Men’s Basketball Looks Ahead to Lasell Saturday

SATURDAY, JAN. 25 // 3:00 PM  LASERS ATHLETIC CENTER // NEWTON, MASS. LIVE STATS // VIDEO
EYES ON THE GAME  SERIES RECORD // SUFFOLK TRAILS, 9-16 LAST MEETING // NOV. 16, 2019, w, 90-64 LAST SUFFOLK WIN // SAME STREAK // W2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball is scheduled for a Saturday, Jan. 25 showdown at Lasell. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's basketball was handed its first GNAC loss of the year as Saint Joseph (Conn.) bested the Rams, 99-83, Tuesday night at the O'Connell Center. 

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Tripped Up by USJ

RAMS REVIEW
After the setback Tuesday, Suffolk dipped to 9-7 on the season and 1-1 versus conference competition.  

The Rams' 77.1 ppg offense has been well-balanced with Nate Hale's 12.9 ppg and Thomas Duffy's 11.2 ppg constants. Alex Jacovides and Max Bonney-Liles each average over nine points per outing with 9.4 ppg and 9.3 ppg, respectively, with William Rowe (8.9 ppg) and Brendan Mulson (8.2 ppg) also in the mix as scoring threats.  

Defensively, Mulson provides a team-best 6.3 rpg to anchor Suffolk's 33.8 rpg effort. Rowe adds 3.9 rpg with Jarret Byrne in the mix on the boards with 3.4 rpg. 

LASERS LOOK
Lasell has coupled back-to-back wins together, a 69-68 decision at Emmanuel, and a 90-77 victory at Norwich, to move to 5-11 on the year and unbeaten, 2-0, in the GNAC.  

Eric Day's 20.4 ppg performance paces the Lasers 76.7 ppg offensive output. Stefan Masciarelli (15.9 ppg), Kevin Vanderhorst (15.8 ppg), Kevin Nunez (14.3 ppg) and Jonathan Friberg (10.5 ppg) all add double figure averages to the scoring. 

On the glass, Lasell grabs 38.3 rpg with Vanderhorst's 9.9 rpg leading the way. Friberg chips in 7.1 rpg to the effort. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk took the first meeting with the Lasers this season, 9o-64, on Nov. 16, 2019, to move to 9-16 all-time against Lasell. 
• The Rams look for their third straight victory over the Lasers Saturday. 
• Suffolk is 4-7 against Lasell with Jeff Juron on the bench. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Five different Rams prodcued double figures to anchor Suffolk men's basketball to a 90-64 non-conference home-opening victory over Lasell Nov. 16, 2019 at the Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Handles Lasell in Home Opener, 90-64

EYES ON THE GAME
 

COMING UP
Suffolk makes a midweek trip to Johnson & Wales Wednesday, Jan. 29 for a 7:30 p.m. battle.