Women’s Basketball Set for Beantown Battle at Emerson Thursday

SUFFOLK at EMERSON
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Thursday, Nov. 17 7:00 PM Brown & Plofker Gym Boston, Mass. Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com 27-6 Nov. 9, 2021, W, 72-42 Same W1

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball will play away from home for the first time in 2022-23 Thursday, Nov. 17 when it makes the short trip across the Boston Commons to Emerson for a 7 p.m. tip-off. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's basketball picked up its first win of the 2022-23 campaign as it defeated Salem State, 71-54, Tuesday night at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

MORE READING: Women's Basketball Slips Past Salem State, 71-54

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk sits 1-1 on the year after defeating Salem State, 71-54, Tuesday.  

Amanda DeAngelis is averaging a double-double of 19.0 ppg and 14.5 rpg to pace the Rams on both ends of the hardwood. Colby Guinta sits second on the squad in scoring with 10.0 ppg, while Katie Kirsch and Maddie Stewart both supply 7.5 ppg. 

Kirsch and Stewart factor into the rebounding conversation as well. The former grabs 7.5 rpg and the latter pulls down 6.0 rpg along with Arlenis Veloz. 

LIONS LOOK
Emerson opened the year with a 71-64 win over Wentworth, but has fallen in three in a row to sit at 1-3 on the year.  

Ella Bushee is the only player producing double digits with 13.5 ppg to anchor the Lions' 49.8 ppg offense. Olivia Deslauriers and Devin Hill add 8.8 ppg and 8.0 ppg, respectively.  

Defensively, Hill paces the pack with 5.3 rpg and Bushee pitches in 4.8 rpg. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Emerson series dates back to 1986-87. 
• A year ago, Suffolk took down Emerson, 72-42, Nov. 9, 2021. 
• The Rams hold a 27-6 all-time series lead over the Lions. 
• At Emerson, Suffolk is 12-3. 
• The Rams will tangle at the gym across the Boston Commons for the first time since Nov. 12, 2018. That game ended in a 68-62 decision in the blue-and-gold's favor. 
• Suffolk has put together a 15-3 record when hosting the Lions. 
• The teams have needed overtime once to determine a winner. That game came in 1996-97 and the Rams won the OT outing, 39-36. 
• Suffolk boasts a 19-5 record versus Emerson under Ed Leyden's guidance. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to the friendly confines of Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Saturday, Nov. 19 for a showdown with Eastern Nazarene. The 1 p.m. outing will serve as the Rams Suicide Awareness Game.