NCAA TOURNAMENT: Women's Ice Hockey Set To Host Nazareth On Saturday

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Conference of New England (CNE) champion No. 9 Endicott women's ice hockey team will host No. 12 Nazareth University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 15 at 3 PM.

TICKETS

Ticket Prices: All seats will be general admission, and will be priced at $10.00 plus fees (all ages) while children under 2 are free. Tickets are ONLY sold online and will not be available for sale at the door. Doors will open 60 minutes prior to the start of the game. Tickets can be purchased at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ncaa-division-iii-womens-ice-hockey-1st-round-endicott-vs-nazareth-tickets-1277885713569?aff=oddtdtcreator

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• First-ever meeting between the two programs. 
• Both teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament following overtime victories in their respective championship games, as the Gulls defeated Curry, 1-0, while Nazareth downed Utica 3-2 in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) championship game.
• This is Endicott's third NCAA appearance in program history, while the Golden Flyers are making their four straight NCAA tournament appearance.
• Nazareth is led by freshman Amy Laskowski (Clarendon Hills, N.Y.), who has 14 goals and 13 assists this season and was named UCHC Player and Rookie of the Year. Laskowski is the first player in program history to earn Player of the Year honors.
• Endicott is led by its first line consisting of CNE Player of the Year Samantha Fantasia (Billerica, Mass.), 2023-24 Player of the Year Teaghan Hall (West Springfield, Mass.), and CNE Tournament MVP Rivers Morris (Braintree, Mass.) who have all combined for 43 goals and 41 assists for 84 points.

WHAT'S NEXT 

The winner of Saturday's contest will advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament and will visit No. 4 Middlebury on Saturday, March 22 at 3:00 PM.

The loser sees its 2024-25 campaign come to a close.

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)