Women’s Basketball Gets by Curry, 58-51

MILTON, Mass. – Suffolk women's basketball allowed Curry to keep things interesting as the Colonels took their first lead of the night late in the fourth quarter before the Rams came back to capture the Commonwealth Coast Conference contest, 58-51, Tuesday night at Katz Gymnasium.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 58 | Curry 51
RECORDS: Suffolk (9-2, 3-1 CCC) | Curry (4-6, 0-3 CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk controlled the pace of play in the first five minutes of the opening quarter to take a 9-0 early edge that grew to double figures, 14-4. The Colonels caught up with a quarter-ending 6-0 spurt to make it a four-point gap, 14-10, after the first 10 minutes.  

Once again, the Rams pulled in front by double figures with an 11-point advantage, 26-15, with 2:19 remaining before halftime. In a case of déjà vu, Curry strung together a 6-2 run to end the quarter and cut the deficit to seven, 28-21, at the break.  

Downtown shooting from Madi Mahoney helped Suffolk take its largest lead of the night, a 13-point cushion, 41-28, with 4:27 on the clock in the third. The Rams would not score the rest of the stanza, while the Colonels buried three freebies to pull back within 10, 41-31. 

Curry's momentum carried into the fourth and scored six straight points to slice down the margin to four, 41-37, just over one minute into the final frame of regulation. 

The Colonels did not stop there as they tied the playing field at 44-all, before Sophie HIlbrunner hit the front end of a two-shot trip the charity stripe to send the host in for the first time on the night, 45-44.  

Trailing was short lived for the Rams as Akiyah Brown converted a pass from Amanda DeAngelis into two points that sent Suffolk ahead once again. Jordan Moreau went on to turn a Colonels turnover into a traditional 3-point play to pad the Rams lead. 

Fans were kept on the edge of their sets until the very end. After nearly three scoreless minutes Kasey Reeves cut the gap down to two with 2:00 minutes left in regulation. Moreau responded for the Rams with a layup of her own to restore the four-point distance.   

Suffolk sealed the victory at the charity stripe as the visitors went 7-for-8 at the line over the final 46 seconds to capture the 58-51 win. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Mahoney led Suffolk's scoring unit with a team-high 15 points on a 6-for-9 effort from the field that included a 3-for-5 showing from behind-the-arc. The graduate student added three boards and a pair of steals to her stat line. 
• Moreau registered 11 points on a 4-for-5 performance from the floor to go along with six boards, three helpers, two steals and one block. 
• DeAngelis was one point shy of a double-double. The senior supplied 11 caroms, nine points, four dimes, one swat and one takeaway. 
• Lauren Romito pitched in nine points, seven rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal. She shot 3-for-6 from the floor and at the free throw line. 
• Colby Guinta had an all-around night as well with nine boards, eight points, two steals and one helper. 
• Collectively, Suffolk shot just 35.5 percent (18-51) for the night, 30.8 percent (4-13) from 3-point range and 72.0 percent (18-25) from the foul line. 
• The Rams outrebounded the Colonels, 53-30. 
• Curry took advantage of Suffolk's 34 turnovers and covered them into 29 points. 
• The Colonels also used transition in their favor with 11 points on the fastbreak.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Curry for the 10th straight meeting to move to 24-16 all-time against the Colonels. 
• In Milton, the Rams are now 14-6 all-time versus Curry. 
• DeAngelis matched a career-high nine free throws made. 
• Brown matched a personal-best in points (2) and field goals made (1). 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to play in front of Ram Nation in two days, Thursday, Jan. 4 when the University of New England pays Boston a visit for a 5:30 p.m. CCC contest.