Western New England Up Next for Women’s Basketball

GAME ONE // FRIDAY,  MARCH 19 // 4:30 PM CAPRIO ALUMNI HEALTHFUL LIVING CENTER  SPRINGFIELD, MASS. LIVE STATS // VIDEO GAME 2 // SATURDAY, MARCH 20 // 1:00 PM SMITH COURT // BOSTON, MASS. LIVE STATS // VIDEO // PROGRAM
EYES ON THE GAME SERIES RECORD // TIED, 6-6 LAST MEETING // NOVEMBER 9, 2019, L, 71-52 LAST SUFFOLK WIN // FEB. 15, 2007, W, 64-61 CURRENT SUFFOLK STREAK // L3

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball takes a four-game win streak into a home-and-home series with Western New England this weekend. The Rams will first make the trip to Springfield, Massachusetts, Friday, March 19 for a 4:30 p.m. tip-off before welcoming the Golden Bears to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Saturday, March 20 for a 1:00 p.m. match-up.

SPECTATOR SECTION
With a strict no spectator policy set for the 2020-21 athletic season, here's how fans can follow Suffolk game-day action.

SOCIAL SAYINGS
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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's basketball escaped a second stanza slump to take a 72-59 victory over Curry Saturday afternoon at Katz Gymnasium. The triumph marks the Rams fourth in a row and helps the blue-and-gold to its best record through six games at 5-1 since 2003-04.

MORE READING: Women's Basketball Wins Fourth Straight with 72-59 Comeback at Curry

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk women's basketball heads into the weekend with its best start in 18 years at 5-1. 

Jenni-Rose DiCecco has proven to be a crucial piece to the puzzle as the floor general leads the Rams in points (13.0), rebounds (8.7), assists (6.0) and steals (2.7) per game. Natalie Fraioli chips in 11.7 points and 5.7 boards per outing with Gabriella DeComo adding 10.2 points to Suffolk's 70.3 offensive output.

RECORD WATCH
Last weekend, Jenni-Rose DiCecco sealed her spot as the Rams' all-time leader in assists and steals. She rewrote the handouts record, which was held by Amber Conte for the past 19 years, and claimed the steal mark, which Lauren Burns had since 2007, in a 71-42 victory over Curry March 12.

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England has traded wins with loses in its weekends with Nichols and Gordon to enter the Suffolk series 2-2. 

Emily Scurka and Julia Quinn have provided the bulk of the offense and defense for the Golden Bears. Scurka leads in the team in scoring with 12.8 ppg to go along with 5.8 rpg, while Quinn anchors the attack on the glass with 6.0 rpg in addition to an 11.3 ppg offensive output.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Western New England leveled the all-time series with Suffolk at 6-6 last season behind a 71-52 win over the Rams Nov. 9, 2019
• The blue-and-gold last defeated WNE Feb. 15, 2007, 64-61.
• Suffolk, who started the series with five straight wins, has lost the three outings with the Golden Bears.
• In Boston, the Rams hold a 5-3 record versus WNE.
• On the road, Suffolk is 2-3 when playing the Golden Bears.

EYES ON THE GAME

RAMS OF THE WEEK
For the second time in as many weeks, Natalie Fraioli of the Suffolk women's basketball team took home the Ram of the Week honor. The junior edged out women's hockey's Halle Usseglio in the last hour of voting, collecting 42 percent of the 146 votes cast. 

MORE READING: Fraioli Repeats as Ram of the Week