Senior Syrita Faraj of the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team has been named an East Coast Conference First Team All-Conference selection, as the league office announced its annual awards on Thursday.

Faraj, who joined the Spartans for the 2024-25 season following stops at both the College of Saint Rose and Russell Sage College, played in 24 regular season games while averaging 32.6 minutes per game. The Troy, New York native ranks first on both the team and in the ECC in points per game (17.3) and total points (414), first on the Spartans (2nd ECC) in rebounds per game (10.0) and total rebounds (240), first on the maroon and gold in steals per game (1.4) and second in total steals (34), and third on the squad in assists per game (1.7) and total assists (40).

Faraj was also named the ECC Player of the Week on January 6, 2025.

2024-25 ECC Women’s Basketball All-Conference

First Team
Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island
Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Angelina Barrera, Mercy
Syrita Faraj, St. Thomas Aquinas 
Anna Jankovic, D’Youville
Claire Pikett, Daemen

Second Team
Amani Abuhatab, Mercy
Amber Abusbeih, Staten Island
Danielle DiCintio, Daemen
Georgia Haverlock, Roberts Wesleyan
Laci Johnson, District of Columbia

Third Team
Ne'Vaeh Buntley, Daemen
Sofie Fuglsang, D’Youville
Grace Lesko, Mercy
Samantha Muller, Molloy
Jaclyn Stanavich, Mercy

Player of the Year: Jenalyse Alarcon, Staten Island
Defensive Player of the Year: Nkiru Awaka, Queens
Rookie of the Year: Grace Lesko, Mercy
Coach of the Year: Jenepher Banker, Daemen