Men’s Rugby Posts Dominant Performance Against Salve Regina

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. — The Endicott men's rugby team went 3-0 against Salve Regina on Saturday evening at Gaudet Field. Endicott outscored Salve Regina 76-19 as the Gulls won each by the following scores: 24-0, 17-12, and 35-7.

Joseph Matteo (Simsbury, Conn.) was also named the "Man of the Match" for his all-around efforts on both sides of the pitch.

"Joe Matteo showed up to play this weekend, showing great awareness on both offense and defense — both of which helped guide our squad to take advantage of multiple opportunities in the victories versus Salve," said Endicott men's rugby assistant coach Charles Nastasi '13 M'14.

MATCH-BY-MATCH BREAKDOWN

MATCH ONE: Endicott 24, Salve Regina 0

Tries: DeShean Hatton (Washington, D.C.), Zachary Nadeau (Rutland, Mass.), Ryan Cafferky (Medford, Mass.), Riki Kanamaru (Tokyo, Japan).

Conversion: Jaeger Nedde (Colchester, Vt.)

MATCH TWO: Endicott 17, Salve Regina 12

Tries: Connor Sullivan (Darien, Conn.), Jonathan Taylor (Chicago, Ill.), Matteo

Conversion: Ryan Curley (Marshfield Hills, Mass.)

MATCH THREE: Endicott 35, Salve Regina 7

Tries: Matteo, Matthew Gash-Gilder (Kalispell, Mont.), Hatton, James Carew (Simsbury, Conn.), Graham Lynch (Windsor, Conn.)

Conversions: Nedde (2), Hatton, Matteo, Patrick Brennan (Newington, Conn.)

TOP QUOTE

"To our seniors, Matt Gash-Gilder, Zach Nadeau, Jaeger Nedde, and Timothy Denault (Wilbraham, Mass.), we are all extremely proud of your accomplishments on and off the pitch and Endicott. We will miss your leadership come fall next year, but know that great things are to come from all of you. Just keep pushing yourselves to be the best that you can be. As always, once a Gull, forever a Gull!" — Endicott men's rugby coaching staff 

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(Photo Credit - Jonny Ratner '23)