Women’s Basketball Readies for Roger Williams in CNE First Round

SUFFOLK at ROGER WILLIAMS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Feb. 25 7:300 PM Campus Rec Center Gymnasium Bristol, R.I. RWUHawks.com RWUHawks.com 11-10 Feb. 1, 2025, L, 71-59 Jan. 20, 2024, W, 73-66 Lost 2

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball's is set to start its quest on the road to a Conference of New England (CNE) crown Tuesday, Feb. 25 when it heads to Roger Williams for first round action. The sixth-seeded Rams are scheduled to take on the third-seeded Hawks at 7:30 p.m.

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2025 CNE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, Feb. 25 – First Round
Game 1: No. 6 Suffolk at No. 3 Roger Williams – 7:30 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 2: No. 5 Hartford at No. 4 University of New England – 7:00 p.m.  – Live Stats | Live Video

Thursday, Feb. 27 – Semifinals
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 at No. 2 Endicott
Game 4: Winner of Game 2 at No. 1 Western New England 

Saturday, Feb. 29 – Championship
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – Hosted by Highest Remaining Seed  

MORE INFO: CNE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2025 TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | 2025 CNE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BRACKET 

RAMS IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk has never missed a league tournament since 1995-96 and will begin its 29th consecutive trip, fourth straight CNE postseason (formerly CCC) Tuesday. 
• Suffolk enters the postseason as the sixth seed for the first time since 2006. 
• The blue-and-gold has yet to advance in a conference tournament field as the sixth seed.
• The Rams are 0-1 as the sixth seed in a league tournament. 
• Suffolk has advanced to the semifinal 13 times, including last season, and the championship contest five, with the last title tilt appearance in 2018.
• The Rams are in the hunt for their first-ever league championship. 
• The Rams hit the road for the first round for the first time since 2023. 
• Suffolk has played in 49 postseason contests. 
• Suffolk holds a 22-27 record in tournament outings.
• On the road, Suffolk sports a 3-22 record in the postseason. 
• At home, the blue-and-gold is 18-4 in conference postseason contests.
• Two postseason games have taken place at a neutral site. Suffolk is 1-1 in such instances. 
• The Rams have needed overtime to decide a winner in the postseason once, the 2020 GNAC quarterfinals. Suffolk bested Albertus Magnus, 103-95 in two overtimes. 

RAMS IN THE CNE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk makes its fourth straight trip to the CNE postseason (formerly CCC) Tuesday.
• Suffolk will compete as the sixth seed in the CNE postseason for the first time. 
• Suffolk aims to advance from the first round of the CNE Tournament for the second straight season and second time in program history. 
• Suffolk has never made it to the CNE Championship contest. 
• Suffolk has played in four CNE postseason games. 
• The Rams are 1-3 in the CNE postseason.
• In the CNE First Round, the blue-and-gold is 1-2. 
• Suffolk heads out on the road for the CNE First Round for the first time since 2023. 
• Suffolk is 0-2 overall when playing a CNE postseason game on the road including a 0-1 record in the first round. 
• The Rams head out on the road for the first round for the first time since 2023. Suffolk has never won a game on the road in the CNE tournament.
• The Rams first and only CNE Tournament win came behind its 84-64 First Round win over Endicott Tuesday, Feb. 20.  

LAST TIME OUT
Amanda DeAngelis came up huge on both sides of the ball in the final 30 seconds to push Suffolk women's basketball to an 80-79 regular-season finale win over Nichols Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

MORE READING: Women's Basketball Holds Off Nichols, 80-79

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk ended the regular-season on a high note as it defeated Nichols, 80-79, to move to 13-12 on the year and taking momentum into the CNE Tourney.  

Amanda DeAngelis averages a near double-double of 15.2 ppg and 9.6 rpg to anchor the Rams' in both categories. Colby Guinta provides double figures to the 65.9 ppg offense output with 14.5 ppg to her credit. Defensively, the junior pulls down 5.9 rpg, good for second on the squad. Jordan Moreau and Maddie Stewart supply 9.7 ppg and 8.5 ppg, respectively, to the scoring effort. 

HAVE TO KNOW 'BOUT THE HAWKS
Roger Williams snuck by the University of New England, 65-63, in overtime to end its regular-season 17-8 overall.  

Sophia Coppola 's 15.2 ppg leads the Hawks' 68.1 ppg effort that receives 12.3 ppg from Elizabeth Dufrane, who also sets up the scoring with 3.8 apg. Chloe Richardson registers 9.8 ppg and Lilli Clark chips in 9.0 ppg to round out the top four scoring threats.  

Clark pulls down a team-best 7.0 rpg to pace RWU on the boards. Coppola adds 5.8 rpg to the team's 39.4 rpg effort.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Roger Williams bested Suffolk in the two regular-season games. The Hawks came back to slip by the Rams, 67-62, Jan. 4, before they ran by the blue-and-gold, 71-59 in Boston, Feb. 1.   

MORE READING: Roger Williams Uses Fourth Quarter to Fly by Women's Basketball, 67-62 | Women's Basketball Tripped Up by Roger Williams, 79-51

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk has fallen in two consecutive contests against Roger Williams to sit 11-10 all-time against the Hawks. 
• The Rams last win over RWU came Jan. 20, 2024 via a 73-66 decision. 
• Suffolk is 3-6 when hosting Roger Williams. 
• On the road, the Rams sport a 7-4 record against the Hawks.
• Under Ed Leyden's guidance, the blue-and-gold is 9-10 versus RWU. 
• Suffolk and Roger Williams will tangle in the CNE postseason for the first time.

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Tuesday's First Round game will advance to the CNE Semifinals Thursday, Feb. 27 at second seed Endicott.