Box Score

Johanna Santosuosso and Alyse Ragaglia combined for 37 of Johnson & Wales (8-3 GNAC, 13-11 overall) 63 points as the Wildcats escaped Suffolk University’s Regan Gymnasium with a 63-61 victory Tuesday night.

Santosuosso finished with 19 points on 6-9 shooting and 4-6 shooting from beyond the arc, while Ragaglia netted 18 points despite shooting just 5-16 from the field and 3-9 from three.

Emily Duquette (Harrisville, RI) led the Rams (5-6 GNAC, 12-11 overall) with 15 points on 5-10 shooting. Meghan Tracey (Rehoboth, MA) added 14 points and 16 rebounds on 7-12 shooting. Freshman Julianne Conrad (West Bridgewater, MA) threw in ten points and grabbed eight rebounds.

The Rams battled through a tough offensive night, which saw them commit 25 turnovers and shoot just 35.7%. However, the Rams still had a seven point lead for most of the early part of the second half.

The Wildcats trailed 41-34 before a barrage of three-pointers and a 17-2 run gave themselves a 51-43 lead with 7:48 remaining. JWU converted on three three-point attempts during the run, with Ragaglia hitting two and Santosuosso nailing the other.

Suffolk trailed 55-50 with 3:04 remaining after another three-pointer from Santosuosso, but Duquette answered with one of her two threes on the night to make it a 55-53 game with 2:36 left in the game.

The Rams trailed 57-55 with just under two minutes on the clock before the Wildcats put the game away with a 6-0 run to take a 63-55 lead with seven seconds remaining.

The Wildcats wrap up their regular season Saturday as the host St. Joseph College (CT) at 1:00 pm. The Rams look to get back on the winning track Thursday at home when they take on non-conference opponent Framingham State at 6 pm.