Emmanuel Cruises Past Women’s Basketball
Despite a coming back and taking the lead in the first, the Suffolk women’s basketball team could not hold off the Saints of Emmanuel as the Rams fell, 81-55, Tuesday night at Jean Yawkey Center.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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23 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 55 |
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21 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 81 |
Team Stats
Emmanuel (Mass.)
| Game Statistics | Suffolk | Emmanuel (Mass.) |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-63) | (36-78) |
| Field Goal % | 33.3% | 46.2% |
| Rebounds | 40 | 49 |
| Assists | 10 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 26 | 17 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 28 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 10 | 14 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 56 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 18 |
| Bench Pts | 14 | 17 |
BOSTON – Despite coming back and taking the lead in the first, the Suffolk women's basketball team could not hold off the Saints of Emmanuel as the Rams fell, 81-55, Tuesday night at Jean Yawkey Center.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 51, Emmanuel 88
RECORDS: Suffolk (14-5, 7-3 GNAC) | Emmanuel (13-6, 9-1 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
It took a while for Suffolk to get going and Emmanuel took advantage, building an early 8-1 lead. Alexis Hackett spearheaded a comeback for the Rams as the sophomore poured in seven points herself to pull within two, 12-10.
After Georgia Bourikas connected on a three, Hackett gave the Rams their first lead of the night 17-16 at the 1:36 minute mark.
The Saints leveled the playing field at 17-all, before the Rams outscored the hosts 6-4 over the remaining minutes of the first frame to take a 23-21 edge after one quarter.
Emmanuel turned the tides fairly quickly in the second stanza as it rattled off 10 unanswered points to flip the switch and go ahead 33-28. Bourikas attempted to spur a comeback as the senior put together back-to-back buckets, but the Rams could not rally around the co-captain as the Saints held of the visitors.
Over the remaining minutes of the second, Emmanuel outscored Suffolk, 14-6, to send the Rams into intermission down nine, 47-36.
The third quarter was a Saints show with the Rams unable to find their grove, which put the blue-and-gold in a 74-47 deficit after 30 minutes.
Suffolk did not make up any ground in the fourth as the Saints put on cruise control en route to the 81-55 victory.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Hackett led the way for the Rams with 15 points on a 7-for-9 showing from the field.
- Bourikas contributed 12 points and paced the Rams' effort on the glass with seven boards.
- Jenni-Rose DiCecco and Shannon Smith each added six points.
- Smith and Jordan Hipwell added five caroms apiece.
- Suffolk struggled from the floor, shooting just 33.3 percent (21-63) from the field and 29.3 percent (5-19) from the floor.
NOTEWORTHY
- Hackett's team-high 15 points came behind her 10th double figure output of the season and third consecutive contest with double digits in scoring.
- Bourikas has reached double figures 15 times this season and in the last three games.
POST-GAME PIC
COMING UP
Suffolk looks to get back on track Thursday, Feb. 1 as it returns to the friendly confines of Regan Gymnasium for the final Rams' basketball double header of the regular season. The women's team gets the action underway at 5 p.m. against Anna Maria with the men's team facing Albertus Magnus in a rematch at 8 p.m.