BOSTON, Mass.- The Emerson College women's basketball team returned to the win-column with a 53-48 victory over Suffolk Sunday afternoon at the Bobbi Brown & Steven Plofker Gym.
THE BASICS:
Score: Emerson 53, Suffolk 48
Records: Lions (3-1) | Rams (3-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Emerson established an 18-12 lead after one quarter of play.
- The Lions managed eight points in the second period while the Rams mustered just four points as the hosts boasted a 26-16 halftime advantage.
- Emerson outscored Suffolk 17-14 in the third to widen the margin to 43-30 heading into the fourth quarter.
- The Lions extended their lead to 16 points, the largest gap of the game, as Sofia Canter (Los Angeles, Calif.) splashed a corner trey to open the fourth quarter, 46-30.
- Suffolk battled back to cut the deficit to 49-44 with 2:03 left to play on a three-pointer by Jordan Moreau.
- Each team chalked up four points down the stretch as Emerson hung on to earn a 53-48 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Claire English (Winchester, Mass.) notched her second-consecutive double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 boards.
- Sofia Canter (Los Angeles, Calif.) tallied nine points off the bench.
- Jessie Silk (Newton, Mass.) finished with 11 rebounds, seven points, and five assists.
- Emerson posted a field-goal percentage of 31% on the afternoon to go with a 5-for-24 effort from long distance.
- Suffolk shot 31.6% from the floor and connected on just 3-of-18 from three-point range in the contest.
- Jordan Moreau paced the Rams with 17 points while Olivia Verdile added 10 points off the bench.
UP NEXT:
Emerson faces off against the University of New England in the opening round of the Bridgewater State Cave Classic November 22.
