Philadelphia, Pa. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team dropped its second straight game, a 64-52 decision to Chestnut Hill College, on Thursday Evening at Sorgenti Arena in the City of Brotherly Love.

STAC slips back to the .500 mark at 7-7, while Chestnut Hill improves to 9-5 on the season.

Sarah Ericson led the way for the Spartans, posting a team-high 12 points on the evening.

STAC shot 32.1 percent (18-56) from the field, while Chestnut Hill shot 44.9 percent (22-49) from the floor and 46.7 percent (7-15) from downtown.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Nine Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Bailey Chapman led the maroon and gold with three assists.
• Sarah Ericson made 5 of her 13 field goal attempts, while Emily Strunk was perfect from the field (2-of-2), the three-point line (1-of-1) and from the charity stripe (2-for-2)
• STAC out-rebounded Chestnut Hill by a slim 35-32 margin, with Erin Leary grabbing seven boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up two steals, with the Griffins turning the ball over on 18 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned advantages in two team statistical categories over Chestnut Hill: Second Chance Points (12-4) and Bench Points (24-12).
• The game featured four ties and three lead changes.

CHESTNUT HILL NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Bridie McCann led all scorers with 25 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field and a blistering 5-for-7 from three. McCann earned a majority of her points (14) in the first quarter, where she hit buckets from beyond the arc on four separate occasions.
• Meanwhile, teammate and fellow starter Avery White shot 50 percent from the floor and poured in 15 points of her own.
• Kaitlyn Carter was a force on the defensive side of the ball for the Griffins, registering game highs in rebounds (11), steals (4) and blocked shots (2).
• The host Griffins came out firing in the first quarter; shooting a red-hot 55.6 percent from the field, 80.0 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the foul line.
• Chestnut Hill has now won five straight, defeating Penn State-Abington, Goldey-Beacom, Felician, Holy Family and St. Thomas Aquinas.

UP NEXT:

St. Thomas Aquinas College will now turn its attention back to East Coast Conference play, visiting Roberts Wesleyan University on Sunday, January 14. The Spartans and Redhawks will tip-off at 2:00 p.m. inside of the Voller Athletic Center in Rochester, N.Y.