DUDLEY, Mass. – Sophomore Isabella Suero knocked down nine triples and finished with 27 points in an 86-61 win for the JWU (Providence) women's basketball team over Nichols College Saturday afternoon in Conference of New England (CNE) action at the Nichols Athletic Center.

Classmate Grace Jaffray added 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting to go with 12 boards as the Wildcats improved to 3-0 in conference play with the win (6-2 overall). Sophomore Brianne Foley filled the stat sheet with 11 points, six boards, and five assists for a JWU squad which shot 50 percent from downtown (13-of-26) and outrebounded the Bison 50-35.

The Wildcats raced out to a 22-9 lead after one and led 47-31 at halftime after shooting 17-of-32 in the first half (53 pct.) – including connecting on eight three-pointers. The lead swelled to 22 points after three (67-45).

Overall, JWU shot 52 percent from the field and scored 21 points off 13 Nichols turnovers. Senior Mikayla Caruso racked up six points and nine rebounds for head coach Dino Porcic while freshmen Julia Blum and Laura Kamel each scored four.