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Tuesday, Feb. 20 7:00 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 16-17 Jan. 27, 2024, W, 82-76 (OT) Same W2 |
BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball starts its quest for the Commonwealth Coast Conference crown Tuesday, Feb. 20 as the fourth-seeded Rams welcome fifth-seed Endicott to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court for a 7 p.m. first round matchup.
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2024 CCC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
First Round – Tuesday, Feb. 20
Game 1: #5 Endicott at #4 Suffolk – 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 2: #6 Nichols at #3 Roger Williams – 6:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 3 #7 Gordon at #2 University of New England – 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 22
Game 4: Winner of Game 1 at #1 Western New England
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3
Championship – Saturday, Feb. 24
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
MORE INFO: CCC Women's Basketball 2024 Tournament Central | 2024 CCC Women's Basketball Bracket
RAMS IN THE POSTSEASON
- Suffolk has never missed a league tournament since 1995-95 and makes its 28th consecutive trip, third straight CCC postseason appearance Tuesday night.
- The Rams enter the postseason as the fourth seed for the first time since 2022, second time in the CCC and ninth-time overall.
- Suffolk is 5-8 in a league tournament as the fourth seed.
- In the CCC tourney, the Rams are 0-1 as the fourth seed.
- The Rams have never advanced from the first round of the CCC Tournament.
- The blue-and-gold will be the host in the first round of the CCC Tournament for the first time since 2022 and second time overall.
- The Rams have moved onto the semifinal a dozen times and competed in the championship five.
- The last time Suffolk advanced to the semifinal was in 2019-20.
- Suffolk is on the hunt for its first-ever conference championship.
RAMS IN THE CCC POSTSEASON
- Suffolk is the fourth seed in the CCC tournament for the second time, first since 2022.
- The Rams are winless in the CCC postseason, 0-2.
- Suffolk has hosted one CCC postseason contest, the 2022 Quarterfinals. At home, the Rams are 0-1 in the CCC tourney.
- On the road, Suffolk sports a 0-1 CCC Tournament record.
- The Rams and Endicott will meet in the CCC postseason for the first time.
LAST TIME OUT
Amanda DeAngelis and Lauren Romito were responsible for 59 percent of the Rams offensive output to anchor Suffolk women's basketball to a 76-66 win over Curry Saturday afternoon at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. The upperclassmen twosome scored 45 of the blue-and-gold's 76 total points, including 15 of the 25 in the fourth quarter.
MORE READING: Upperclassmen Duo Leads Women's Basketball by Curry, 76-66
RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk wrapped up the regular-season 19-6 overall and 12-4 in CCC contests after besting Curry 76-66 Saturday. The Rams are 10-2 at Smith Court this season. The last time Suffolk lost in the friendly confines of the baseman of the Ridgeway Building was Dec. 2, 2023.
Amanda DeAngelis and Lauren Romito are two of the biggest offensive and defensive threats in the league. DeAngelis averages a double-double with team-best numbers of 17.8 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. Romito, meanwhile, tallies 13.5 points and 9.3 boards per game, to go along with a conferece-best 4.1 blocks per contest. Jordan Moreau chips in 10.1 points per game and Colby Guinta adds 9.5 points per outing.
GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott rides a two-game win streak into Tuesday's first round tangle. The Gulls took down Curry, 81-63, and Gordon, 94-82, in that span.
Sarah Dempsey is the top threat for the Gulls with 19.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Emma Shinney (10.9 ppg), Cora Nadeau (10.2 ppg) and Libby Fleming (10.1 ppg) a compliment the junior forward on the offensive end. Fleming is a threat on the boards as well with 8.6 rpg to her credit.
WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk swept Endicott in the pair of regular-season battles, both of which went into overtime. In Boston in December, the Rams edged the Gulls, 71-64. In January in Beverly, the blue-and-gold got by Endicott, 82-76.
MORE READING: Women's Basketball Outlasts Endicott in Overtime, 71-64 | DeAngelis Eclipses 1000 Points; Women's Basketball Downs Endicott in OT, 82-76
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Suffolk sits 16-17 all-time against Endicott in a series that dates back to 1993-94.
- The Rams have defeated Endicott in back-to-back battles.
- In Boston, Suffolk is 8-8 versus Endicott.
- In Beverly, the Rams are 7-9 against Gulls.
- Suffolk and Endicott met at a neutral site once, Nov. 17, 2018. Suffolk won that venture in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 68-57.
- The blue-and-gold and Gulls have needed overtime to decide a winner five times, including the last two games.
- Suffolk is 3-2 in OT outings against Endicott.
- The last time that a Suffolk, Endicott meeting extended past regulation was earlier this season, Dec. 5, 2023, when the Rams bested the Gulls, 71-64.
EYES ON THE GAME
SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The winner of Tuesday's first round tangle punches its ticket to the CCC Semifinals and is set to head to Springfield, Massachusetts Thursday, Feb. 22 where it'll take on top seed Western New England.
