SUFFOLK vs. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Digital Program Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Jan. 31 7:30 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 9-18 Jan. 9, 2024, L, 76-50 Dec. 4, 2021, W, 100-62 L4

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball rides its four-game win streak into its midweek Wednesday, Jan. 31 match with Western New England. The Commonwealth Coast Conference contest tips off at 7:30 p.m. at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Down one with less than 10 seconds on the clock, Evan Cook connected with Keenan Robertson for an alley-up that hit the bottom of the net with four seconds left in regulation to send Suffolk men's basketball past Endicott, 70-69, Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at MacDonald Gymnasium. 

MORE READING: Men's Basketball Slips by Endicott, 70-69

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has been on a roll as of late with four wins in a row to sit 11-7 on the season and 7-4 versus CCC competition.  

The upperclassmen trio of Evan Cook (17.7 ppg), Keenan Robertson (17.7 ppg) and Danny Yardemian (13.7 ppg) pace the Rams 76.8 ppg offense. 

Robertson's 6.7 rpg leads the blue-and-gold's 37.0 rpg effort that receives 5.3 rpg from Cole LeVangie and 5.0 rpg by Yardemian. 

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England saw its eight-game win streak come to an end Saturday as it fell to Nichols, 92-82. The loss put WNE at 14-5 on the year and 9-2 in CCC play. 

The Golden Bears' 76.8 ppg offense has four players averaging double figures in Gavin Green (14.7 ppg), Tim Restall (14.0 ppg), Jake Harrison (13.7 ppg) and Matt Houde (13.1 ppg). 

Defensively, Harrison's 7.6 rpg paces the pack on the boards with Restall's 6.6 rpg in a close second.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk men's basketball's three-game win streak came to an end Tuesday, Jan. 9 as Western New England took down the Rams, 76-50, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.  

MORE READING: Men's Basketball's Streak Stopped at WNE, 76-50

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 9-18 all-time against Western New England. 
• The Rams have fallen in four in a row versus the Golden Bears. 
• Suffolk looks for its first win over WNE since a 100-62 decision Dec. 4, 2021. 
• Suffolk is 5-8 when hosting the Golden Bears in Boston. 
• In Springfield, the Rams are 4-10 against WNE. 
• The blue-and-gold is 2-4 versus WNE under Jeff Juron's guidance. 
• Suffolk and Western New England have needed overtime to decide a winner three times. 
• The Rams are 1-2 when taking WNE to OT. 
• The last time the blue-and-gold and Golden Bears went into OT the Rams lost, 88-81, Jan. 22, 2022.  

EYES ON THE GAME

RAMS RECOGNITION
Danny Yardemian of the Suffolk men's basketball team was named Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Week after showing 9-for-13 from the field in a 2-0 week for the Rams in which he averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

MORE READING: Yardemian Named CCC Player of the Week 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams return to the road this weekend when they make the short trip across down to Wentworth Saturday, Feb. 3. Action is set to start at 12 p.m.