WILMINGTON, Del. – Junior forward Alyssa Rossignol was the only Post University Women's Basketball player to reach double digits on Saturday, scoring 24 points on 11-for-20 shooting as the Eagles could not ride the momentum of their mid-week win at the College of Staten Island, returning to conference play with a 65-48 loss to Goldey-Beacom College.

THE BASIC

Post University 48, Goldey-Beacom College 65

Post University (2-8, 0-5 CACC)

Goldey-Beacom College (3-12, 3-5 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
10 points for Rossignol for the Eagles and sophomore guard Marasia Dyes for the Lightning made up a first half in which Goldey-Beacom led by seven points, 26-19, heading into the break. Post's offense was just 9-for-28 (32.1%) from the field as Rossignol accounted for 11 of those shots, going 5-for-11 overall with two rebounds, assists, and steals.

No other Post player had more than three points among the nine players that saw playing time in the first two quarters, while senior guard Rory Ciszkowski had six points on 2-of-3 shooting overall with a team-leading five rebounds for the Lightning. Goldey-Beacom dominated on the boards by a 22-10 margin while hitting 5-of-16 threes (31.3%), which accounted for over half of their first-half field goals (9-for-24).

After neither team scored for the first 2:05 of the contest, a three from senior guard Karlee Lemon got the scoring started for the Lightning, who led by as many as 11 points in the first half, never trailing at any point.  

Out of halftime, sophomore guard Kamryn Porter hit on two free throws, dwindling the deficit down to five points, and Rossignol's five consecutive points following a layup from sophomore forward Lydia Betz, made it a one-point game, 28-27, at the 7:10 mark of the third. That would be the closest the Eagles got to tying or taking the lead in the contest as Betz hit back-to-back triples to boost Goldey-Beacom back to a seven-point advantage.

The Lightning would ride a 12-point lead, 50-38, into the fourth quarter, never allowing their edge to dip below double digits and leading by as many as 19 points along the way before completing the wire-to-wire victory, 65-48. The Eagles would have just nine second-half rebounds, comparable to 19 for the Lightning, who outrebounded Post by a significant 41-19 margin.

Ciszkowski tied for the team lead in points with Betz as each had 15 points, but the senior finished with a double-double, snagging 10 boards, while going 5-for-8 from the floor with all eight shots coming from beyond the arc. Dyes also had a solid game for a Lightning team that went 23-for-52 overall (44.2%), closing with 13 points and going 5-for-9 from the field with six rebounds and six assists.

Of the 52 shots taken by Post, only 10 came from three-point land, but Rossignol accounted for nearly 40% of all the shots taken by the Eagles. Beyond her 11-for-20 showing with 24 points, the rest of the Post lineup combined to go 9-for-32 (28.1%) from the field overall and 1-for-8 (12.5%) from three. The Eagles won the turnover battle, 22-16, mustering up 17 points off turnovers while the Lightning only managed four points.

BY THE NUMBERS  

• Alyssa Rossignol has now scored 20-plus points in three consecutive games, two of which came this week – Rossignol shot 19-for-33 (57.6%) from the floor during the week for Post University
• Rory Ciszkowski tied for the team lead in points, recording a double-double for Goldey-Beacom College after scoring 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting from three with 10 rebounds
•  So far this season, Post University has been outrebounded in all 10 of their games, including five times by double-digit margins — The Eagles were outrebounded 41-19 today by Goldey-Beacom College, marking their fewest number of rebounds in a game this season
• After a tough start to the season at the free-throw line, Post University has shot above 60% in each of its last four games -- The Eagles were 6-for-8 (75%) from the free-throw line today

WHO'S NEXT
Post University comes home on Wednesday, facing Caldwell University in a conference matchup at 5:30 PM in the Drubner Center. After winning seven straight games against the Cougars from 2019-2024, the Eagles have lost two of the last three games against them, but came out on top in the most recent one, 71-58, at home last February.