Juron Wins 100th, Men’s Basketball Downs UNE, 70-61, in Season Finale

BOSTON – Head coach Jeff Juron picked up his 100th career victory as Suffolk men's basketball put together a team effort Saturday afternoon to wrap up its 2022-23 regular-season with a victory as the Rams took down the University of New England 70-61 at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 70 | University of New England 61
RECORDS: Suffolk (16-9, 11-7 CCC) | University of New England (2-23, 0-18 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first four minutes. Over the next two, the University of New England chipped down the deficit to one, 9-8. 

The Nor'Easters went on to take the lead, 13-12, and a back-and-forth affair ensued. From there, the conference counterparts would exchange the lead five more times and the score leveled four throughout the remainder of the opening half, that ended with Suffolk in front, 36-32. 

Suffolk slowly built a double-digit distance, 53-42, 6:29 into the second stanza. The Rams maintained the double figure margin until the final six minutes when the Nor'Easters started to knock down the gap once again. This time, UNE sliced the blue-and-gold's advantage to three, 62-59, with 1:42 remaining in regulation.  

After a Suffolk turnover, UNE missed two opportunities to lock things up. Time then played in Suffolk's favor and they took care of business from the foul line to seal up the win.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• William Rowe finished with 20 points on an 8-for-10 showing from the floor with seven boards and one block. 
• Cole LeVangie produced 13 points and five boards. The sophomore shot 4-for-7 from the field and 2-for-3 from behind-the-arc. 
• Aidan Sullivan chipped in 10 points, nine assists and four caroms. 
• Keenan Robertson had 15 points, eight rebounds, three blocks, one assist and one steal. 
• Jake Gomez pitched in six points, three boards and one helper off the bench. 
• Suffolk shot 44.4 percent (25-54) from the floor, 33.3 percent (5-15) from 3-point range and 70.8 percent (17-24) from the charity stripe. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Nor'Easters, 40-31. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk moved to 13-11 all-time versus UNE. 
• In Boston, the Rams are now 6-6 against the Nor'Easteres. 
• The Rams sit 3-1 against the University of New England in the Juron era. 
• The win marked Juron's 100th career victory as Suffolk's head coach. 

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk awaits the official seeding of the 2023 CCC Men's Basketball Tournament, which will be announced later this evening.