Women’s Basketball Shoots Past Wentworth in CNE Opener, 68-32 

BOSTON – All 12 players scored for the Suffolk women's basketball team as it took down crosstown foe Wentworth on the road in its Conference of New England (CNE) opener Tuesday night 68-32.

Jordan Moreau led a night of personal bests for the Rams, finishing with 18 points including four of Suffolk's 12 made three-pointers.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 68 |Wentworth 32
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-1, 1-0 CNE) | Wentworth (0-8, 0-2 CNE)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk used scoring contributions from all five starters to build a 20-9 lead through the opening quarter, with Moreau's eight points pacing the group.
• The Rams opened the second frame with a three-point barrage, sparking a 14-3 run behind makes from Ariana Ingram, Moreau, and a pair from Claire Berkowitz to push the margin to 34-12 with 6:19 remaining in the half. The blue-and-gold forced 19 first-half turnovers to fuel the surge and carry a 43-19 advantage into the break.
• Suffolk opened the third quarter on a 11-4 spurt fueled by threes from Moreau and Olivia Verdile to push the lead to 55-24 midway through. Berkowitz added her third triple of the night, and Delaney More hit a pair of free throws to send the Rams into the fourth with a 62-27 cushion.
• Khaya Skene led all scorers in the final frame with three points as the Rams outlasted WIT and closed out a 68-32 victory. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING 

• Moreau's 18 points topped all on 6-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond-the-arc to go with four rebounds and three assists.
• Berkowitz supplied 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and a 3-of-4 connection rate from deep, while also collecting two steals.
• Tatiana Tune chipped in seven points, five boards, and three steals.
• Allison Bono added seven points to pair with four assists, three takeaways and three caroms.
• Suffolk combined for 12 made threes, the program's most in a single game since December 10. 2019, when the Rams knocked down 13 triples against Clark.
• The blue-and-gold held the Leopards to 20.5 percent shooting from the field and 12.5 percent from the three-point line.
• Suffolk forced 28 Wentworth turnovers and turned them into 33 points.
• The Rams reserves outscored WIT's bench, 25-0, and utilized their 11 offensive boards for an identical amount of second chance points. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk started its CNE calendar in the win column for the first time since 2023-24 when it took down Gordon, Nov. 29, 2023. 
• The Rams are now 19-13 in league openers, which includes a 2-3 mark in the first CNE contest of a campaign. 
• Under Ed Leyden, the blue-and-gold sports a 19-12 record in its first conference outing of a season. 
• On the road, the Rams are now 8-7 in game one of conference competition. 
• Suffolk tangled with Wentworth in its first league game of the year for the first time.
• The Rams have now won 15 straight games against Wentworth and improved to 33-9 in the all-time series.
• The blue-and-gold improved to 18-6 on the road against the Leopards.
• The 36-point win marks Suffolk's largest margin of victory this season.
• It is also the program's widest margin over Wentworth since February 10, 2022, when the Rams earned an 87-44 victory.
• Suffolk combined for 12 made threes, the program's most in a single game since December 10. 2019, when the Rams knocked down 13 triples against Clark.
• Moreau scored a career-high 18 points and knocked down a personal-best four threes.
• Berkowitz posted 11 points, her best career scoring outing, along with three treys, four made field goals, and a pair of steals that matched her top mark.
• Ella Nixon recorded her first collegiate points and added new highs of five rebounds, one assist, one block, one steal and one field goal made.
• Skene grabbed a career-best four rebounds matched her previous marks with one three-pointer and one steal.
• More pulled down a personal-best six boards.
• Ava Thurman equaled her single-game highs with one triple and two takeaways.
• Tune set a new best with three steals.
• Akiyah Brown tied her personal-best with two blocks.
• Verdile matched her best with one block.
• Mia Corazzini added one steal to tie her single-game best.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to Larry E. Smith and Michael S. Smith Court on Saturday, Dec. 6 when the Rams host Curry at noon.