Sparkill, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team fell to Post University, 63-56, Wednesday evening at Aquinas Hall Gymnasium in Sparkill. The Spartans dropped to 1-6 on the season, while the Eagles improved to 5-1.

How it Happened

• Despite opening the contest with an 8-1 advantage after the first five minutes of play, the Spartans were down 14-11 at the end of the first quarter.
• The Eagles led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, with Kyla Ramseur and Jaeonna Sutton leading the way with five points apiece to make it 27-17 Post through 20 minutes of play.
• STAC chipped away at deficits of 10 and 12 on multiple occasions in the third quarter to get within five at 37-32 at the end of the stanza.
• In the final 10 minutes of action, the Spartans stayed close on the scoreboard with the Eagles, before the visitors burst out to a nine-point lead (51-42) with just over four and a half minutes left in regulation.
• STAC stormed back on the strength on buckets by Victoria Kurisko, Sarah Ericson and Chanel Brodeur-Muir to get within six at 57-51 with a little over a minute to go in the game.
• The Spartans would foul on consecutive defensive possessions, hoping the Eagles would miss free throws each trip to the foul line and give STAC a small window of opportunity to tighten the score on its offensive sets on the other end of the floor. However, Post would sink 6-of-12 free throws down the stretch to maintain their advantage and pick up the 63-56 victory.

Top Performances

• Victoria Kurisko led the team with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, including one trey.
• Freshman Sarah Ericson posted 10 points to go along with eight rebounds and four assists.
• Angelique Holguin and Chanel Brodeur-Muir also reached double digits in scoring with 12 and 11 points respectively.

Up Next

• STAC heads out on the road to the City of Brotherly Love to face Chestnut Hill College on Sunday, December 5. Opening tip is set for 1pm at Sorgenti Arena in Philadelphia.