WATERBURY, Conn.– Post University's Women's Basketball squad had a record-breaking win this afternoon while displaying a team win on the Drubner Court this afternoon as every single Eagle got on the stat sheet this afternoon, with 11 players getting at least a basket and rebound each. The home squad dominated the court, reaching the biggest margin in program history with 37 ticks remaining in regulation before taking the 98-46 victory, marking the biggest margin of win in a CACC game as well as against Goldey-Beacom. Currently, the Eagles' largest margin record is from 2019 when they beat Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 92-38, however, the Eagles were just a basket away from tying that record at the end of the game.

THE BASICS

Post University 98, Goldey Beacom College 46

Post University (8-6)
 
Goldey Beacom College (1-15)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles wasted no time getting ahead, as back to back threes from Maya Klein and Tijanae Simmons gave the orange and purple a six point edge before the visitors were able to get on the board thanks to a pair of free-throws. Simmons kept her streak from three-point land rolling with her second of the game just over three minutes into the game to catalyze a 14-point rally from the Eagles to bring the score to 20-2 with 4:38 remaining in the first. The Lightning were able to cut their deficit to 17 in the remaining minutes, heading into the second quarter, 11-28.
 
Exactly 60 seconds after the whistle, Simmons kept her squad rolling with a floating jumper before almost two minutes of scoreless action. It wasn't until 6:06 when Dede Stevenson got the Eagles going again with a layup in the paint before the home team grabbed their biggest lead of the game, 46-18 with 1:31 to go, however, a Lightning free-throw brought the score to 46-19 at the end of the half. Heading into the break, the Eagles were shooting five-for11 from behind the arc, seven-for-nine from the charity stripe.
 
Goldey Beacom was able to come out of the half with a pair of layups to come within 23, but the Eagles immediately answered back, taking a 31-point lead thanks to a layup from Naj White at the 4:26 mark. The Eagles continued to stay hot, heading into the final frame, 70-33.
 
Post continued their rally with a jumper from Lesandra Turner just 23 seconds into the fourth (72-33). It wasn't long before the Eagles took a 40-point lead (74-34) after just under a minute. After a six-point run topped off by a layup in the paint from Amaya Santiago, the Eagles broke 80 points, more than doubling Goldey's tally. The Lighting were able to chip away, making it 40-80 before the Eagles went on another eight-point rally which was eventually broken up by a Lightning layup and free throw.

But the Eagles were determined to bring the hammer down as White landed a layup with 1:46 remaining followed by one from downtown to tie the current largest margin in Post Women's Basketball history (53). Goldey answered back with a point from the charity stripe before a jumper from White gave the home team the biggest lead in Eagle history (54) as the scoreboard read 98-44 with 37 ticks remaining on the clock. However, the visitors were able to sneak in a jumper with 20 seconds left to snatch the record from the Eagles before the purple and orange took home the dominant 98-46 CACC victory.

BY THE NUMBERS  

• Between Mitchell College and Post, Le'Sandra Turner had 982 career points entering today's game – Turner booked seven points in this afternoon's CACC match-up, bringing her a mere 11 points away from the 1,000 point mark
• Naj White was perfect from the field, going 7-for-7 with 19 points, just a basket behind Post's leading scorer of the day, Maya Klein
• All 11 Eagles players registered at least one point and one rebound in the game
• With the win, the Eagles extend their victory streak against the Lighting to four while finishing the game with their biggest margin of victory against them at 52 points

WHO'S NEXT 
Post University continues conference action with a mid-week game against Caldwell University on Wednesday January 17 when they invite the Cougars to the Drubner Center for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off. During their last matchup on February 14, 2023, the Eagles narrowly defeated the Cougars, 66-64, extending their win streak to six.