Bono’s Double-Double Lifts Women’s Basketball Over Salve Regina, 65-48

BOSTON – Allison Bono's first collegiate double-double led Suffolk women's basketball over Salve Regina 65-48 on Wednesday evening at Larry E. Smith and Michael S. Smith Court. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 65 | Salve Regina 48
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-0) | Salve Regina (0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bono helped the Rams settle in early. The junior tallied eight points and three rebounds in the opening frame, including six straight that closed the quarter, to give the host a 21-17 lead.
• Suffolk turned up the defensive intensity in the second stanza as it forced four Salve Regina turnovers. The Rams closed the half on an 8-2 run over the final 4:33 fueled by five points from Ava Thurman to take a 29-20 advantage into the locker room.
• After the Seahawks opened the third quarter with a layup, Suffolk responded with a 7-0 spurt behind an Ariana Ingram 3-pointer and layup to extend the margin to a dozen, 36-24, at the 8:04 mark. Salve Regina answered with a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to three, but Olivia Verdile drained a timely triple to send the Rams into the final quarter up 43-37.
• The Rams opened the fourth on an extended 10-2 spurt, with four different players contributing baskets, forcing a Salve timeout with Suffolk ahead 51-41. Out of the break, the Rams closed strong, finishing on a 14-7 surge highlighted by eight points from Thurman and six from Jordan Moreau to seal a 65-48 victory.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Moreau led the scoring charge with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go along with three rebounds and two assists.
• Bono collected a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double, to go along with one block and one steal each.
• Thurman added 15 points on 9-of-12 connection rate from the charity stripe.
• Verdile was effective on both sides of the ball as she collected nine points and three steals.
• Suffolk held Salve Regina to 28.4 percentage (19-67) from the field and 11.8 connection rate (2-17) from beyond-the-arc.

NOTEWORTHY

• Bono recorded her first collegiate double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds).
• The 12 rebounds marked a new career-high for Bono, who has grabbed at least eight rebounds in every game this season.
• Thurman set a new career-best with 15 points.
• Moreau's 17 points tied her career-high.
• Verdile recorded a personal-best three steals and tied a career-record with seven rebounds.
• Suffolk and Salve Regina met for the 16th time.
• The Rams evened the all-time series at 8-8 with their first win over the Seahawks since Nov. 21, 2023, a 97-93 overtime triumph.
• Suffolk moved to 4-3 against the Seahawks inside the Ridgeway Building.
• Under head coach Ed Leyden, the blue-and-gold is 8-6 versus Salve Regina.
• Suffolk has won the first three games of the season for the third consecutive season.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will hit the road for the first time this season Tuesday, Nov. 18 when it travels to Salem State for a 5:00 p.m. tip-off.