WATERBURY, Conn. – Sophomore safety Alexa Arnold picked off a program-record tying three passes for Post University Women's Flag Football in its first game of the day on Sunday, en route to seven team interceptions as part of a 46-0 shutout win of Howard Community College to move above .500 for the first time this season at 5-4. 

THE BASICS

Post University 46, Howard Community College 0

Post University (5-4)

Howard Community College (0-6)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Coming into the game, the Dragons were playing a man down with only six players, but would end up playing with only five after the first two minutes when a head-to-head collision between two of them resulted in another injury. Modifying the game for the rest of the afternoon, the two sides would play 6-on-5 in favor of Post, which was quickly met with a 48-yard touchdown run by freshman wide receiver Aniyah Booker to get the Eagles on the board.

Before the end of the first, freshman running back Anna Acevedo-Lopez would tack on another touchdown with her 10-yard rush, as Post had a total of 129 rushing yards on 13 carries in the victory. As for the defense, they would see seven interceptions spread out among five different players, including three from Arnold, who also had three tackles. 

Junior linebacker Melanie Carrasco and sophomore running back Hanna Solis both led the way with six total tackles for the defense as well, who pitched their second shutout in as many games, doing so in their previous game against Harford Community College, 18-0. Junior quarterback Delia Kotsaftis was 13-for-26 through the air with 135 passing yards and three touchdowns. hitting three different targets in the end zone for the scores.

Freshman defensive back Wilma Fjall had a pick-six for Post in the second quarter for the Eagles, which was her second of the season in the 46-0 win.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Delia Kotsaftis had a big day in the air for Post University, throwing for 135 passing yards, while going 13-for-26 with three touchdowns in the win
• Alexa Arnold had a program-record tying three interceptions for the Post University defense, as the Eagles as a team had a program-best seven interceptions in the win
• Post University has now recorded shutout victories in back-to-back games after shutting out Harford Community College the other week, 18-0
• The matchup between Post University and Howard Community College was the first in program history for both teams

 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University takes on Roxbury Community College for the second time this season at 2:30 PM. The Eagles took down the Tigers at home earlier this year, 53-7.