Women’s Basketball Laps Wentworth, 76-41

BOSTON – Behind a well-balanced effort with all 10 Rams who took the hardwood at Tansey Gymnasium pitching in a point, Suffolk women's basketball logged a 76-41 victory over Wentworth Wednesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 76 | Wentworth 41
RECORDS: Suffolk (13-5, 7-4 CCC) | Wentworth (3-14, 1-10 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk fell behind 5-2 before the Rams ran off nine straight to gain an 11-7 lead with 4:28 to go in the first. The teams traded points over the final four minutes of the opening quarter, which allowed the blue-and-gold to hang onto the advantage, 18-10.  

The Rams rattled off an 8-2 stretch to get the second stanza going. That spurt pushed the margin to 14, 26-12, two minutes into the quarter. That distance would grow to as many 18, 34-16, when Amanda DeAngelis converted a lay-up with 2:27 remaining on the clock in the first half. Wentworth went on to score the final four points of the quarter to trim Suffolk's edge back to 14, 34-20, as the teams headed to the locker rooms. 

Suffolk commanded the third quarter. The Rams not only maintained their 14-point cushion, but built it to 18, 52-34, at the end of 30 minutes of action.

The damage wasn't done there as the Rams really put on a show in the fourth, outscoring the Leopards, 24-7, for the final 76-41 triumph. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Four different players produced double figures paced by Jenni-Rose DiCecco's 15. The floor general shot 6-for-10 from the field and added five handouts, three steals and three caroms to her stat line. 
• Aisling Crowley chipped in 12 points behind a 4-for-5 performance from the floor, which featured a 1-for-2 showing from 3-point land. Defensively the freshman contributed four boards, three steals and two blocks. 
• DeAngelis had an all-around day with 11 points, eight caroms, one dime, one block and one takeaway. 
• Sydney Richard provided 10 points, two boards and two helpers. 
• Sydney Noyes grabbed eight rebounds to go along with six points, four assists, one block and steal, respectively. 
• As a team, Suffolk shot 45.6 percent (31-68) on the evening. 
• Despite the lopsided score, the Rams outrebounded the Leopards by slim 48-43 margin.   

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk won its seventh straight game against Wentworth to move to 25-9 all-time against the Leopards. 
• The Rams moved to 14-6 on the road against WIT. 
• Crowley had a career night with personal bests in nearly every category including points (12) and steals (3) and matched a career-high in blocks (2). 
• Richard registered a career-best eight boards.   

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk jump starts a four-game home stay Saturday, Feb. 5 when it welcomes Salve Regina to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court for a 1 p.m. CCC contest.