Women’s Basketball Back at Home Tuesday Against Clark

TUESDAY, DEC. 10 // 7:00 PM  SMITH COURT // BOSTON, MASS. LIVE STATS // VIDEO
EYES ON THE GAME // PROGRAM SERIES RECORD // SUFFOLK LEADS, 2-1 LAST MEETING // DEC. 11, 2018, w, 62-49 LAST SUFFOLK WIN // SAME STREAK // W2

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball begins a short first-semester ending homestand Tuesday, Dec. 10 when it entertains Clark in a 7 p.m. matchup at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's basketball's four-game win streak ended Saturday afternoon as Framingham State edged out the Rams, 75-71, at the Athletic Center. 

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RAMS RUNDOWN
Following Saturday's 75-71 setback at Framingham, Suffolk sits 5-3 on the year. 

Jenni-Rose DiCecco is the lone player producing double figures in points with 18.0 ppg to her credit. The floor general sets up the Rams' 62.5 ppg offense as well with 4.9 apg. The junior is complimented on the offensive end by her classmate Gabriella DeComo, who sits second on the squad in scoring at 9.0 ppg, while senior Alexis Hackett helps out on the both ends of the hardwood with a team-best 10.4 rpg to go along with 8.8 ppg. 

COUGARS CATCH UP
Clark has yet to find the win column in December, falling against both Brandeis (74-63) and Nichols (70-62) to bring a 3-6 record into Tuesday's tangle. 

 Four different players provide double figures in scoring to pace the team's 60.4 ppg offensive output. Hannah Favaloro's 13.7 ppg leads the way with Emily Sifferlen in a close second with 12.4 ppg. Ginny Benbwo and Hallie Johnson round out the quartet with 11.6 ppg and 11.3 ppg, respectively. 

Defensively, Favaloro is the favorite on the glass as well with 11.1 rpg for the double-double average. Johnson is on the verge of averaging a double-double as well as she brings down 9.2 rpg to the squads 44.2 rpg effort. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Clark series is fairly new, tipping off in 2015. 
• The teams traded wins in 2015 and 2016, respectively, before Suffolk tipped the scale in its favor last season behind a 62-49 victory over the Cougars in Boston. 
• Suffolk is 2-1 all-time against Clark. 

EYES ON THE GAME
 

WHAT'S AHEAD?
Suffolk completes its homestand and first semester action Thursday, Dec. 12 when it welcomes Bridgewater State to the basement of the Ridgeway Building for a 5 p.m. showdown.