BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Senior guard Naj White scored a team-high 16 points on 7-for-18 shooting for Post University Women's Basketball, but the offensive shooting struggles for the Eagles would be too much for them to overcome against Bloomfield College in their road matchup Tuesday night, falling 59-45, against the Bears. 

This is the eighth time this season in which Post has been unable to produce 50 points or more offensively in a game and has lost all eight of those games by 10 or more points. 

THE BASICS

Post University 45, Bloomfield College 59

Post University (4-16, 3-6 CACC)
 
Bloomfield College (6-12, 3-6 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
After jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first 1 ½ minutes of the game, scoring would be a struggle for the rest of the half for the Eagles. Sophomore forward Alyssa Rossignol and freshman guard Jackie Russell aided in giving Post that early lead before the Bears attacked back with eight straight points led by five from senior guard Taneshia Tucker helping them take a 12-9 lead heading into the second. 

Following the jumper from White which got the Eagles to nine points with 2:04 left in the first, a scoring drought would ensue for Post that would last until the 3:10 mark of the second quarter when White's layup cut the now 12-point deficit down to 10 points. As a team, Post shot just 6-for-27 (22.2%) from the field and 1-for-12 (8.3%) from three while Bloomfield nearly doubled their output with a 10-for-23 (43.5%) half and 3-for-12 (25%) shooting from three. 

Post would head into the break down 13 points, 26-13, after putting up just four points in the second quarter and were led by Rossignol and White with four a piece. On the Bears' side, Tucker led all scorers with 12 points, shooting 4-for-6 from the field and draining 2-of-4 long balls while grabbing five rebounds as well as playing all 20 minutes.

While the offensive output in the second half resulted in 32 points and an 11-for-29 (37.9%) shooting half for the Eagles, the Bears continued their solid shooting performance with a 13-for-24 (54.1%) half which helped them maintain their double-digit lead the rest of the way. The deficit would get to as few as 11 points with 7:58 to go in the third for Post while rising to as many as 24 points with 7:07 left in the affair before a late 9-0 run by the Eagles brought it back down to 12 points in the closing minutes of the 59-45 defeat.

In addition to White's 16-point outing, Rossignol continued her double-digit scoring streak with 14 points in 24 minutes on 5-of-13 shooting while narrowly missing a double-double with eight rebounds which led the team. For Bloomfield, Tucker played all 40 minutes and nearly had a triple-double after scoring 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting while accounting for nine rebounds and eight assists in the win. Senior guard Kamrin Babbs was the only other Bear to play all 40 minutes as well as reach double-digit points with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with five rebounds and five assists. 

Neither team was able to hold onto the ball as they finished with 20-plus turnovers, but the Bloomfield offense scored 21 points off the 27 turnovers by the Eagles while Post only had 10 points on 20 Bear turnovers. Despite winning the rebound battle, 30-25, and grabbing more offensive rebounds than defensive rebounds (16 Off., 14 Def.) the Eagles lost the battle in the paint by a 26-12 margin. Minus their 6-for-20 shooting evening from three-point range, the Bears ended the night 17-for-27 (62.9%) from inside the three-point line whereas Post was 12-for-30 (40%). 

BY THE NUMBERS  

• Alyssa Rossignol's double-digit scoring streak extended to six consecutive games and nine of her last ten games after scoring 14 points on 5-for-13 shooting while also grabbing a team-high eight rebounds 
• Taneshia Tucker fell just shy of a triple-double for Bloomfield College after scoring 19 points, grabbing nine rebounds, and dishing out eight assists in the win 
• The 13-point first half for Post University was their lowest first-half output this season which was previously 17 points against both Sacred Heart University and Queens College – The lowest half of the season for Post came against Jefferson University in the second half where they scored just 10 points 
• This is the seventh game this season in which Post University has shot at or below 30% from the floor and is now 0-7 in those situations 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University heads into their last non-conference game of the season this Thursday evening at 5:00 PM on the road against Molloy University. This will be their first matchup since the 2013-14 season when the Lions, who have taken three of the four games, won by 18 points, 97-78, in a neutral site game down in Bridgeport, Connecticut.