NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After a 28-day layoff that featured two game cancellations due to injuries, a well-rested, much healthier Post University Women's Basketball squad took the floor against Southern Connecticut State University on New Year's Eve in their final road matchup of 2025. Featuring nine players, the most they have had available in a game so far this year, Post would struggle to find their rhythm from the jump, allowing the Owls to pull away early before finding their groove as the game wore on in an 86-55 loss for the Eagles to close out the calendar year.

THE BASICS

Post University 55, Southern Connecticut State University 86

Post University (1-5)

Southern Connecticut State University (6-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior forward Claire Greene provided a little bit of everything for the Post offense with 11 points on 4-for-10 shooting with eight rebounds and five assists, both of which led the team in their respective categories. Sophomore forward Tiara Tyson, who continued to rack up double-digit games since beginning her Eagle career, led the team with 13 points on 4-for-10 shooting with four blocks and four assists.

The Owls would lead wire-to-wire, outscoring Post by an 18-7 margin through the first quarter as the Eagles shot just 14% from the field with a 2-for-14 mark, compared to 6-for-17 (35.2%) for the home team in the same stretch. The offense for Post finished game shooting 17-for-53 overall, a 32.1% finish to the affair, but bounced back with 16-point performances in each of the next three quarters, including shooting above 40% in the second and fourth quarters. 

Five players finished in double figures for Southern Connecticut led by graduate guard Jillian Martin who had 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting in 35 minutes of action, followed by the season debut of senior guard Ally Sentance with 15 points on 5-for-6 shooting. As a team, the Owls shot 47% overall, including 54.5% from three-point land with 12 successful makes, and a 12-for-18 (66.7%) performance from the charity stripe. Despite 27 trips to the free throw line for Post, they would convert on just 15 of their attempts, leading to a 55.6% finish, slightly below their season avearage of 63.4%. 

Of all the players that touched the floor in the affair for either side, four of them finished playing 30-plus minutes in Greene with 36 minutes, sophomore guard Jasmine Day-Cox with 35 minutes, and sophomore guard Kamyrn Porter with 31 minutes all for the Eagles, while Martin was the lone Owl to reach the 30-minute plateau. 

BY THE NUMBERS   

• Through four games with Post University, Tiara Tyson is averaging 14 points per game after scoring a team-high 13 points on Wednesday afternoon  -- Tyson has reached double-digit scoring in all four games she has played in this season and trails only Alyssa Rossignol for the team lead in points per game
• Claire Greene had the best all-around game for Post University, finishing with 11 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in the loss -- The 11 points and five assists were both season-best marks for Greene
• So far this season, Post University has lost all five of its games by double-digit margins and has led at halftime in two of their six games this season
• Post University remains winless in the all-time series against Southern Connecticut State University, sitting now at 0-7 since their first meeting during the 2009-10 season and have lost six of those by double digits

WHO'S NEXT
Making up their rescheduled conference game from December 13^th against Jefferson University, Post University heads to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Friday for a 1:00 PM tip-off against the Rams. The Eagles have never beaten Jefferson since their first matchup during the 2005-06 season, going 0-22 in the span since then.