Men’s Basketball Begins Semester Ending Road Trip at Roger Williams Tuesday

SUFFOLK vs. ROGER WILLIAMS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Dec. 7 7:30 PM Campus Rec Center Bristol, R.I. RWUHawks.com RWUHawks.com Tied, 6-6 Dec. 10, 2019, L, 80-67 Dec. 11, 2018, 83-51 L1

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball takes its five-game win streak on the road to wrap up the semester with the first stop sending the Rams to Roger Williams Tuesday, Dec. 7 for a 7 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) clash. 

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SUFFOLK ATHLETICS 2021-22 FAN POLICY
Suffolk University Athletics, following guidance from the University's health and safety protocols, Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, plans to allow fans to attend home athletic contests during the 2021-22 academic and athletic year.

Fans, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, can attend games. They must be masked the entire time they are on campus, pursuant to institutional policy, and complete a health screening form at the security desk of each building upon arrival. This policy applies to home contests played on campus at the Ridgeway Building's Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court, as well as the Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink and the Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.

For outdoor outings, specifically at East Boston Memorial Park, fans are asked to respect COVID safety protocols. At this time, masks will not be mandated for fans no matter vaccinated status at outdoor venues.

MORE READING: Suffolk Athletics Announces Fan Policy for 2021-22

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's basketball had a well-balanced effort with four players in double figures to secure a convincing 100-62 win over Western New England in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Cruises Past Western New England, 100-62

RAMS RUNDOWN
Since splitting its opening weekend at the Babson Invitational the Rams have rattled off five wins in a row to sit 6-1 on the year and 2-0 in league play.  

Suffolk is scoring the most points in the CCC by more than 4.4 points powered by Nate Hale's 19.3 ppg offensive output. John Gates and Aidan Sullivan supplied 12.4 ppg and 12.3 ppg, respectively, with William Rowe's 10.9 ppg rounding out the blue-and-gold's foursome averaging double figures in points.  

Rowe's 6.9 rpg leads the Rams' 39.0 rpg effort on the glass. Keenan Robertson adds 6.0 rpg to the effort. 

HAVE TO KNOW 'BOUT THE HAWKS
Roger Williams recorded victories in its last two outings, at Wentworth (78-69) and against Curry (98-89) to bring a 5-2 overall and 2-0 CCC record into Tuesday's tangle.  

The Hawks score the third-most points in the CCC with 80.4 ppg led by the conference's biggest scoring threat in Eli Harris' 20.7 ppg. Drew Hart (15.7 ppg) and Mac Annus (13.3 ppg) are consistent contributors with the offensive output as well.  

Drew's 7.3 rpg paces RWU's 33.9 rpg effort that receives 5.0 rpg from Harris. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Roger Williams series is even at 6-6. 
• The teams have traded wins and losses over the last four meetings. 
• Suffolk fell in the last tangle, 80-67, Dec. 10, 2019. 
• The Rams last defeated the Hawks, Dec. 11, 2018 by an 83-51 margin. 
• Suffolk is 1-1 versus RWU with Jeff Juron on the bench. 
• At RWU, the blue-and-gold is 3-2 against the Hawks. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S AHEAD?
Suffolk wraps up first semester play at UMass Boston Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.