Waterbury, Conn. - Despite five Spartans scoring in double figures and a late fourth quarter rally to force overtime, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team dropped their fifth straight contest in heartbreaking fashion, falling to Post University 90-84 at the Drubner Center on Tuesday afternoon.

STAC slips to 3-10 on the year, while Post moves to 2-11.

Syrita Faraj posted game-highs in points (31) and rebounds (17) for the maroon and gold, while teammates Cassidy Mahaney (14 points), Abby Jacoby (11 points), Karolina Jaruseviciute (10 points) and Delaney Finnegan (10 points) also scored in double figures. Alyssa Rossignol led the host Eagles with 21 points.

St. Thomas Aquinas shot 48.5 percent from the field (33-68), while Post shot 43.1 percent (31-72) from the floor.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Eight Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest.
• Syrita Faraj and Cassidy Mahaney led the maroon and gold with five assists apiece on the afternoon.
• Faraj hit 13 of her 22 field goal attempts, with Mahaney going 5-for-12 from the floor and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.
• STAC out-rebounded Post by 43-37 margin, with Syrita Faraj grabbing a game-high 17 boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas forced eight steals, with the Eagles turning the ball over on 16 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned advantages in three team statistical categories over Post: Second Chance Points (13-11), Points in the Paint (46-40) and Bench Points (30-23).
• STAC had its largest lead of the game (10 points) with just over four minutes to play in the third quarter, 57-47, on a Cassidy Mahaney layup.
• The game featured four ties and seven lead changes.
• St. Thomas Aquinas trailed Post 37-35 at the half and shot 50.0 percent (15-of-30) from the field.
• Syrita Faraj led all scorers with 13 first half points for the Spartans, while shooting 67.0 percent from the field (6-for-9).
• St. Thomas Aquinas' best shooting quarter came in the third stanza, with the Spartans shooting 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the field and 57.1 percent (4-for-7) from long range.

POST NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Eight Eagles logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Alyssa Rossignol led Post with 21 points. Teammates Hannah Finnerty (17 points), Jasmine Day-Cox (16 points), Jayden Burns (16 points) and Naj White (12 points) also scored in double figures.
• Erin Harris led Post with four assists on the day.
• Rossignol went 9-of-14 from the floor, 2-of-4 from three and 1-of-2 from the foul line, with Finnerty hitting 7 of her 15 field goal attempts.
• Jasmine Day-Cox grabbed a team-high nine boards for the Eagles.
• Post picked up eight steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on 26 separate occasions.
• The Eagles earned advantages in two team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Points Off Turnovers (20-13) and Fastbreak Points (13-10).
• Post had its largest lead of the game (13 points) with just under four minutes to play in the opening quarter, 20-7, on a Hannah Finnerty three-point jumper.
• Hannah Finnerty led all Eagles scorers at the half with 11 points on 50.0 percent shooting from both the field (4-of-8) and three-point (2-of-4).
• Post's best shooting quarter came in the opening frame, with the Eagles shooting 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from the field and 62.5 percent (5-for-8) from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT: 

STAC opens 2025, hosting the University of the District of Columbia on Wednesday, January 8 at Aquinas Hall. The Spartans and Firebirds will tip-off the midweek ECC doubleheader beginning at 5:00 p.m., with the men's squads to follow at around 7:00 p.m.