Fourth Quarter Frenzy Sends Women’s Basketball Past Curry, 80-58

MILTON, Mass. – Leading by just two at the end of the third quarter, Suffolk women's basketball outscored the Colonels, 23-6, over the final frame to walk away with a convincing 80-58 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win over Curry Wednesday night at Katz Gymnasium. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 80 | Curry 58
RECORDS: Suffolk (9-3-0, 3-2-0 CCC) | Curry (3-11, 0-7 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
See-saw action opened the outing and saw the teams even at 10 apiece at the 4:09 minute mark. From there, the Rams rallied a 9-3 run to grab a 19-13 advantage with 34 seconds left to the first frame. The Colonels managed to score two quick points to trim the gap down two a pair, 19-17, at the end of the first 10 minutes.  

Emerson Cherry buried a bucket from behind-the-arc on Curry's first possession of the second stanza to flip the script in the host's favor, 20-19. A freebie by Jamey Stterfield put Suffolk in a two-point whole before Amanda DeAngelis leveled the playing field at 21-all with a hoop 1:14 into the second.  

That turnaround jumper was the first of three buckets in a row for Suffolk's sophomore that regained the lead for the Rams, 25-21, at the 7:20 minute mark. The teams went hoop-for-hoop of the next handful of minutes until DeAngelis went sparked a scoring tear once again. Over the final five minutes of the second quarter, the Rams outscored Curry, 10-3, with DeAngelis responsible for six of those points. That stretch send Suffolk into the break ahead, 39-31.  

DeAngelis picked up right where she left off in the third quarter with back-to-back buckets to extend the margin to a dozen, 43-31. The Colonels clawed back to within one, 47-46, behind nine unanswered points. DeAngelis came through for the blue-and-gold once again as she swapped hoops with the hosts before Lily Patneaude hit two hoops from 3-point range to keep the Rams in front, 57-52, at the end of the third.  

It was all Suffolk in the fourth as the Rams poured in 14 points in the first five minutes compared to Curry's four to go ahead 72-56. From there it was cruise control for the blue-and-gold as the Colonels never caught up.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• DeAngelis finished the night with a 24-point, 10-rebound effort. She shot 11-for-21 from the field and went 2-for-2 at the line. She chipped in two assists and two steals. 
• Gabriella DeComo logged 17 points on an 8-for-12 showing from the floor. She was one rebound shy of a double-double and had a pair of dimes to her credit. 
• Sydney Noyes registered 13 points off the bench behind a 6-for-8 performance from the floor. She pulled down four caroms to go along with one helper and one takeaway. 
• Marissa Gattusso had an all-around game with nine assists, eight points, seven rebounds, six steals and two blocks. 
• As a team, Suffolk shot 53.0 percent (35-66) from the field, 33.3 percent (4-12) from downtown and 46.2 percent (6-13) at the charity stripe. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Colonels, 51-31.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk is now 20-16 all-time against Curry. 
• The Rams have won six in a row against the Colonels. 
• Suffolk moved to 10-9 as the away team against Curry. 
• DeAngelis put up her second collegiate double-double. It marked the second straight outing with a double-double effort. 
• Gattusso had a career high in assists (9), rebounds (7), steals (6) and blocks (2). 
• Noyes recorded a personal-best 13 points.  

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk entertains Endicott Saturday, Jan. 15 at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court at 1 p.m.