Suffolk University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams played Endicott College in the Commonwealth Coast Conference quarterfinals Feb. 20, with both teams emerging victorious.
The fourth-seeded women’s team hosted the fifth-seeded Gulls. After a close first half left the score 33-32 in favor of Suffolk, the Rams outscored Endicott 29-17 in the third quarter and 22-15 in the fourth quarter to secure an 84-64 win.
The win was the first home playoff game the Rams have won since they joined the CCC. Since 2014-2015, the Rams have won five quarterfinal home games in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
Three Rams players had double-digit points in the win. Graduate forward Lauren Romito led the team in points with 23. Senior forward Amanda DeAngelis finished with 20 points while freshman guard Allison Bono had 12 points.
The sixth-seeded men’s team traveled to face third-seeded Endicott. With Suffolk ahead 43-39 at halftime, Endicott outscored the Rams by four in the second half to force overtime with the game tied 71-71.
Suffolk scored nine points to Endicott’s eight in the five-minute overtime to seal an 80-79 win. Junior guard/forward Keenan Robertson led the Rams with 25 points, while junior forward Jake Gomez racked up 20 points and graduate guard Danny Yardemian had 11.
Both teams will face the Western New England University Golden Bears in the second round Feb. 22. The men’s team is the second seed while the women’s team is the top seed.
