Women’s Basketball Gets by Gordon, 53-45, to Close 2026 Season

WENHAM, Mass. – Suffolk women's basketball capped off its 2025-26 season in winning fashion as it took down Gordon, 53-45, Saturday afternoon at the Bennett Center.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 53 | Gordon 45 
RECORDS: Suffolk (12-13, 6-10 CNE) | Gordon (4-21, 2-14 CNE) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The lead see-sawed twice in the first frame and the playing field leveled three times with the last at 10 at the 3:06 mark. Suffolk controlled the pace of play from there as it ended the first quarter with six unanswered to go up 16-10. Allison Bono provided four points and Claire Berkowitz added two in that stretch. 
• The Fighting Scots rallied out of the huddle on a 7-2 run to slice the gap to one, 18-17, with 6:26 to go before half time. The Rams calmed down and closed out the second stanza on a 11-3 stretch to go into the locker room with a 29-20 cushion. Once again Bono supplied four points to that half-ending run that saw two points apiece from Berkowitz, Ella Nixon and Ava Thurman. 
• A nearly even third quarter allowed the Rams to take a double digit lead, 41-30, into the fourth. 
• A back-and-forth fourth quarter allowed Suffolk to maintain a margin and walk away with the year-ending 53-45 victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Bono compiled an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double with five assists and one steal. The guard shot 8-for-15 from the field in all 40 minutes of action. 
• Tatiana Tune tallied 12 points behind a 6-for-11 showing from the floor to go along with, two caroms and one takeaway. 
• Berkowitz added 10 points thanks to a 4-for-6 effort from the field that included a 2-for-4 effort from 3-point land. The junior's stat line featured a pair of boards, one assist and one steal as well.
• Olivia Verdile had an all-around effort of six rebounds, five points and two assists. 
• As a team, Suffolk shot 40.7 percent from the field and 70.0 percent from the charity stripe. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Fighting Scots, 51-34.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Gordon for the third straight meeting to move to 11-6 in the all-time series with the Fighting Scots. 
• The Rams are now 6-2 on the road versus Gordon. 
• Bono produced her fifth double-double of her career, all of which came this season.