BOSTON, Mass. – The Suffolk women's basketball team kept its 2017 portion of its schedule unbeaten as the Rams knocked off their fifth straight opponent, as the blue-and-gold defeated Mount Ida, 81-50, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action Saturday afternoon inside Regan Gymnasium.
The Mustangs (3-10, 0-5 GNAC) were led by 12 points from senior Katlyn Jesse (Marshfield, Mass.) and nine points apiece from Brittany Crosby (Riverside, R.I.) and Breanna Muir (Wareham, Mass.).
Senior center Angelique Martinez (Taunton, Mass.) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to go with five points, while Jesse and Crosby had six caroms apiece, though the Rams had a 56-35 edge on the glass.
After a 9-2 Suffolk lead to open the contest, Mt. Ida made it a three-point game with back-to-back buckets, but Kelsey Schiebel hit a trio of three-pointers on three straight possession for the Rams to give the hosts back an 18-8 edge at 3:36.
Marissa Gudauskas took over the shooting role for Suffolk with the sophomore knocking down a pair of treys to make it an 24-11 Rams game. A hoop from Alexandra Nagri ended the first 10 minutes with Suffolk in front, 26-11.
Alexis Hackett kept the momentum going for the hosts and put the Rams out in front, 35-13, just 2:49 into the second stanza. Suffolk did not look back from there and rolled into a 45-22 half time advantage.
Suffolk (10-5, 5-1 GNAC) continued to open up their advantage in the second half, leading 67-35 after three quarters.
Bourikas played an all-around game with just one point shy of her first collegiate double-double as the junior grabbed a team-high 10 boards to go along with nine points and five assists.
Nagri paced Suffolk offensively with 14 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the field and set out four shots. Caramello went 4-for-5 from the floor for 10 points and pulled down seven caroms. Hackett rounded out the Rams in double figures with 10 off the bench and finished the day with five rebounds.
Mount Ida heads to Saint Joseph (CT) on Monday for an MLK day matinee in West Hartford, Conn. Tip-off time is set for 1:00 PM.
Suffolk carries its five-game win streak to North Country on MLK day, Monday, Jan. 16, as the Rams visit Norwich for a 7 p.m. contest.