Men’s Basketball Takes Streak to WNE Tuesday

SUFFOLK vs. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Jan. 9 7:30 PM Alumni Healthful Living Center Springfield, Mass. CCC Sports Network WNEGoldenBears.com 9-17 Feb. 15, 2023, L, 79-70 Dec. 4, 2021, W, 100-62 L3

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball rides a three-game win streak to Western New England Tuesday, Jan. 9 for a 7:30 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) battle. 

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LAST TIME OUT
With 28-point performances each, Evan Cook and Keenan Robertson powered Suffolk men's basketball to an 80-73 Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Wentworth Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. In addition to the offensive outburst, Cook joined an elite group of Rams to record 1,000 career points in collegiate play. 

MORE READING: Cook Hits 1,000th, Men's Basketball Clips Wentworth, 80-73 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Thanks to a three-game win streak, Suffolk sits 7-5 on the year and 4-2 in CCC play.  

The trio of Evan Cook (17.8 ppg), Keenan Robrertson (16.7 ppg) and Danny Yardemian (12.9 ppg) powers the Rams 76.0 ppg offense. 

Robertson's 6.4 rpg tops the blue-and-gold's effort on the glass with Yardemian pitching in 5.3 rpg.  

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England is a on three-game win streak of its own to bring a 9-4 overall record and 4-1 CCC mark into Tuesday night.  

Gavin Greene and Jake Harrison are the offensive forces for the Golden Bears with 15.5 ppg and 14.7 ppg to pace the team's 73.7 ppg offense. 

The duo is the threat on the glass as well. Harrison's 8.1 rpg leads the way, while Green's 6.4 rpg is good for second on the squad.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 9-17 all-time against Western New England 
• The Rams have fallen in three in a row versus the Golden Bears. 
• Suffolk looks for its first win over WNE since a 100-62 decision Dec. 4, 2021.
• In Springfield, the Rams are 4-9 against WNE. 
• Suffolk is 5-8 when hosting the Golden Bears in Boston. 
• The blue-and-gold is 2-3 versus WNE under Jeff Juron's guidance. 
• Suffolk and Western New England have need overtime to decide a winner three times. 
• The Rams are 1-2 when taking WNE to OT. 
• The last time the blue-and-gold and Golden Bears went into OT the Rams lost 88-81, Jan. 22, 2022. 

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams are back at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Saturday, Jan. 13 when they entertain Nichols in a 3 p.m. CCC affair.