Women’s Basketball Suffers 62-52 CNE Defeat to Roger Williams

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball fell in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Wednesday evening at Larry E. and Michael S. Snith Court, 62-52. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 52 | Roger Williams 62
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-7, 2-4 CNE) | Roger Williams (9-6, 6-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Allison Bono's 4-of-5 start kept Suffolk in the contest early on as her eight points led all scorers at the end of the first quarter with the Rams trailing 16-12.
• Roger Williams opened its lead to nine following a 7-0 run, which was capped by a Chloe Richardson three-pointer to make it 25-16 with 6:05 to play in the first half. 
• The Rams briefly cut the deficit to three behind a 9-2 run, which included four points from Jordan Moreau, to make it 27-24 at the 2:38 mark of the second quarter. The Hawks held Suffolk scoreless for the remainder of the second quarter to take a 34-24 lead into the halftime break.
• Suffolk trailed 41-30 at the 4:08 mark of the third before a technical foul pulled them within seven with a pair of Olivia Verdile free throw makes and Tatiana Tune layup on the ensuing possession. The Rams held the momentum for the remainder of the quarter, closing on a 10-4 run that was capped with a midrange buzzer beater from Bono to slice the deficit to 45-40 heading into the final frame.
• Suffolk clawed its way back to within two points after a bucket from Bono to make it 49-47 with 4:42 to play. RWU then held the blue-and-gold scoreless over a 3:36 stretch to take the contest 62-52. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING 

• Suffolk shot 38.2 percent from the floor and held RWU to just 35.8 percent and won the rebound battle 43-32.
• Bono led all Rams with 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go with ten rebounds and two steals.
• Tune trailed with 12 points, shooting 4-of-6 and hauling in five rebounds.
• Moreau added ten points and five rebounds.
• Verdile chipped in six points and dished out a team best three assists.

NOTEWORTHY 

• Bono notched her fourth double-double of the season. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads to Endicott Saturday, Jan. 17 for a 1:00 p.m. CNE clash.