2023-24 CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 5, 2024) -- It will be an All-CACC South Division Semifinal Round on Saturday as all four division teams were victorious Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the 2023-24 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Championship.

The highlight of the four southern victories was No. 4 seed Goldey-Beacom College going on the road and defeating North Division Champion Post University, 68-64, at the Drubner Center in Waterbury, Conn. The Lightning will take on South #4 Chestnut Hill College in Saturday's semis, as the Griffins dethroned defending champ Dominican College, 51-49, in Philadelphia.

On the other side of the bracket, South #3 Holy Family University won on the road at North #2 Felician University, 67-48, and South #1 Thomas Jefferson University staved off a gutsy effort from North #4 University of Bridgeport before pulling away late for a 64-48 triumph.

Jefferson and Holy Family will be meeting for the second time in a week in Saturday's first semifinal at 5 p.m., followed by CHC and G-B at 7 p.m. Saturday's two winners will square off in the CACC Championship Final on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The semifinals and championship final will be contested at the Newman Center on the Caldwell University campus in Caldwell, N.J. 

S#1 JEFFERSON 64, N#4 BRIDGEPORT 48 | Boxscore
Cassie Murphy poured in a team-best 14 points and Jefferson needed to shake off a spirited effort from Bridgeport to advance to Saturday's semifinals. UB held a slim 40-39 lead late in the third quarter, but Jefferson scored the next eight points to take the lead which it would never relinquish. Morgan Robinson pulled down a dozen rebounds and Sam Yencha and Haley Meinel each had 10 points for the Rams. Samirah Akinwunmi led UB with 13 points in the setback.

S#3 HOLY FAMILY 67, N#2 FELICIAN 48 | Boxscore
Taylor Hinkle pumped in a team-best 21 points and HFU jumped out to an early 13-2 lead and played outstanding the rest of the way in earning the double-digit road win. Carolyn Prevost followed with 17 points and Kara Meredith chipped in with 12. Ane Valle had 24 points for Felician in the setback. HFU's perimeter defense was strong the entire night as it limited Felician to just 2-for-17 shooting from beyond the arc.

S#4 GOLDEY-BEACOM 68, N#1 POST 64 | Boxscore
Janiya Stevens paced five Lightning double-figure scorers as she pumped in 16 points to lead G-B to the upset. The Lightning have won six of their last seven heading into the semifinals. Azuri Abraham, Julie McCarron and Katie Yoder each had 11 points, while Farrah White followed with 10. Dede Stevenson led Post with 15 points. 

S#2 CHESTNUT HILL 51, N#3 DOMINICAN 49 | Boxscore
Kaitlyn Carter led CHC with 14 points and the Griffins overcame a halftime deficit to knock off the defending CACC Champion Chargers. Bridie McCann and Caraline Herb each followed with 13 points. Cayla Howard led all scorers with 19 points despite the tough setback for Dominican. The Chargers had a chance to pull out the win, but a three-pointer with under :04 left missed the mark and CHC was able to rebound and close out the victory.

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 12 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican (N.Y.) University, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.