Amherst, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Basketball team wrapped up its two-game weekend Western New York road trip with a 71-50 defeat at the hands of No. 13 WBCA nationally ranked Daemen University on Sunday afternoon at Lumsden Gymnasium.

STAC falls to 7-18 overall and 4-9 in ECC action, while Daemen improves to 20-3 and 13-1.

Jona Kabashi led the maroon and gold offense with 13 points, as Toni Schuetze (11 points) also scored in double figures. Meanwhile, Julia Fontanillo led all Wildcats players in scoring with 11 points.

STAC shot 30.4 percent (17-56) from the field and 83.3 percent (10-12) from the foul line, while Daemen shot 39.3 percent (33-84) from the floor.

STAC NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Nine Spartans logged double-digit minutes in the contest.
• Delaney Finnegan and Bailey Chapman led the maroon and gold with three assists apiece on the afternoon.
• Jona Kabashi hit 5 of her 9 field goal attempts and 2-of-2 free throws, with Toni Schuetze going 3-for-8 from the field, 2-of-4 from three and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe.
• STAC out-rebounded Daemen by a slim 47-43 margin, with Bailey Chapman grabbing a game-high nine boards for the Spartans.
• St. Thomas Aquinas picked up seven steals, with the Wildcats turning the ball over on 13 separate occasions.
• The Spartans earned one advantage in the team statistical categories over Daemen: Second Chance Points (11-6).
• The game featured one tie and no lead changes.
• St. Thomas Aquinas trailed Daemen, 39-20 at the half and shot 25.9 percent (7-27) from the field and 60.0 percent (3-5) from the foul line.
• Toni Schuetze led all Spartans' scorers with seven first half points, while shooting 66.7 percent (2-for-3) from the field, 50.0 percent (1-for-2) from beyond the arc and 100.0 percent (2-for-2) from the foul line.
• St. Thomas Aquinas' best shooting quarter came in the final frame, with the Spartans shooting 50.0 percent (7-14) from the field, 50.0 percent (3-6) from three and 100.0 percent (2-2) from the free-throw line.

DAEMEN NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ten Wildcats logged double-digit minutes in the contest. 
• Julia Fontanillo paced Daemen's offense with 11 points, while teammate Brianna Caliri (10 points) also scored in double digits.
• Shyla Montgomery led Daemen with five assists on the day.
• Fontanillo went 5-for-9 from the floor, with Caliri hitting 5-of-10 field goal attempts.
• Brianna Caliri also grabbed a team-high seven boards for the Wildcats.
• Daemen picked up 19 steals, with the Spartans turning the ball over on 31 separate occasions.
• The Wildcats earned advantages in four team statistical categories over St. Thomas Aquinas: Points off Turnovers (33-6), Points in the Paint (50-18), Fastbreak Points (29-4) and Bench Points (33-28).
• Daemen had its largest lead of the game (33 points) with just under a minute to play in the third, 62-29, on a Brianna Caliri jump shot.
• Claire Pikett led all Wildcats' scorers at the half with nine points, while shooting 57.1 percent (4-of-7) from the floor and 33.3 percent (1-of-3) from three.
• Daemen's best shooting quarter came in the opening stanza, with the Wildcats shooting 44.4 percent (8-18) from the field and 20.0 percent (1-5) from the three-point line.

UP NEXT:

STAC visits Molloy University on Wednesday, February 18 for a 5:00 p.m. ECC matchup at Bob Houlihan Court in Rockville Centre, New York.