CCC SEMIFINALS: Endicott Takes Down UNE, 3-1

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott field hockey team defeated the University of New England, 3-1, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinals on Thursday night at North Field.

Abby Antonelli (Worcester, Mass.) kicked off the scoring for the Gulls at 11:37, as she was able to capitalize off of a corner opportunity. Jenna Seibold (Reading, Mass.) and Kathleen Reissfelder (Westwood, Mass.) each notched an assist on the set piece as Seibold provided the stick-stop, while Reissfelder was responsible for the corner insert.

Endicott doubled down on its lead thanks to a tally from Tori Swanson (Farmington, Conn.) at 21:30 when she buried her own rebound.

Antonelli netted her second of the game at 36:24 via a feed from Reagan Hicks (Barnstable, Mass.).

In goal, Alexis DeMattia (Methuen, Mass.) made three saves to improve to 14-4 on the season. The Gulls defense also contributed some clutch defensive saves, with Meghan Lehouiller (Colchester, Vt.) and Maddy Young (Hingham, Mass.) registering one each.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls are now 21-18 all-time against the Nor'easters.
• Endicott ended UNE's run of 10 consecutive CCC Championship appearances (2013-2022) with tonight's victory.
• Antonelli recorded her first career multi-goal game.
• Swanson's tally was her 20th of the season, which is good for second-most in the CCC.
• Endicott advances to its sixth straight CCC Championship, dating back to 2017.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 2 seed Endicott (15-4) takes on No. 1 seed Roger Williams in the CCC Championship on Saturday, November 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island at 12 PM. No. 3 seed UNE sees its 2023 season come to a close at 8-11 overall. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)