Women’s Basketball Clips Curry, 58-46

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball took care of Curry, 58-46, in Conference of New England (CNE) action Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 58 | Curry 46
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-1, 2-0 CNE) | Curry (1-7, 0-3 CNE)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In a back-and-forth first frame that featured five tied scores and one lead exchange, Suffolk grabbed a 15-14 edge at the end of the first 10 minutes. Allison Bono was instrumental to the Rams' offensive output in the first quarter as the junior converted all four of her field goals to be responsible for eight points. 
• The blue-and-gold commanded the opening two minutes of the second stanza as it poured in nine unanswered to build a double-digit, 24-14, distance with 8:10 on the clock before halftime. 
• Lauren Morse knocked down a long ball from NBA range to ignite eight unanswered Colonels points that trimmed the gap to two, 24-22, at the midway point of the second quarter. 
• Delaney More's old-school 3-point play ended the Rams' four-minute scoring draught. That play helped the host end the half on a 9-2 stretch to send Suffolk into the locker room up 33-24. 
• Momentum remained in the Rams' favor out of the break as they compiled a 9-3 rally in the first 3:x of the third to lengthen their lead to 15, 42-27. Olivia Verdile was a critical component in that run as the junior poured in back-to-back buckets, one behind-the-arc and one inside the paint.  
• Despite the Colonels best efforts, Suffolk managed to hold onto the double digit margin and keep the 15-point advantage with 30 minutes in the books, 50-35. 
• Bono, Mia Corazzini and Jordan Moreau supplied two points apiece in the opening few minutes of the fourth to stretch the margin to 21, 56-35, with 6:44 remaining in regulation.
• Play evened out the rest of the way, but thanks to its hefty cushion, Suffolk walked away with the 58-46 victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Bono compiled a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead Suffolk's charge on both ends of the hardwood. The guard that show 10-for-12 from the filed added three steals, one assist and one block. 
• Moreau finished with 13 points behind a 9-for-10 effort from the free throw line to go along with five caroms and two helpers. 
• Verdile added six points, one board, one dime and one takeaway. 
• Corazzini had an all-around effort of five points and five rebounds. 
• Ariana Ingram pulled down six boards. 
• Suffolk converted Curry's 19 turnovers into 19 points. 
• The Rams capitalized on their 15 offensive boards with 13 second chance points. 
• Suffolk out rebounded Curry, 47-30. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk started its CNE calendar 2-0 for the first time in program history. 
• The Rams have lifted the lid on their league schedule with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2019-20 when it won its first two Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tilts. 
• Suffolk extends its all-time series lead over Curry to 28-17.
• The win was Suffolk's first over Curry since Dec. 7, 2024, an 83-46 victory. 
• The Rams improve to 16-6 at home in Boston against the Colonels.
• Suffolk has won 14 of the last 15 matchups in the series.
• Bono finished with a personal-best 20 points on a career-high 10 made field goals.
• Bono also registered her third career double-double, all of which have come this season.
• Ingram matched her personal-best with six rebounds.
• Khaya Skene tied her personal bests in both steals (1) and field goals made (1).
• Claire Berkowitz's four rebounds matched a career high.
• Ella Nixon recorded one block for the second straight game, with both efforts tying her personal-best.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams close out play before the holidays with a Beantown battle against Emerson Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Smith Court.