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Lady Spartans 9th in NCAA Regional Poll

Lady Spartans 9th in NCAA Regional Poll

The St. Thomas Aquinas women's basketball team moved back to 9th place in the NCAA Regional Rankings.  STAC was 17-6 and 13-3 at the time of the voting.  Briana Sloper leads STAC with 18.6 points and 6.9 rebounds.  Shpresa Liharevic and Bianca Kowgios have paced the Lady Spartans with 10.6 and 10.0 points per game.

Leane Urbancik and Theresa Dowling average 8.6 and 6.4 points per game.  Dowling is second on the squad in rebounding with 5.7 a game and Kim Vareles adds 4.8 boards per game. 

The Lady Spartans dropped an 80-73 game to Molloy College in overtime moving to 17-6 and 13-3 in the ECC.  The Lady Spartans stand along on top of the ECC with a three game lead over Dowling and Bridgeport.  STAC will face the Golden Lions on Saturday at Aquinas Hall at 1:00.  The Lady Spartans have split with Dowling so far this season.