2025 Field Hockey Season Preview

CNE SEASON PREVIEW

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott field hockey team opens up its 2025 season at home against Babson on Friday, August 29 at 4 PM. Here's a preview of the Gulls' upcoming season. 

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Endicott bring back six all-conference honorees from last season's squad, including CNE Offensive Player of the Year, Tori Swanson (Farmington, Conn.), Goalkeeper of the Year Faith Minickene (Madison, Conn.), and Rookie of the Year Riley Perkins (Lakeville, Mass.)
• Swanson became the progams first-ever NCAA Statistical Champion last season when she led all of Division III in Points Per Game (3.50) and Goals Per Game (1.61)
• The Gulls take on five programs (Babson, Keene St., Roger Williams, Middlebury, and Johnson & Wales ) who made the NCAA Tournament last season.
• The Blue and Green's top three goal scorers- Swanson, Reagan Hicks (Barnstable, Mass.), and Maddy Dengler (Winchester, Mass.)- from last season's team are all back, which finished the year ranked No. 3 nationally in goals per game with 4.26
• Head coach Jodi Cipolla is 11 wins away from 250 for her career

FIVE HOME GAMES TO WATCH

• Babson (8/29, 4 PM), Home/Season Opener
• UNE (9/13, 1 PM)
• Middlebury (9/28, 12 PM)
• Trinity (Conn.) (10/12, 12 PM), Senior Day
• Roger Williams (10/18, 1 PM)

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)