Women’s Basketball Flies by Wentworth, 55-36, for Fifth Straight Win

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball rattled off its fifth consecutive victory Saturday afternoon in convincing fashion as is the Rams coasted by Wentworth, 55-36, in CCC play at Tansey Gymnasium.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 55 | Wentworth 36
RECORDS: Suffolk (16-5, 10-3 CCC) | Wentworth (4-15, 0-12 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk's game-opening 6-0 run turned into a 14-6 advantage at the 3:14 mark after every Ram started poured in at least two points. Amanda DeAngelis had six points to her credit at this point. 

The Leopards scored seven straight, five of which came from Regan Madonia, to trim the distance down to one, 14-13, with just over a minute to go in the first frame.  

Aisling Crowley converted a pass from Lauren Romito into her first two points of afternoon to pad the margin to three, 16-13, as the horn signaled to end the opening quarter.  

The blue-and-gold burst out of the huddle with 10 unanswered points to build a 26-13 cushion midway through the second stanza. All four field goals in that time frame came in transition. 

Out of a Wentworth huddle, Suffolk kept the gas pedal down offensively and used stand-up defense to keep the Leopards off the scoreboard for the final four minutes of the second quarter to take a 32-13 advantage into half time. 

Brooke Carlson buried a bucket from behind-the-arc to get the Leopards their offensive grove back. With momentum thanks to that long ball from Carlson that started the quarter, Wentworth outscored Suffolk 14-9 in the third to trim the gap to 14, 41-27.  

That margin (14 points) hung around for the first three minutes of the fourth. Out of a Wentworth timeout, Suffolk built a 20-plus point lead over the next two minutes thanks to eight consecutive points. 

It was clock management and shot selection for the Suffolk the rest of the way to lock up the conference victory, the Rams fifth win in a row. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• DeAngelis logged a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double with four assists and three blocks in 18 minutes. She shot 6-for-9 from the field. 
• Jordan Moreau registered 12 points on a 5-for-7 performance from the floor. The freshman added three boards, two assists and two steals. 
• Madi Mahoney provided eight points and one dime. 
• Romito recorded 11 caroms, six points, four blocks and one handout. 
• Aisling Crowley contributed six points, six rebounds and two blocks. She put together a 75.0 conversion rate (3-4) from the field. 
• Ten of Suffolk's 16 second quarter points came on the fast break. 
• The Ram finished with 16 points on the fast break. 
• The blue-and-gold had 34 points in the paint. 
• Suffolk commanded the boards, outrebounding WIT, 52-38.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The five-game win streak ties a season-best for the Rams as they started the year with five victories in a row. 
• Suffolk won its 12th straight game over Wentworth.
• The Rams improved to 30-9 all-time against the Leopards. 
• On the road, the Rams are no 16-6 against WIT. 
• DeAngelis had her fourth double-double in a row, 15th of the year and 31st of her collegiate career. 
• DeAngelis matched a career-high three blocks. 
• Ava Thurman had personal-best in free throws (3) and free throws attempted (4).  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes its five-game win streak back to Beacon Hill Tuesday, Feb. 6 for its non-conference finale versus Hartford. Tip-off against the Hawks is set for 5:30 p.m.