Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Suffolk 74, Emerson 67
Records: Emerson Lions (2-8) ; Suffolk Rams (8-2)
Location: Boston, Mass. (Regan Gymnasium)
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
The Lead: The Emerson women's basketball team saw three Lions can double-figures in points including a team-best 18 points from sophomore Kate Foultz (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), followed by freshman Sam Boyle (Scotts Valley, Calif.) adding 14 and sophomore Quinn Madden (Mokena, Ill.) adding 11, but the Lions came up short in a 74-67 setback to the Suffolk Rams to wrap action for 2017.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Foultz led Emerson's offense with 18 points, converted 4-of-5 on the free throw line and finished off her stat line with one assists, five boards and two steals.
- Boyle went 6-for-12 and poured in 14 points with a team-leading eight rebounds, four assists and one steal.
- Madden put up an 11 point effort (3-7) with four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block
- Jenni-Rose DiCecco paced all scorers with 21 points, shooting 50% from the floor (8-16) and also pulled down five rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block.
- Georgia Bourikas was one-point shy of 20 with 19 points and finished 4-for-7 on the free throw line had a 3-for-4 showing on the perimeter, also grabbing five rebounds and two assists.
- Alexis Hackett rounded out Suffolk's top scorers with a double double of 15 points and 12 rebounds to go along with four blocks, three steals and two assists.
- Emerson finished the night converting 41.4% (25-56) of its shots including 36.8% (7-19) on the arc and an efficient 77.8% from the free throw stripe (14-18).
- Suffolk shot 43.1% (25-58) on the night and connected with 78.9% (15-19) from the free throw line.
- Emerson was topped by Suffolk on the glass (36-33).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Emerson took advantage of a slow start from Suffolk and snagged an early 9-6 lead at the midway point of the first stanza.
- The Lions saw its lead disappeared as the Rams embarked on a quick 7-0 spurt to put them on top by three (13-10) as Bourikas converted both her free throws to push the hosts ahead 15-13 after 10 minutes.
- Foultz buried a triple from downtown that allowed the visitors to take the 20-19 lead in the early minutes of the second quarter.
- Once again, Emerson had its lead vanish as Shannon Smith edged Suffolk in front once again on a pair from the charity line and later bumped its advantage to six on back-to-back three's from DiCecco.
- The Lions pieced together a late 5-2 streak to cut the deficit down to three (31-28) at the conclusion of the first half.
- Suffolk jumped out the gate to start off the third and built an eight point lead (38-30), yet Emerson was able to answer with seven unanswered points to make it a one-point contest (38-37) with 4:35 to play in the third.
- A bucket from Hackett canned a shot from the perimeter before both Suffolk and Emerson traded off baskets.
- DiCecco and Hackett tipped in consecutive hoops to put the score at 50-43 in Suffolk's favor, but junior Natalie Busch (Weybridge, England) had her triple fall through and made the game interesting at 50-46 with 1:07 to go.
- Thanks to hoops from Gabriella Decomo and DiCecco, Suffolk extended its lead to 55-46 in the opening portions of the fourth, but once again saw Emerson trim the score back to four (55-51) at the 6:38 mark.
- The hosts continued to hold the advantage over the Lions, but with 1:07 in regulation, the visitors stuck around and commanded the three-point line with the score now within a pair (69-67).
- Suffolk regained possession of the ball after Emerson's failed fast break attempt with 24.4 ticks left and sent the Rams to the line with Bourikas canning both shots to give the hosts the 71-67 edge.
- Emerson sent up its final attempt to make it a one point game with a three-point attempt, but the shot was off the mark as Suffolk stepped to the charity line and sealed the 74-67 win.
UP NEXT
- Emerson takes several weeks hiatus for the holidays and hits the hardwood once again to open 2018 NEWMAC action on the road at Wellesley at 7:00 p.m. on January 3.
- Suffolk also takes some time off for the holidays and returns to the court following the new year to welcome Pine Manor on January 6 at 1:00 p.m.
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