut Hill on Saturday, January 22 to take on Chestnut Hill in a CACC game at 1 pm.
