WALTHAM, Mass. -- After being on the cusp of their first win of the season in their last game against the College of Staten Island, Post University Women's Basketball faced another tough road test having to travel to Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon to face nationally-ranked Bentley University who entered the day third in the nation in the WBCA National Poll and sixth in the D2CSC National Poll. Senior guard Naj White led the Eagles with 12 points on 5-of-19 shooting, but the Falcons used a strong 29-point first quarter to take a commanding lead en route to an 84-46 win. 

THE BASICS

Post University 46, #3/#6 Bentley University 84

Post University (0-5)
 
#3/#6 Bentley University (5-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED 
As a team, the Falcons shot an impressive 34-for-67 from the field (50.7%) with eight threes on 20 attempts which was good for a 40% shooting afternoon from long range. In the first quarter alone, Bentley was 11-for-20 from the floor with four threes compared to Post who struggled at 4-for-15 (26.6%) with no threes. Senior forward Kylie DuCharme led the game off with a jumper to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead which was met by sophomore forward Alyssa Rossingol's jumper to tie the score at two with 9:23 left in the first.

That would be the only time besides the start of the game in which the score would be tied as a three from graduate guard Brooke Obar, which was matched with another Rossignol make, made it a one-point game in favor of the Falcons, 5-4. From there, Bentley embarked on a 10-0 run to make it an 11-point game, 15-4, with 5:53 to go in the frame before junior forward Nicole Parks broke up the run with a bucket. Down 12 points with 3:51 remaining in the first, sophomore guard Niya Morgan started a 9-0 run with her three to bring the lead up to 21 points, 29-8, heading into the second. 

Eventually losing by 38 points, the Eagles were outscored by just six points in the second quarter and trailed 48-21 heading into the break before being outscored by 11 points throughout the entire second half in the 84-46 defeat. Beyond White's team-leading 12 points, Rossignol only had eight points to finish the game after scoring the team's first two baskets followed by freshmen guards Jackie Russell and Kamryn Porter with six points apiece, accounting for Post's top four scorers.

Senior guard Amanda Kabantu led Bentley in double figures with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and was one of three scorers with 10-plus points along with DuCharme at 12 points and Obar at 11 points while both shot 4-for-9 from the field. All 15 players saw the floor for the Falcons in the victory with 14 recording at least a shot or an assist and 12 recording points. 

BY THE NUMBERS   

• Bentley University saw 12 different scorers in the game with Amanda Kabantu leading the way with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting
• So far this season, Naj White has scored more than 10 points in four of the first five games Post University has played, including each of her last three games -- White scored 12 points on 5-of-19 shooting today 
• In their first five games of the season, Post University has committed 20-plus turnovers in each affair while doing so in just eight games throughout the entire 2023-24 season
• This was the first time in exactly 10 years since Post University has faced Bentley University with the last matchup coming during the 2014-15 season in which they fell 72-57 in North Andover, Massachusetts 

WHO'S NEXT 
Post University will have 10 days off for the Thanksgiving Break before taking on Dominican (N.Y.) on the road in what will be the first conference matchup of the season for the Eagles. In the last five matchups, Post is 3-2 against the Lady Chargers and swept them in the two games they played last year by scores of 88-75 at home and 64-61 on the road.