SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH | |
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak |
Saturday, Jan. 28 11:00 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. Suffolk Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 27-9 Jan. 3, 2023, W, 55-50 Same W9 |
BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball aims to get back in the win column Saturday, Jan. 28 when it welcomes Wentworth to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court for an 11 a.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference match.
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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's basketball hung with Roger Williams, who is receiving votes in the latest WBCA Top-25 Poll, until the third quarter and a scoring draught for the Rams allowed the Hawks to run away with the Commonwealth Coast Conference contest, 68-52, Tuesday night at the Campus Recreation Center Gymnasium.
MORE READING: Women's Basketball Tripped Up Roger Williams, 68-52
RAMS RUNDOWN
A four-game skid put Suffolk at .500 (9-9) on the year and 4-7 in CCC action.
Amanda DeAngelis has not wavered as the Rams' leader offensively and defensively as the junior continues to average a double-double of 16.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Maddie Stewart is also a two-way player with 10.7 ppg and 8.4 rpg, both of which are good for second on the team. Colby Guinta adds 10.3 ppg to the blue-and-gold's 63.3 ppg, while Katie Kirsch adds 9.3 ppg to the scoring and 6.4 rpg to the defense.
LEOPARDS LOOK
Wentworth has fallen in three straight and has yet to find the win column against a CCC counterpart (0-10). Overall, WIT sits 4-14.
The pair of Maddy Foster and Gabby Amoddio power the Leopards' 54.4 points per game offense with 14.9 ppg and 10.6 ppg, respectively.
Defensively, Foster paces the pack with 7.5 rpg with Abriana Busbey chipping in 4.8 rpg and Amoddio adding 4.6 rpg.
WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk women's basketball started its second semester in the win column as the Rams held off a Wentworth comeback to take a 55-50 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) decision over the Leopards Tuesday, Jan. 3 at Tansey Gymnasium.
MORE READING: Women's Basketball Sneaks Past Wentworth, 55-50
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Suffolk holds a commanding 27-9 lead over Wentworth in the all-time series, which dates back to 1986.
- Suffolk has defeated WIT in nine straight meetings.
- As the home team, the blue-and-gold is 11-2 versus the Leopards.
- On the road, the Rams are 15-6 against WIT.
- Suffolk and Wentworth have met on a neutral surface twice.
- The blue-and-gold is 1-1 against Wentworth in neutral games.
- There has been one overtime outing between Suffolk and Wentworth in the all-time series, Dec. 3, 1998. The Rams won the lone game that exceeded regulation, 67-57.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is back on the road Wednesday, Feb. 1 when it travels to Salve Regina for a 5:30 p.m. midweek match.