PHILADELPHIA, Penn. –  A defensive first half of basketball for Post University Women's Basketball saw the Eagles leading 20th in the nation Holy Family University at halftime in Saturday's road conference matchup, but a 43-point second half by the Tigers helped them net four double-digit scorers in what would be a 23-point victory, 68-45, dropping the Eagles to 1-2 in conference play this season. 

THE BASICS

Post University 45, #20 Holy Family University 68

Post University (2-12, 1-2 CACC)
 
#20 Holy Family University (10-3, 2-0 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Post offense got things started early as freshman guard Kamryn Porter got a layup with an and-one opportunity which was the start of a 5-0 beginning to the affair for the Eagles. The lead for Post would peak at six points with 6:20 left in the first quarter as senior guard Naj White made one of her two free throws from the line, making it an 8-2 game, before the Tigers answered back to pull within two, 10-9, in a frame that saw the Eagles carry just a two-point advantage, 15-13, into the second following a three-point play for junior guard Kaelah Carter as time expired.

That would be the start of a 7-0 run for Holy Family which saw them take their first lead of the affair when Carter hit another layup and it was followed up by a layup from junior guard Taylor Hinkle shortly after. That would lead to a back-and-forth quarter in which neither side led by more than two points and with 32 seconds left, freshman guard Jasmine Day-Cox's jumper gave Post the halftime lead by just one point, 26-25. At the half, both teams were struggling to shoot the ball with the Eagles going 11-for-30 from the floor (36.6%) while the Tigers were just 9-for-29 (31%) overall in what was a defensive first 20 minutes of action. 

But the barrage of offense would come in the second half for Holy Family who shot over 50% during the course of the next two quarters, going 17-for-32 overall while making 3-of-12 threes leading to 43 points. Out of the break, it was Post who extended their lead to four points with a three from White and after graduate guard Erin Harris knocked down a jumper with 7:13 to go in the third, the ensuing 15-0 run by the Tigers was all they needed to take a double-digit lead and run away with the game. 

Senior guard Jayden Burns would make it a nine-point game, 45-36, with 21 seconds left in the third as would White to start the fourth, but trailing 47-38 with 9:36 left in regulation, another lengthy 15-0 run put the game away for good in a 23-point victory for Holy Family, 68-45. Freshman center Lauren Palangio led all scorers on the floor in today's game with 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting off the bench while sophomore guard Hannah Finnerty paced the Eagles with 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting followed by White with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting in the loss. 

BY THE NUMBERS  

• Hannah Finnerty was one of two players in double digits for Post University, scoring 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting while Naj White had 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting in the loss 
• Lauren Palangio led all scorers with 15 points for Holy Family University in just 16 minutes off the bench, going 7-for-9 from the field while hitting a free throw, grabbing four rebounds, and contributing four assists 
• The loss for Post University snaps a two-game winning streak against Holy Family University who the Eagles had beaten in three of the previous four matchups after losing the first 30 head-to-heads 
• After allowing 20-plus turnovers in each of their first 11 games, the Post University offense has committed under 20 turnovers in each of the last three games, allowing only 17 turnovers in each of the last two games and 18 turnovers in the game before that against Mercy University 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University starts a two-game stretch in the Drubner Center after a week off the court starting with Chestnut Hill College next Saturday at 1:00 PM. The Eagles snapped a two-game losing streak against the Griffins last season on the road with a 62-56 victory and own the all-time series by a 9-8 margin.