DeAngelis Eclipses 1,000 Points; Women’s Basketball Downs Endicott in OT, 82-76

BEVERLY, Mass. – Amanda DeAngelis played one of her most impressive games in a Rams uniform to date to power Suffolk women's basketball to an 82-76 overtime Commonwealth Coast Conference win over Endicott Saturday afternoon. DeAngelis highlight performance featured her 1,000th career point in a blue-and-gold jersey behind a career-high 32-point offensive output.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 82 | Endicott 76
RECORDS: Suffolk (14-5, 8-3 CCC) | Endicott (10-8, 6-5 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk scored the first six points of the afternoon, four from Colby Guinta and a pair by DeAngelis to jump in front early. The Rams second 6-0 run of the day pushed the blue-and-gold's lead to nine, 15-6, with 4:38 to go in the quarter.   

Endicott used eight straight points of its own to end the opening frame, however, and close the gap to one, 15-14 at the end of the first 10 minutes. 

The Gulls got their first edge of the day on their second possession of the second quarter when Cora Nadeua knocked down a trifecta. The score would tie twice before Madi Mahoney converted a Lauren Romito steal into a layup with a set-up by Jordan Moreau. 

Mahoney's hoop sparked a 13-2 Suffolk scoring frenzy to send the Rams ahead by 11, 32-21. In that span, DeAngelis cemented her spot in the Rams' 1,000-point club when she buried her 15th point on the afternoon, a front end of a two-shot trip the charity stripe. 

Over the final four minutes before halftime the Gulls got the distance down to three, 37-34. Mahoney went 1-for-2 at the free throw line with just under 30 seconds left on the clock to send Suffolk into the break with a four-point, 38-34, cushion.  

The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair with four tied scores and a three of lead changes. Once the Gulls went ahead, 49-48, the host outscored the Rams, 10-4 over the final 3:48 minutes to put Suffolk in a seven-point, 59-52, hole as the game headed to the fourth quarter. 

The Rams rallied behind a 9-4 spurt to pull within two, 63-61. Sarah Dempsey hit a jumper to restore a four-point margin before Suffolk's 1,000 point scores DeAngelis and Romito took over. The upperclassmen scored eight in a row to send the blue-and-gold in front, 69-65, with 3:07 to go in regulation. 
Back-to-back Endicott hoops evened the score at 69 with 1:17 on the clock. Both sides had opportunities to grab the lead, but it wasn't until a put back by DeAngelis with six seconds to go that Suffolk snuck in front. The thriller would not stop there as Dempsey connected on a jumper as time expire to even things at 71 and force overtime.  

Suffolk put away the first four points of overtime to grab a 75-71 edge. Endicott would not down without a fight and chipped the deficit down to one. Two consecutive hoops from DeAngelis made it a five-point gap with 2:25 left. 
Dempsey answered for the Gulls and a one-possession game was present with just under two minutes to go. Both sides went scoreless over the next 1:33, however, and Suffolk used free throw shooting to put the win way.             

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• DeAngelis compiled a 32-point, 13-rebound double-double. The senior forward shot 14-for-23 from the field and 4-for-5 from the line to go along with two blocks, two assists and one steal. 
• Romito recorded a 17-rebound, 14-point double-double of her own with 11 boards coming on the defensive end. The graduate student added five handouts, two blocks and two takeaways to her credit. 
• Guinta provided 16 points, eight caroms, five dimes and one takeaway. 
• Both Romito and Guinta shot 6-for-14 from the floor. 
• Moreau put together an eight-point, four-assist, two-steal, two-rebound effort. 
• Mahoney added eight points, two rebounds and three handouts. 
• Suffolk shot 45.3 percent (34-75) from the field, 22.2 percent (4-18) from 3-point range and 66.7 percent (10-15) at the foul line. 
• Endicott saw three players with 20-plus points in Libby Fleming (21), Dempsey (22) and Nadeau (21). 
• The Gulls turned each of Suffolk's 19 turnovers into 19 points. 
• 58.5 percent (48-82) of Suffolk's offense came in the paint. 
• The Rams scored 12 points in transition. 
• The game featured nine tied scores and six lead changes.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams exceeded regulation for the third time this season. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 3-0, in OT this year. 
• Suffolk and Endicott needed overtime to decide a winner for the second straight meeting and fifth time overall. Me all-time against Endicott. 
• The Rams moved to 3-2 in overtime versus the Gulls. 
• Suffolk defeated the Gulls in back-to-back battles for the first time since Feb. 19, 2022 (58-51) and Dec. 3, 2022 (80-65). 
• The Rams improved to 16-17 all-time against Endicott. 
• In Beverley, Suffolk is now 7-9 versus the Gulls. 
• DeAngelis became the 18th member of Suffolk's 1,000-point club with her 15th point of the game, a free throw in the second quarter. 
• DeAngelis is the second Ram to reach 1,000 points this season as Romito hit the milestone mark Tuesday, Jan. 23 in a 91-59 win over Gordon. 
• DeAngelis and Romito are the first Rams teammates to etch their names in Suffolk's 1,000-point club in the same season since Jenni-Rose DiCecco (2017-22) and Alexis Hackett (2016-20) did so as a junior and senior, respectively, in 2019-20. 
• DeAngelis is the 13th Ram in a Suffolk jersey to score 1,000 points and pull down 500-plus rebounds, first since DiCecco surpassed the 500-board feat in 2021-22.
• DeAngelis became the first Ram to register 30-plus points since DiCecco put up 30 in an 88-79 triumph at Sage, Jan. 4, 2020. 
• DeAngelis finished the game with a career-high in points (32) and field goals made (14). 
• DeAngelis notched a double-double for the second straight game, 13th time this season and 29th time of her collegiate career. 
• Romito tied a career-high 17 rebounds. 
• Romito tallied her sixth double-double of the year. 
• Moreau matched a personal-best five assists
• Allison Bono grabbed a career-high five boards.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a midweek match versus Western New England at 5:30 p.m.