Caldwell, N.J. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team got off to a slow offensive start on Tuesday evening, scoring just seven points in the first ten minutes of the game and could never dig itself out of a hole as Caldwell University took an 80-52 decision over the Spartans at the George R. Newman Center in New Jersey.

STAC drops to 1-5 on the season, while Caldwell moves back to the .500 mark at 3-3.

Karolina Jaruseviciute led maroon and gold offense with nine points, while Bailey Chapman (8 points) and Syrita Faraj (8 points) added to the totals on the stat sheet. Lucy Coogan led all scorers, recording 20 points for the host Cougars.

St. Thomas Aquinas shot 31.7 percent from the field (19-60), while Caldwell shot 50.0 percent (26-52) from the floor.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ten Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest.
• Trinity Cheatom led the maroon and gold with four assists on the evening.
• Karolina Jaruseviciute hit 4 of her 10 field goal attempts, with Bailey Chapman going 3-for-10 from the floor.
• Caldwell out-rebounded STAC by a slim 38-36 margin, with Jaruseviciute also grabbing a team-high six boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up seven steals, with the Cougars turning the ball over on 13 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned advantages in two team statistical categories over Caldwell: Second Chance Points (13-6) and Bench Points (21-18).
• The game featured no ties and no lead changes.
• St. Thomas Aquinas trailed Caldwell, 36-22 at the half and shot just 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from the field.
• Bailey Chapman led all Spartans scorers with eight first half points, while shooting 50.0 percent (3-of-6) from the field.

CALDWELL NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Seven Cougars logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Lucy Coogan led all scorers with 20 points for Caldwell, while teammates Sophia DeMauro (19 points) and Jal'Nel Lewis (14 points) also scored in double digits.
• Coogan and Shayne Eldridge led Caldwell with five assists apiece on the night.
• Coogan went 6-for-12 from the floor and 3-of-7 from three, with DeMauro hitting 6 of her 8 field goal attempts and two connecting from beyond the arc.
• Lucy Coogan also grabbed a game-high ten boards for the Cougars.
• Caldwell picked up five steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on 14 separate occasions.
• The Cougars earned advantages in two team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Points off Turnovers (14-8) and Points in the Paint (28-24).
• Caldwell had its largest lead of the game (33 points) with just under three minutes to play in the contest, 76-43, on a Shauntia Alexander free throw.
• Sophia DeMauro led all scorers at the half with nine points on 2-of-3 (66.6 percent) shooting from the field, 1-of-2 (50.0 percent) shooting from three-point and 4-of-4 (100.0 percent) shooting from the foul line.
• Caldwell's best shooting quarter came in the third stanza, with the Cougars shooting 64.3 percent (9-14) from the field and 71.4 percent (5-7) from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT:

STAC looks to end its winless skid, visiting Pace University on Sunday, December 1 for a 1:30 p.m. non-conference tilt at the Ann and Alfred Goldstein Health, Fitness & Recreation Center in Pleasantville, New York.