CHC SEMIFINALS: No. 1 Women's Ice Hockey Defeats No. 4 Salve Regina, 4-0

BEVERLY, Mass. – The first-seeded Endicott women's ice hockey team defeated fourth-seeded Salve Regina, 4-0, in the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) Tournament semifinal round on Saturday afternoon at Raymond J. Bourque Arena. 

After a dominate first 17 minutes of the opening period, the Gulls were rewarded through Courtney Sullivan (North Yarmouth, Maine) when she scored her 15th goal of the season at 17:45 mark of the opening frame. 

Endicott kept that momentum going right after the intermission as Kaylee Liberty (Arlington Heights, Ill.) knocked home a rebound to give the Gulls a 2-0 lead just 2:05 into the second. 

Ashlie Jones (Billerica, Mass.) then gave Endicott a 3-0 cushion on the power play after she picked up the puck at center ice and played a slick give-and-go with Jade Meier (Fairbanks, Alaska).

Meanwhile, Jacy Kuhlman (Severna Park, Md.) rounded out the scoring for the Gulls by making it 4-0 with a power play goal at 19:56 of the third period. 

In net, Alyssa Peterson (Cranberry Township, Pa.) made 22 saves to earn her 16th win of the season and first postseason win of her career.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

• Endicott holds a 10-0-2 advantage over Salve Regina in the all-time series.
• Meaghan Francis (Woodbridge, Conn.), Alexa Pretkelis (Crystal Lake Ill.), Nicole Demers (Avon, Conn.), Jillian Gibbs (Burlington, Vt.), and Meier all registered assists tonight for the Gulls. 
• Pretkelis notched three helpers, while Demers had two.
• It marks the first career multi-point game for Pretkelis.
• The Blue and Green are now 14-1-0 at Raymond J. Bourque Arena this season. 
• The Gulls are 5-0-0 in CHC semifinal games.
• Endicott has now won 12 games in a row.

WHAT'S NEXT 

Endicott (24-2-0) will host the University of New England on Saturday, March 7 for the CHC title at a time to be determined later. Salve Regina has its season come to a close at (7-17-3). 

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(Photo Credit - Brendan Carpenter '20)