WENHAM, Mass. – Suffolk women's basketball held off a last-minute comeback from Gordon to take a 61-53 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) triumph over the Fighting Scots at the Bennett Center Monday night. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 61 | Gordon 53
RECORDS: Suffolk (12-5, 6-4 CCC) | Gordon (5-11, 3-7 CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Things were even at 10-all with 4:05 remaining in the first frame. Suffolk was the only team to score in the final four minutes of the opening quarter to sit in front by four, 14-10, with 10 minutes in the books.  

Gordon got those four points back in the first few minutes of the second minutes to even matters at 14-all, before taking the lead a few possessions later. Amanda DeAngelis sparked a quarter-ending 13-2 Rams run that that sent Suffolk into the locker room yup 27-18.  

On their first two possessions of the third quarter, Suffolk pushed its cushion to a bakers' dozen. That cushion grew to as many as 16, 37-21 at the 6:02 minute mark. 

The Fighting Scots fought back and trimmed the distance down to nine twice, the last at the 2:15 minute mark. Jenni-Rose DiCecco connected on a hoop from behind-the-arc to restore a double-digit advantage, 44-32, at the end of the third.  

An Aisling Crowley lay-up opened the fourth, however, Gordon got that hoop and two others back to trim the margin down to eight, 46-38, less than a minute into the fourth quarter.

For every hoop Suffolk scored the Fighting Scots responded to keep things close as time ticked off the clock and two-possession game with less than three minutes remaining in regulation. 

The Rams managed to convert turnovers into easy lay-ups and took care of business at the foul line as Gordon gambled with fouls down the stretch to secure the victory. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• DeAngelis led the way offensively and defensively with 18 points and eight rebounds to go along with eight steals, one assist and one block. 
• DiCecco finished with 17 points, eight steals, seven handouts and two boards. 
• Natalie Fraioli added seven points, three caroms, two dimes, and one takeaway. 
• Suffolk shot just 36.9 percent (24-65) and 62.5 percent (10-16) from the free throw line.
• The Fighting Scots outrebounded the Rams, 45-30.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk rattled off its sixth straight win over Gordon to move to 6-2 in the all-time series with the Fighting Scots. 
• The Rams are now 3-2 when playing at Gordon. 
• DeAngelis and DiCecco each had a career-high eight steals.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

LOOKING AHEAD
Suffolk ventures across town Wednesday, Feb. 2 Wentworth for a Beantown and CCC outing at 5:30 p.m.