Endicott Athletics and Recreation

    • Gulls Handed Narrow Loss, 50-43, By UNE

    BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team dropped a narrow 50-43 contest to the visiting the University of New England Nor’easters in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play Tuesday night inside MacDonald Gymnasium.

    Photo by Mike Conners
    Photo by Mike Conners
    January 31, 2017
    Box Score

    BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team dropped a narrow 50-43 contest to the visiting the University of New England Nor'easters in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play Tuesday night inside MacDonald Gymnasium.

    A narrow 13-10 lead for the Nor'easters at the end of the first quarter turned into 12-4 run in the second stanza as UNE headed into the locker room with a 22-17 lead.

    The Gulls kept the game within reach, getting as close as down 34-33 with 7:57 remaining in the game as freshman guard Kaleigh Putnam (Wallingford, Conn.) hit a three-pointer to cut the deficit to just one and made it a single possession game.

    However, a 6-0 run over the next three minutes created all the separation the Nor'easters would need the rest of the way as they preserved their nine-game win streak.

    BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

    • Junior guard Gabriella Coppola (Watertown, Mass.) dished out a game-high five assists to go with five rebounds and her team-leading 11 points for the Gulls.
    • Junior guard Hannah Kiernan (Wenham, Mass.) added 10 points, six rebounds, and two steals for her fifth straight game (13th overall)  scoring in double digits this season.
    • Senior forward Sarah Hood (Burlington, Mass.) grabbed a floor-leading 10 rebounds alongside her seven points, one assist, one steal, and two blocks.
    • Hood now has seven games this season with 10+ rebounds.

    FOR THE FOES

    • UNE has won the past five meetings, including a 79-68 victory earlier this season on 12/06/2016 in Biddeford, Maine to complete the regular-season series sweep.
    • The Nor'easters out-rebounded the Gulls, 47-34.
    • Senior center Alicia Brown (Greenland, N.H.) led the way with a game-high 13 points, seven rebounds, game-best four steals, and one block.
    • Junior guard Sam MacDonald (Lebanon, N.H.) joined Brown in double figures to go with six rebounds.
    • Junior forward Olivia Shaw (Saco, Maine) tied Brown for the team lead with seven boards.

    WHAT'S NEXT

    Endicott (9-11, 8-5 CCC) takes on cross-town rival Gordon in Wenham, Mass. on Saturday, February 4th at 1:00 p.m.

    University of New England (15-5, 11-2 CCC) hosts Roger Williams on Saturday, February 4th at 2:00 p.m. in Biddeford, Maine.  

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