Western New England Tops Women’s Basketball 

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Suffolk women's basketball closes out a week-long road trip with a 56-35 Conference of New England loss to Western New England Saturday afternoon at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 35 | Western New England 56
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-10, 4-7 CNE) | Western New England (13-6, 7-3 CNE) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• WNE was hot from the get-go as it put Suffolk in a 15-4 hole after the first quarter. 
• The Rams fell behind 24-4 3:37 into the second. See-saw action consumed out the remaining of the opening half, and the blue-and-gold went into the break down 20, 34-14.  before see-saw action closed out the frame, which sent the blue-and-gold into the break down 34-14. 
• The 20-point gap grew to nearly 30, 49-23, with three quarters in the books. 
• Suffolk had the upperhand in the fourth frame, 12-7, but it would not be enough to mount a comeback and ultimately the Golden Bears walked away with the conference contest.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Allison Bono put together an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double. The junior guard's stat line featured three steals, two dimes and one block. 
• Jordan Moreau finished with six points to go along with three boards, one block and two takeaways. 
• Olivia Verdile recorded five points and four rebounds. 
• Ava Thurman tallied five points and one board.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns to the friendly confines of Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Tuesday, Feb. 3 for a CNE tilt with Hartford at 5:30 p.m.