WATERBURY, Conn. – Junior forward Alyssa Rossignol finished with a team-high 24 points on an impressive 10-for-18 shooting on Saturday afternoon for Post University Women's Basketball in their first home game since November 30th. Taking on Georgian Court University, the Eagles would take a three-point lead into the fourth quarter, but get outscored 21-9 in the final 10 minutes by the Lions, snapping their nine-game winning streak against them dating back to the 2016-17 season, 69-60. 

THE BASIC

Post University 60, Georgian Court University 69

Post University (1-7, 0-4 CACC)

Georgian Court University (4-9, 3-2 CACC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
A highly contested first half of action saw four ties and eight lead changes over the course of the first 20 minutes. While Georgian Court held a 19-6 edge in defensive rebounds, a 12-9 lead in offensive rebounds for Post resulted in six second-chance points during a 33.3% shooting half (14-for-42).

The largest lead for either side would be only five points, led by double-digit performances from Rossignol for the Eagles, with 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting, while junior forward Karissa Smedley poured in 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting. Post would shoot the ball nearly twice as many times as the Lions, but trail in the rebounding category by a 28-18 margin. Senior guard Jade Dickson was closing in on a double-double heading into the break with six points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes for Georgian Court.

While Dickson would fall just short of a double-double with those six points, she would reach 10 rebounds in the affair, while Smedley ended up finishing with her 25-point, 12-rebound double-double in which she shot 8-for-12 from the floor and 9-for-12 from the free throw line. Scoring 14 second-half points, Smedley was responsible for 11 of the 21 fourth-quarter points that the Lions had to come from behind and take down the Eagles for their fourth consecutive loss.

Immediately after jumping out to a seven-point lead, their largest of the game, with a 7-0 run at the start of the third quarter, the Post offense would slow down as Smedley kicked off a stretch for the Lions in which they scored 12 of the next 14 points to regain the lead by three, 44-41, with 3:32 remaining in the frame. That lead would reach five points after a pair of free throws from junior guard Samantha Jones, 48-43, before Post closed the final two minutes and change with a 6-0 run of their own to head into the final 10 minutes with a three-point edge, 51-48.

However, the shooting would go cold from the floor for the Eagles, who were just 3-for-16 (18.8%) overall, hitting one of their two three-point attempts, while Georgian Court went 6-for-9 (66.7%) and took 16 free throws, nailing nine of them, and finishing the game with a 50% shooting afternoon, converting 26-of-52 shots. 

Sophomore guard Jasmine Day-Cox gave Post a four-point advantage with 9:30 left in the final quarter, before the Lions went on a 9-0 run, giving them the lead for good in their 69-60 victory. Day-Cox closed with 10 points on 4-for-17 shooting while sophomore forward Tiara Tyson also chipped in 10 points of her own to round out the three Post scorers in double figures. Holding a 47-29 edge on the glass, the Lions were led by Smedley's 25 points, followed by 15 points off the bench for senior forward Imani Gillette and 10 points from Jones. 

BY THE NUMBERS   

• Alyssa Rossignol finished with a team-high 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting, tacking on five rebounds and an assist in the loss -- The 26 points are the second-most she has scored this season behind only her 30-point performance against AIC back on November 30th
• Karissa Smedley finished with a double-double for Georgian Court University with 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting, making 9-of-12 free throws, and also having 12 rebounds in the win
• This is the first game this season in which Post University has not lost by a double-digit margin, and the first time this season in which they have been tied at halftime
• Post University's nine-game winning streak against Georgian Court University comes to an end with the loss, as this is the first time the Lions have beaten them since the 2016-17 season, 73-63, in the Drubner Center

WHO'S NEXT
Post University hits the road again for another week, taking on College of Staten Island to start things off on Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 PM. The Eagles had their three-game winning streak against the Dolphins snapped last November at home, falling 72-68.