Sparkill, N.Y. - A barrage of three pointers by visiting Holy Family University, sank the St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team, 79-53, at Aquinas Hall Gymnasium on Wednesday evening.

STAC slips to 1-3 on the young season, while Holy Family remains perfect, moving to 5-0 on the year.

Spartans Syrita Faraj and Cassidy Mahaney led maroon and gold offense with 12 points apiece, while Bailey Chapman also scored in double figures with 10 points. Jessica Riepe led all scorers, dropping 26 points for the visiting Tigers.

St. Thomas Aquinas shot 34.5 percent from the field (19-55), while Holy Family shot 41.4 percent (24-58) from the floor and 48.6 percent (17-35) from beyond the arc.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Eight Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest.
• Syrita Faraj led the maroon and gold with four assists on the evening.
• Faraj hit 5 of her 13 field goal attempts. Meanwhile, Mahaney went 5-for-10 from the floor.
• Holy Family out-rebounded STAC by a 45-31 margin, with Syrita Faraj grabbing a team-high seven boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up nine steals, with the Tigers turning the ball over on 16 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned one advantage in the team statistical categories over Holy Family: Points in the Paint (20-10).
• The game featured no ties and no lead changes.
• STAC never held the lead at any point in the non-conference affair.
• St. Thomas Aquinas trailed Holy Family, 48-18 at the half and shot just 24.2 percent (8-of-33) from the field.
• Syrita Faraj led all Spartans scorers with eight first half points, while shooting 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from the field.

HOLY FAMILY NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ten Tigers logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Jessica Riepe led all scorers with 26 points for Holy Family, while teammate Kara Meredith (18 points) also scored in double digits.
• Skyler Searfoss led Holy Family with six assists on the night.
• Riepe went 9-for-12 from the floor and 8-of-10 from three, with Meredith hitting 5 of her 9 field goal attempts and all five sailing through the nets from beyond the arc.
• Lauren Palangio grabbed a team-high seven boards for the Tigers.
• Holy Family picked up four steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on 15 separate occasions.
• The Tigers earned advantages in three team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Points off Turnovers (11-9), Second Chance Points (9-5) and Bench Points (32-17).
• Holy Family had its largest lead of the game (33 points) with just under four minutes to play in the second quarter, 46-13, on a Kara Meredith free throw.
• Jessica Riepe led all scorers at the half with 17 points on 6-of-6 (100.0 percent) shooting from the field and 5-of-5 (100.0 percent) shooting from three-point.
• Holy Family's best shooting quarter came in the second stanza, with the Tigers shooting 66.7 percent (10-15) from the field and 66.7 percent (6-9) from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT:

STAC hosts Chestnut Hill College on Saturday, November 23 at Aquinas Hall Gymnasium, with tip-off between the Spartans and Griffins slated for 1:00 p.m.