Queens, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball suffered a devastating 66-61 defeat at the hands of Queens College on Saturday afternoon at Fitzgerald Gymnasium.

STAC falls to 12-9 overall and 7-3 in ECC play, while Queens improves 6-15 and 2-8.

Erin Leary led the way for the Spartans, recording a game-high 24 points, while teammate Sarah Ericson tallied 15 points.

STAC shot 31.3 percent (21-67) from the field, while Queens shot 51.0 percent (25-49) from the floor and 45.5 percent (5-11) from beyond the arc.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Seven Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Trinity Cheatom led the maroon and gold with five assists apiece on the afternoon.
• Erin Leary hit 8 of her 22 field goal attempts, with 3-of-7 going in from beyond the arc. She was also 5-for-6 from the charity stripe. Meanwhile, Sarah Ericson went 4-of-13 from the floor, with all four shots going in from long distance.
• Queens out-rebounded STAC by a 41-31 margin, with Erin Leary grabbing a team-high nine boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up eight steals, with the Knights turning the ball over on 17 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned advantages in four team statistical categories over Queens: Point off Turnovers (12-11), Second Chance Points (14-7), Fastbreak Points (7-6) and Bench Points (10-0).
• The game featured 12 ties and 15 lead changes.
• STAC's largest lead of the contest came late in the first quarter, when Spartans led by four points, 16-12.
• St. Thomas Aquinas and Molloy took a 33-33 stalemate into their respective halftime locker rooms.
• Sarah Ericson led the Spartans first half scoring with nine points.

QUEENS NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Six Knights logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Amiyah Edney-Holmes led her team with 20 points, while teammates Brianna Davis (19pts), Jalea Abrams (15pts), Nkiru Awaka (12pts) also scored in double digits.
• Abrams and Edney-Holmes led Queens with four assists apiece on the afternoon.
• Amiyah Edney-Holmes went 8-for-13 from the floor, with Brianna Davis hitting 6 of her 9 field goal attempts.
• Nkiru Awaka grabbed a game-high 19 boards for the Knights.
• Queens picked up seven steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on nine separate occasions.
• The Knights earned one advantage in the team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Points in the Paint (32-22).
• Queens had its largest lead in the game (six points) late in the fourth quarter.
• The host Knights tallied 21 fourth quarter points on 70 percent (7-of-10) shooting from the field.
• Four of the seven players who suited up Queens on Saturday accounted for the team's 66 total points, with Gianna Henriques, Jordis Tautalatasi and Meghan Soulias not taking a shot in the game.

UP NEXT:

St. Thomas Aquinas heads to Connecticut for a Wednesday night (February 7) non-conference meeting with the University of Bridgeport. The Spartans and Purple Knights clash at Harvey Hubbell Gymnasium beginning at 5:00 p.m.