Women’s Basketball Runs Past Lesley, 61-26

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball wrapped up its 2022-23 non-conference calendar in convincing fashion as every Ram who took Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Thursday night contributed to the Rams' 61-26 triumph over Lesley.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 61 | Lesley 26
RECORDS: Suffolk (9-5) | Lesley (4-10)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk build a 13-2 advantage in the first four minutes. That gap stretched to 17-5 at the end of the first frame even with the host not scoring for the final 3:30 of the opening quarter.  

The Rams scoring lull ended on their first possession of the second stanza and Lesley's offense was limited to just five points for the second straight quarter, which allowed Suffolk to take a 30-10 advantage into the locker room. 

Lesley had a burst out of energy out of half time and trimmed the distance down to 16, 32-16, in the first half of the third quarter. 

Suffolk controlled the rest of the third quarter and outscored the Lynx, 10-1, to go up by 25, 42-17.  

Momentum continued to swing in the Rams favor throughout the fourth quarter to seal the 61-25 victory.   

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Amanda DeAngelis' game-high 16 points led Suffolk's scoring. She added six boards, three steals, two assists and one block. 
• Arlenis Veloz notched eight points, six caroms, three steals, two helpers and two blocks off the bench. 
• Colby Guinta and Madi Mahoney each scored seven points. 
• Guinta also pitched in five boards, one assist and one takeaway. 
• Maddie Stewart grabbed eight rebounds and had one steal. 
• Ellie Moffat logged six boards, four points and one steal. 
• Colby Casey chipped in six boards, two assists, two points and one swat. 
• Kendall Jacques added seen caroms, six points, two blocks, one handout and one steal. 
• Suffolk shot 43.9 percent (25-57) on the night from the floor and 81.8 percent (9-11) from the foul line. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Lynx, 56-29.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Lesley renewed a rivalry, meeting for the first time since Dec. 5, 2009. 
• The Rams remain unbeaten, 5-0-0, against the Lynx dating back to 2002. 
• At home, Suffolk improved to 3-0-0 versus Lesley through the 2002 season. 
• DeAngelis was the only player to produce double figures in points. 
• Veloz matched a personal-best in boards (6), steals (3) and blocks (2). 
• Moffat registered a career-high in points (4), field goals made (2) and rebounds (6) and matched a career-best in steals (1). 
• Aisling Crowley blocked a career-high four shots. 
• Casey collected a career-best in rebounds (6) and assists (2). 
• Jacques rewrote a personal-high in points (6), caroms (7) and blocks (2). 

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk travels to Gordon Saturday, Jan. 14 for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) clash at 1:00 p.m.