WNE Halts Women’s Basketball’s Streak, 69-55

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball saw its three-game win streak come to an end Wednesday night as Western New England defeated the Rams, 69-55. The Golden Bears used a hefty 22-1 run in the third quarter to best the Rams in Conference of New England (CNE) at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 55 | Western New England 69
RECORDS: Suffolk (9-7, 4-5 CNE) | Western New England (15-1, 8-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk sat in a three-point, 12-9, hole after the first frame.  

The Golden Bears managed to stretch their lead to eight twice, with the last coming with xxx to go before halftime, 23-15. 

From there, the Rams rallied on a 9-1 stretch to level the playing field at 24-all. That run featured two points from Maddie Stewart, Amanda DeAngelis and Aisling Crowley and a traditional 3-point by Olivia Verdile.  

A freebie by Nora Young was the last bucket of the opening half and sent Suffolk into the locker room down one, 25-24.  

Colby Guinta knocked down back-to-back triples to get the third quarter underway and send Suffolk in front, 30-25.  

WNE battled back and outscored the host 22-1 to put the blue-and-gold in a 16-point hole, 47-31.  

Suffolk regained control of its offensive output as it went on a 6-2 quarter-ending run over the final 1:47 to trim the deficit down to a dozen, 49-37. 

Western New England managed to keep the Rams at a double-digit distance as the visitors had a response for every blue-and-gold comeback attempt. 

A late trey by Jordan Moreau gave one last spark of hope for Suffolk as it made it a 10-point gap, 62-52, with 1:56 left on the clock.  

The Golden Bears used clock management and forced the Rams to foul and send WNE to the line, where the visitors clinched the conference decision. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Moreau provided 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists, one blocks and one steal. 
• Bono finished with 11 points, four caroms and one steal. She shot 5-for-7 from the charity stripe. 
• Guinta provided 10 points, three boards, two helpers and one take away. 
• Verdile notched eight points on a 3-for-6 showing from the floor to go along with three rebounds and one dime. 
• Amanda DeAngelis added six boards, three points and one steal. 
• Suffolk shot just 31.6 percent (17-54) on the night including a 33.3 connection rate (6-18) from behind-the-arc. 
• The Golden Bears outrebounded the Rams, 51-32. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads to Curry Saturday, Jan. 25 for a 12:00 p.m. CNE matinee.