CCC Quarterfinal Pits Women’s Basketball Against Gordon

SUFFOLK vs. GORDON
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Feb. 22 7:30 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. Suffolk Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com Digital Program Suffolk Leads, 6-2 Jan. 31, 2022, W, 61-53 Same W6

BOSTON – The Suffolk women's basketball team begins its quest for Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) glory Tuesday, Feb. 22 when the fourth-seeded Rams entertain the fifth-seeded Fighting Scots of Gordon in the conference quarterfinals. Tip-off at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court is set for 7:30 p.m. and follows the men's quarterfinals clash with fifth-seed Endicott.

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2022 CCC TOURNAMENT
First Round – Monday, Feb. 21
#7 Western New England defeated #10 Curry, 83-63 – Box Score
#8 Nichols defeated #9 Wentworth, 67-57 – Box Score 

Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Feb. 22
#8 Nichols at #1 Roger Williams – 5:30 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
#7 Western New England at #2 University of New England – 7:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
#6 Salve Regina at #3 Endicott – 7:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
#5 Gordon at #4 Suffolk  - 7:30 PM – Live Stats | Live Video

Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 24
#1/Lower-seeded First Round Winner vs. #4/5 Winner
#2/Higher-seeded First Round Winner vs. #3/6 Winner 

Championship – Saturday, Feb. 26
Semifinal Winners

MORE INFO: INTERACTIVE BRACKET | PRINTABLE BRACKET

WHITEOUT
Suffolk men's and women's basketball teams, along with the Suffolk University Student Government Association, are asking all members of Ram Nation to wear white on Tuesday, Feb. 22 and create an atmosphere the Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court has never seen.  

MORE INFO: Whiteout: CCC Basketball Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Feb. 22 

RAMS IN THE POST SEASON

• Suffolk has never missed a league tournament since the inaugural 1995-96 season and makes its 26th consecutive trip, first-ever CCC postseason appearance, Tuesday night.
• The Rams enter the post-season as the fourth seed. It is the third consecutive campaign Suffolk will compete as the fourth seed and eighth time overall.
• The blue-and-gold has advanced to the semifinals as the fourth seed five times, including the 2019-20 run, but has never reached a conference championship contest in the fourth slot.
• Suffolk is 5-7 in a league tournament as the fourth seed.
• In 25 appearances, Suffolk has moved onto the semis a dozen times and compete in the championship contest on five occasions.
• Suffolk is in the hunt for it's first-ever conference championship.

DOUBLEFEATURE
Both of Suffolk's basketball teams will tip-off at Smith Court Tuesday night in the CCC Quarterfinals marking the 10th double header of the 2021-22 season. The women boast a 6-3 record when playing in the basement of the Ridgeway Building on the same day as the men, who hold a 5-4 record in Rams' double features.

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's basketball took an early lead it managed to hang onto despite every comeback effort from Endicott for the Rams to lock up a 58-51 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) victory Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium. 

MORE READING: Women's Basketball Holds Off Endicott to Close Regular Season, 58-51

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk (18-7, 12-6 CCC)) won four of the last five games of the regular-season to head into the post-season on a high note. 

The Rams' 70.7 points per outing offense is paced by a trio of players in double figures in Jenni-Rose DiCecco (13.5), Amanda DeAngelis (11.0) and Gabriella DeComo (10.1). DiCecco also has a knack for setting up the scoring with 5.2 apg. 

The same threesome are in the conversation when it comes to the defensive end. DeAngelis paces the pack on the boards with 7.0 rpg. DiCecco plays the passing lanes and grabs 3.3 spg to go along with 5.1 rpg, while DeComo chips in 4.3 rpg. 

FIGHTING SCOTS FACTS
Gordon (11-13, 9-9 CCC)) wrapped up the regular-season in the win column with a 65-53 victory over Salve Regina. 

Madison Wynbeek is the biggest threat on both ends of the hardwood as she leads the way offensively and defensively with 14.9 ppg and 9.4 rpg. Ami Rivera provides 13.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg with Cara Andreotti's 11.4 ppg rounding out the top scoring threats for the Fighting Scots.

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk swept the two-game series with Gordon this season. The Rams outscored the Fighting Scots 137-97 over the two games. 

MORE READING: Women's Basketball Runs Past Gordon, 76-44 | Women's Basketball Sneaks by Gordon, 61-53

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk has bested Gordon in six straight meetings to take a 6-2 lead in the all-time series.
• The Rams are unbeaten, 3-0, when hosting the Fighting Scots.
• The blue-and-gold sits 3-1 as the away team against Gordon and is 0-1 when playing at a neutral site.
• Suffolk and Gordon will clash in the post-season for the first time.
• There has never been an overtime outing against the Rams and Fighting Scots.

EYES ON THE GAME

RECORD WATCH
Graduate student Jenni-Rose DiCecco, who sealed her spot as Suffolk's all-time leader in assists and steals last season, has the chance to make more history in her final collegiate campaign. Here's a running list of the records to watch this year.

WHAT'S AHEAD?
The winner of Tuesday's CCC Quarterfinals clash advances to the semifinals where it will face the victor of top seed Roger Williams and eight seed Nichols Thursday, Feb. 24.