Sparkill, N.Y. – The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team fell to Dominican College on Saturday afternoon at Aquinas Hall by the score of 71-52.

After Dominican ran out of the gates, taking a 20-6 advantage in the opening quarter, STAC was able to get their offense going, scoring 18 points in the second stanza. However, the relentless Charger attack would continue to churn out scoring, giving DC a 44-24 lead at the half. The Spartans returned from the break with a new found energy and played even with the visitors, with each team posting 15 points in the third quarter. The team's newfound success would carry over into the final quarter of play, as St. Thomas Aquinas would outscore Dominican 13-12. Unfortunately, DC's large first half margin would be enough to propel them to victory.
 
Chanel Brodeur-Muir was STAC's leading scorer with 11 points. The Chargers finished with three players in double-digits: Taylor Tominson (18), Alexis Suarez (13) and Khay'la Latimer (11).

STAC HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES

• Freshman Liliana Kramer scored nine points on 4-of-7 shooting (1-3 from 3pt.)
• St. Thomas Aquinas followed up last night's 55 rebound performance by grabbing 39 on Saturday, with Chanel Brodeur-Muir and Karolina Jaruseviciute pulling down six each.
• All ten Spartans who played in the contest recorded double-digit minutes.
• STAC shot 34.4 % from the field (21-61), and 56.3% from the foul line (9-16) for the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First quarter

• Dominican raced out to an 13-2 lead with just under four minutes left in the first quarter.
• STAC managed to shoot just 3-of-15 through the first 10 minutes of action.
• Conversely, the Chargers went 9-of-17 in the first stanza.

Second quarter

• Khay'la Latimer posted six points by going 2-for-2 from three-point.
• Chanel Brodeur-Muir led all scorers in the frame with seven points.
• The Chargers stayed hot in the stanza, shooting 60.0 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from three.
• Liliana Kramer (2), and Brodeur-Muir (2) lead the Spartans in rebounding for the quarter.

Third quarter

• Liliana Kramer had her best quarter, to date, scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field.
• Taylor Tominson led the way for Dominican with six points in the quarter, going a perfect 3-for-3.

Fourth Quarter

• Karolina Jaruseviciute recorded six points in seven minutes on the hardwood.
• STAC outscored Dominican in the quarter, 13-12.

UP NEXT
STAC (0-2) heads out on the road to face Caldwell University on Wednesday, November 17 at 5:30pm.