FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Heading down to Fairfield, Connecticut to take on a tough test in Division I Sacred Heart University, Post University Women's Basketball held their own as all 13 players saw action for the Eagles and were led by sophomore forward Alyssa Rossignol's eight points in a 63-45 defeat at the hands of the Pioneers on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

Post University 46, Sacred Heart University 63

Post University (1-8)
 
Sacred Heart University (4-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior guard Ny'Ceara Pryor, who led all scorers with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting in her 22 minutes of action for Sacred Heart, kicked things off with a three as part of a 5-0 run to start the game for the Pioneers before freshman guard Jasmine Day-Cox hit on of her two free throws to get the Eagles on the board. Trailing 7-3, an 11-0 run by Sacred Heart gave them a 15-point lead which ballooned to as many as 15 points before sophomore forward Emma Carman's three made it a 22-10 game heading into the second.

The Pioneer lead would get as high as 32 points, 55-23, with 3:22 remaining in the third quarter, but a 19-7 fourth quarter for the Eagles helped them bring the game back to a respectable margin, 63-46. As a team, Post shot 29.6% from the floor, going 16-for-54 overall while making 6-of-26 threes (23.1%) and hitting 8-of-12 (66.7%) of their free throws in the loss. Their best shooting quarter was that fourth quarter in which they shot 46.6% from the floor and made 3-of-6 threes.

10 of the 13 players for the Eagles finished with at least one point while eight players from Sacred Heart recorded points and only two finished in double figures. Besides Pryor's 21-point outing, sophomore center Emma Kirby finished with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes of playing time. As a team, the Pioneers shot 42.9% overall, going 24-of-56 with their shooting decreasing with each quarter to a game-low 25% in the fourth.

BY THE NUMBERS  

• Ny'Ceara Pryor finished with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 22 minutes for Sacred Heart University while grabbing seven rebounds for Sacred Heart University
• Alyssa Rossignol scored eight points in 14 minutes while going 4-for-6 from the floor with two steals for Post University
• For the first time this season, Post University had 20 turnovers or less, finishing with only 20 turnovers in the game
• This was the first time in program history in which Post University Women's Basketball squared off against Sacred Heart University

WHO'S NEXT
Post University plays its rescheduled game against Queens College on Monday evening down in Flushing, New York at 6:00 PM. The Eagles have won six of their last seven matchups against the Knights dating back to the 2009-10 season with the last three coming by six points or less, including a 61-55 win at home last season.