Clark Clips Women’s Basketball, 66-58

WORCESTER, Mass. – In its fall semester finale, Suffolk women's basketball came out on the wrong side of a 66-58 decision at Clark Saturday afternoon. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 58 | Clark 66
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-4) | Clark (5-5)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first five minutes of the game saw a back-and-forth affair with the Cougars clinging to the edge, 9-8. That gap grew to 16-8 as the host poured in seven unanswered over the next three minutes. Suffolk surged back into the thick of it with seven straight points of its own to make it a one point, 16-15, at the end of the first.  

After trading hoops to start the second, Clark charged forward to a 31-19 advantage. The Rams ended their nearly eight-minute scoring draught with just under two minutes left before halftime. Over the final 1:41, Suffolk scored seven in a row to pull back within two possession at the intermission, 31-26.  

Out of the locker room, Suffolk commanded the action to flip the script back in its favor, 36-31. Clark, clawed its way back and regained the lead, 38-37, with 2:13 on the clock in the third. The playing field would tie twice and the lead switched once over the remainder of the quarter that ended with the Cougars in front, 43-42. 

See-saw action ensued to get the fourth frame going. Freebies paid off for the Cougars to push the host ahead, 53-49, with 6:10 to go in regulation. 

A Suffolk timeout helped, but not enough, as the teams traded hoops the rest of the way, which allowed Clark to lock up the 66-58 win. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Amanda DeAngelis put together a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double with six steals and two blocks. 
• Katie Kirsch and Maddie Stewart were on the verge of double-doubles as well. The former supplied nine caroms and 12 points, while the latter chipped in 10 boards and eight points. 
• Colby Guinta had a well-rounded night as well with seven points, five rebounds and three handouts.
• Suffolk shot just 34.9 percent (22-63) on the night, which included a 15.8 conversation rate (3-19) from 3-point land. 
• The Rams 84.6 percentage (11-13) from the free throw line helped keep the blue-and-gold in the game. 
• Suffolk outrebounded the Cougars, 45-37. 
• The Rams poured in 36 points in the paint and 15 on second chances. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk moved to 3-2 all-time versus Clark. 
• DeAngelis notched her eight collegiate double-double, fifth of the season. 
• Kirsch matched a career-high 12 points and set a new career-best in swats (3). 
• Mia Fantauzzi tied a personal-best in rebounds (4) and steals (2).  

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is on break until the New Year when it makes the short trip to Wentworth Tuesday, Jan. 3 for a 5:30 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) clash.