Women’s Basketball Pounces Wentworth, 67-52

BOSTON – Every healthy player on roster contributed to Suffolk women's basketball's convincing 67-52 Commonwealth Coast Conference victory over Wentworth Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 67 | Wentworth 52
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-3, 4-2 CCC) | Wentworth (2-6, 0-4 CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk scored the first six points of the game before Wentworth got its offense going and responded with a 6-3 runs to keep it a one-possession, 9-6, game with 7:10 left in the opening quarter. The Rams would go on to couple back-to-back buckets before the Leopards answered. That patterned continued to close out the first frame with the blue-and-gold up 21-13.  

The Rams built a comfortable cushion in the second stanza as they outscored WIT, 17-7, to take a 38-20 advantage into halftime.  

Suffolk controlled things in the third in built a 24-point distance, 55-31, with 2:37 on the clock in the quarter. Wentworth kept things interesting as it ended the stanza with seven unanswered points to cut the gap to 17, 55-38 after 30 minutes.  

That 17-point edge paid off in the fourth as Wentworth outscored Suffolk, 14-12, for the 67-52 final. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Amanda DeAngelis put together a 19-point, 11-rebound effort in just 22 minutes. She shot 7-for-10 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe. The forward chipped in one assist and one block. 
• Lauren Romito also had a double-double of her own with 13 points and 11 caroms. The forward added four blocks 
• Jordan Moreau logged 10 points, three boards and one dime. 
• Colby Guinta had an all-around outing with nine points, three rebounds, three helpers, two blocks and two steals. 
• Suffolk controlled the boards, 51-35. 
• The Rams took advantage of their offensive rebounds with 20 points on second chances. 
• Nearly half (32) of Suffolk's offense came in the paint.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Wentworth for the 11th straight meeting to move to 29-9 all-time against the Leopards. 
• At home, Suffolk is 13-2 versus WIT. 
• DeAngelis had a double-double for the second straight game. The double-double effort is the senior's ninth of the season and 25th of her collegiate career. 
• Romito tallied her fourth double-double of the year. 
• Bono notched a personal-best in every statistical category: points (7), field goals made (3), rebounds (4), assists (2) and steals (2).
• Madison Michienzie matched a career-high in free throws made (1) and rebounds (2).  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads out to Western New England for a CCC contest Tuesday, Jan. 9. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.