Sparkill, N.Y. - Guards Syrita Faraj and Cassidy Mahaney led four Spartans who scored in double-figures with 18 points apiece, but it was not enough to offset the accuracy of visiting Chestnut Hill University in St. Thomas Aquinas College's 88-77 loss at the Aquinas Hall Gymnasium on Saturday.

STAC drops to 1-4 on the year, while Chestnut Hill improves to 2-5.

The aforementioned Syrita Faraj and Cassidy Mahaney led maroon and gold offense with 18 points apiece, while Bailey Chapman (14 points) and Karolina Jaruseviciute (13 points) also registered double digit point totals. Bridie McCann led all scorers, recording 19 points for the visiting Griffins.

St. Thomas Aquinas shot 42.2 percent from the field (27-64), while Chestnut Hill shot 50.0 percent (34-68) from the floor and 47.4 percent (9-19) from beyond the arc.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Eight Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest.
• Abby Jacoby and Delaney Finnegan led the maroon and gold with three assists apiece on the afternoon.
• Syrita Faraj hit 6 of her 19 field goal attempts, with Cassidy Mahaney going 6-for-8 from the floor and all six shots sailing through the nets from distance.
• Chestnut Hill out-rebounded STAC by a 41-32 margin, with Syrita Faraj also grabbing a team-high eight boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up three steals, with the Griffins turning the ball over on 11 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned one advantage in the team statistical categories over Chestnut Hill: Second Chance Points (13-10).
• The game featured four ties and 10 lead changes.
• STAC's largest lead of the game (four points) came in the final seconds of the opening stanza, 24-20, on a Trinity Cheatom layup.
• St. Thomas Aquinas trailed Chestnut Hill, 45-40 at the half and shot 41 percent (15-of-37) from the field.
• Syrita Faraj led all Spartans scorers with 12 first half points, while shooting 33.3 percent (4-of-12) from the field.

CHESTNUT HILL NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Six Griffins logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Bridie McCann led all scorers with 19 points for Chestnut Hill, while teammates Avery White (18 points) and Caleigh Edwards (18 points) also scored in double digits.
• White and Kaya Mobley led Chestnut Hill with four assists on the day.
• Bridie McCann went 8-for-16 from the floor and 3-of-6 from three, with Caleigh Edwards hitting 6 of her 10 field goal attempts and five connecting from beyond the arc.
• Bri Rider grabbed a team-high eight boards for the Griffins.
• Chestnut Hill picked up six steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on 12 separate occasions.
• The Griffins earned advantages in four team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Points off Turnovers (16-11), Points in the Paint (34-26), Fastbreak Points (8-0) and Bench Points (30-28).
• Chestnut Hill had its largest lead of the game (11 points) with just over seven minutes to play in the contest, 72-61, on a Avery White layup.
• Bridie McCann led all scorers at the half with 17 points on 7-of-10 (70.0 percent) shooting from the field and 3-of-4 (75.0 percent) shooting from three-point.
• Chestnut Hill's best shooting quarter came in the second stanza, with the Griffins shooting 57.9 percent (11-19) from the field and 75.0 percent (3-4) from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT: 

STAC pays a visit to Caldwell University in a pre-thanksgiving affair on Tuesday, November 26 at 5:00 p.m. The Spartans and Cougars will open the non-conference doubleheader, which will conclude with the men's squads.