Staten Island, NY – The College of Staten Island Women's Basketball started their road ECC matchup down by double-digits early and were forced to play catch up the rest of the game in route to a, 65-55, loss to the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC). The loss drops CSI's record to 3-10 overall (1-5 ECC), while the Spartans improve to 5-9 overall (4-1 ECC). The Spartans have now won four in a row while the Dolphins have dropped their last two games.
 
KEY MOMENTS
The Spartans would start the game on a 12-0 run due to a few Dolphin turnovers and hot shooting by STAC. CSI's Ashely Lambert would come into the game for CSI mid-way through the first quarter and provide a spark for the Dolphins scoring seven points, cutting the Spartan's lead to six, 17-11 to start the second quarter. Elizabeth Lofaro would cut the lead down to three, 17-14, early in the second. A few minutes later, Kristina Arvelo would hit her second three of the game, giving CSI their first lead of the game, 21-20, with just under six to play in the half. The Spartans would respond quickly with a 9-0 run due to back-to-back Dolphin turnovers. It was capped by an Angelique Holguin lay-up that put the Dolphins in a eight point hole, 29-21, with just over three to play in the half. The Dolphins would go into the locker room down seven, 31-24. The Dolphins would score the first six points in the second half to cut the Spartan lead down one, 31-30. It would take the Spartans over four minutes to score their first points of the second half off a three ball from and a fastbreak lay-up by Sarah Ericson, putting them up 36-31 with under five to play in the third period. Spartan Alexa Huertas would go on her own 9-0 run hitting three straight threes', in the final two minutes of the third, giving STAC a 10-point lead, 45-35, entering the fourth quarter. STAC would extend to a 13-point lead, their biggest in the game, with six minutes reaming in the final frame. A Gia Esposito three with under 65 seconds remain, would cut the Spartan lead down to six, 61-55, however, that would be the closest the Dolphin would get. The Spartans would use free throws and defense to seal the victory for a final of, 65-55.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The Dolphins shot just under 40% from the floor and 78% from the free throw line. CSI capitalized off turnovers scoring nineteen. STAC shot 48% from the floor and only 40% from the foul line. Jenalyse Alarcon dropped 12 points and had nine rebounds. Elizabeth Lofaro also dropped 12 points and nabbed six assists.
 
DOLPHINS OF THE GAME
The Dolphin of the game goes once again to Jenalyse Alarcon, She dropped 12 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.

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