Endicott Athletics and Recreation

    • Gulls Shut Out Gordon, 2-0

    WENHAM, Mass. – The Endicott field hockey team defeated host Gordon College, 2-0, Saturday afternoon in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup at the Brigham Athletic Complex.

    Gulls Shut Out Gordon, 2-0
    October 8, 2016
    Box Score

    WENHAM, Mass. – The Endicott field hockey team defeated host Gordon College, 2-0, Saturday afternoon in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup at the Brigham Athletic Complex.

    Junior defender Emylee Wood (Kensington, N.H.) gave the Gulls a 1-0 lead heading into the half as she converted a rebounded shot in traffic in the 34th minute for her team-leading seventh goal of the season.

    Sophomore defender Maggie O'Reilly (Cheshire, Conn.) added an insurance goal off a corner play in the 68th minute as junior midfielder Samantha Crowley (Leicester, Mass.) inserted the ball to junior midfielder Madi Wood (Bristol, Vt.) as the stick-stop.

    BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

    • Endicott out-shot Gordon, 29-3, with a 13-0 margin on goal.
    • The Gulls took a season-high 21 penalty corners to Gordon's four.
    • Crowley leads the Gulls with seven assists on the season,(tied for third-most in the conference).
    • M. Wood picked up her second assist of the season.
    • E. Wood paces the Gulls with 15 points this season.
    • O'Reilly scored her fifth goal of the year (tied for third-most on the team).
    • Senior goalkeeper Cheka Ventura (Lawrence, Mass.) did not have to make any saves as she earned her second shutout of the season to bring her record to 7-5 (6-1 CCC) on the season.
    • Ventura now has four career shutouts, which ties Rose Bradley '16 for fifth on the program's all-time shutouts list.
    • Endicott is now 17-8 in the all-time series against Gordon, which dates back to 2003.
    • The Gulls have won the last five matchups in the series.

    FOR THE FOES

    • Senior goalie Shannon Hicks (Scarborough, Maine) registered a game-high 11 saves in the loss as she fell to 5-7 on the season.
    • Sophomore defender Briana Kowolenko (Brooklyn, Conn.) and senior defender Bailey Balmer (Perkasie, Pa.) each recorded a defensive save for Gordon.

    WHAT'S NEXT

    Endicott (7-5, 6-1 CCC) travels to Colby on Sunday, October 9 at 1:00 p.m. in non-conference action.

    Gordon (5-7, 2-5 CCC) heads to Springfield, Mass. to take on host Western New England on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m.   

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