Sparkill, N.Y. - Trinity Cheatom and Sarah Ericson each scored in double figures on Saturday as the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team won its fourth straight, 74-55, over the College of Staten Island at Aquinas Hall.

STAC improves to 11-8 overall and 6-2 in ECC play, while CSI falls to 6-12 and 3-5.

Trinity Cheatom led the way for the Spartans, dropping a game-high 26 points, while teammate Sarah Ericson recorded 22 points.

STAC shot 45.6 percent (26-57) from the field, while CSI shot 29.2 percent (19-65) from the floor.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Six Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Trinity Cheatom led the maroon and gold with six assists on the afternoon.
• Cheatom hit 9 of her 15 field goal attempts, with 6-of-10 going in from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Sarah Ericson went 7-of-15 from the floor and 3-for-9 from long distance.
• STAC out-rebounded CSI by a 45-33 margin, with Erin Leary grabbing a game-high 16 boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up eight steals, with the Dolphins turning the ball over on 15 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned advantages in four team statistical categories over Staten Island: Point off Turnovers (19-11), Second Chance Points (13-9), Points in the Paint (28-14) and Fastbreak Points (12-4).
• The game featured one tie and three lead changes.
• STAC's largest lead of the contest came late in the third quarter, when Spartans led by 23 points, 56-33.
• Sarah Ericson poured in 16 of her 22 points in the first half.
• St. Thomas Aquinas took an eight-point advantage (30-22) into the halftime locker room.

CSI NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Nine Dolphins logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Ashley Lambert led her team with 18 points, while teammate Dana Phelan (15pts) also scored in double digits.
• Phelan, Kyra Rose and Elizabeth Lofaro led CSI with three assists apiece on the afternoon.
• Lambert went 6-for-13 from the floor and 6-of-9 from three, with Phelan hitting 6 of her 16 field goal attempts.
• Kyra Rose grabbed a team-high eight boards for the Dolphins.
• Staten Island picked up five steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on 18 separate occasions.
• The Dolphins earned one advantage in the team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Bench Points (14-6).
• CSI had its largest lead in the game (four points) early in the first quarter and outscored STAC 22-18 in the fourth quarter, narrowing its deficit to single digits late, before the Spartans pulled away to seal their victory.

UP NEXT:

STAC heads out to Long Island to take on Molloy University in another East Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday, January 31. The Spartans and Lions will tip things off inside of Quealy Gymnasium (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) at 5:00 p.m.