WATERBURY, Conn. – Sophomore forward Jeanette Anderson (Lynn, MA/Lynn English) scored the game-winning basket at the buzzer as the Caldwell College women's basketball team beat Post University, 71-69 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game Thursday evening at the Drubner Center. The win gives the Cougars a 12-7 record on the season, including a 9-3 mark in league play. The Eagles fall to 4-13, 2-8 CACC with the loss.

A three-pointer by freshman forward Emily Caswell (Wakefield, RI/Prout School) capped an 11-2 Caldwell run and put the Cougars on top 67-63 with under two minutes to play. Aubrey Latham answered for Post with a three, then after senior guard Stephanie Cadet (Elmont, NY/Elmont Memorial) hit two free throws, Jacquelynne Pugh drained a three-pointer with 27 seconds left to tie the score at 69-69. With time running down, the Cougars got the ball in to Anderson, who missed her first attempt, grabbed the rebound and put the ball up and in as time expired for the winning basket.

Caldwell led by as many as nine points in the first half before the Eagles were able to cut the deficit to 35-32 by halftime. Junior guard Torey Jones (Providence, RI/LaSalle Acad.) scored 11 points and Post's Monique Chance had 12 points in the first half.

The host Eagles took the lead on a Pugh three-pointer early in the second half and stayed on top through the first 11 minutes. Anderson briefly gave the Cougars a one-point advantage with a layup at the nine-minute mark, but Post regained control to take a 61-56 lead with 5:28 to play. Caldwell responded with an 11-2 spree, getting seven points from Caswell, to put the Cougars on top 67-63. Post retaliated with a pair of threes, setting up Anderson's late heroics.

Anderson led the Cougars with 17 points to go with nine rebounds and three steals. Junior center Gillian Felix (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) dominated the glass, matching her career high with 17 rebounds to go with 12 points and three blocks. Caswell finished with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, while Jones had 11 points, five boards, four assists and two steals. Chance paced Post with 20 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks, while Kelli Reynolds added 19 points.

Caldwell hosts Philadelphia University in a CACC battle on Saturday, Jan. 28. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in the George R. Newman Center.