Purple Knights Drop ECC Women's Basketball Tilt At St. Thomas Aquinas, 79-52
UB Back In Action At Home Versus Mercy At 1:00 p.m. on Saturday
Sparkill, N.Y.-The host St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans women's basketball team closed out the first half on a 19-0 run over the final 8:52 to take a 46-20 halftime lead, as STAC cruised to 79-52 East Coast Conference win over the visiting University of Bridgeport Purple Knights on Thursday evening. With the victory, the Spartans are now 10-9 overall and 5-6 in conference play. UB slips to 5-14 overall and 3-10 in the ECC.
Junior Tiara Aziz (Easton, Pa.) led Bridgeport in scoring with 13 points. Sophomore Shannon Holt (Holden, Mass.) led the Purple Knights on the glass with seven rebounds, and junior Casey Bray (Staten Island, N.Y.) chipped in six boards.
Kristen Olsen led a balance St. Thomas Aquinas attack with 12 points.
The Bridgeport women will look to get back in the win column on Saturday afternoon at home when they host Mercy College. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. in Hubbell Gym.