Brookville, NY-Sophomore Sidney Parsons (Chandler, AZ) scored 18 points, and classmate Shannon Malone (Melbourne, Australia) had a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, but it was not enough on Saturday afternoon, as the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights lost on the road to the C.W. Post Pioneers, 69-58, in an East Coast Conference contest.
Gina Catherall and Emily Hall each scored 15 points to lead C.W. Post on Saturday.Senior Linda Blunt Durmen (Vallingby, Sweden) also reached double figure scoring for UB on Saturday, as she netted 12 points.
Trailing by as many as 16 points in the game, the Purple Knights rallied to cut the Pioneers lead to only five points, 43-38, with just over 16 minutes to play in the game, but Bridgeport would get no closer, as C.W. Post then went on a quick 6-0 run to raise their lead to 11 points, which turned out to be the game’s final margin.
With the loss, UB is now 2-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play. C.W. Post is a perfect 2-0 in the ECC and 2-3 overall.
Bridgeport returns to action at home on Wednesday night, December 5th, as the Purple Knights host I-95 rival and defending East Coast Conference champions, the University of New Haven. Action gets underway in Hubbell Gym at 5:00 p.m.