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Spartans Drop to Golden Falcons, 71-55

Spartans Drop to Golden Falcons, 71-55

The St. Thomas Aquinas men's basketball team lost to Felician, 71-55.  Daniel Skinner and Irin Stark each scored 11 points for STAC while Justin Brown added 10.  Shaun Weaver went 2-2 from the floor including 1-1 from behind the arc to add 5 points.  Omar Kellman had a team high 6 rebounds.

Felician opened the game on a 9-2 run.  The Spartans scored 6 unanswered points to come within one, 9-8.  STAC trailed through the first half going into the locker room down ten, 35-25.  Brown led STAC with 8 points in the first half on 4-5 shooting from the floor.   

The Golden Falcons extended their lead to 23 with 9:08 left in the game.  A 3-pointer from Flynn McFadden made it, 67-51 with 2:40 remaining.  The Spartans received 18 points from their bench including 8 from McFadden.  Felician beat STAC on the boards, 36-29.  Devon Young had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Felician. 

The Spartans will return to action on December 30th when they travel to Southern Connecticut.