Endicott cruises past Salve Regina, 21-5
April 24, 2008
BEVERLY, Mass. - The Endicott College women's lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day by opening up the game on a 14-0 run, and went on to defeat Salve Regina University by the score of 21-5 on Thursday at Endicott Stadium in Beverly, Mass.
Endicott's lone senior, Emily Judd (Peabody, Mass.), was honored before the start of the game as part of Senior Day for her outstanding contributions to the program. Judd is the all-time leader in ground balls, draw controls, and caused turnovers.
The Gulls scored 10 goals in the game's opening 10 minutes, including five by junior Alex Pearce (Underhill, Vt.). Freshman Kellie Cunningham (Derry, N.H.) was also instrumental in EC's fast start scoring one goal and assisting on three others over that time.
It was a dominating opening half for the Blue and Green, who out shot the Seahawks 22-8 in the period. The Gulls also won 14 draw controls in the half compared to Salve's 4. By the time the horn had sounded Endicott had built a 15-2 lead.
The Gulls would remain in control during the second half, outscoring the Seahawks 6-3 for a final score of 21-5.
Endicott received goals from 13 different players during the game. Alex Pearce led the team with five goals, while sophomore Kristen Micho (Syracuse, N.Y.), freshman Molly Sowles (North Yarmouth, Maine), junior Rebecca Bushnell (Guilford, Conn.), and freshman Brooke Neuman (Stamford, Conn.) all chipped in with two each.
The Seahawks were led by junior Brittany Marino (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) who had three points on two goals and an assist. Sophomore Sarah Baker (Summit, N.J.) also added two goals in the loss.
With the win Endicott improves to a perfect 9-0 in the TCCC, and 11-5 overall on the season. Salve Regina now falls to 2-7 in the conference and 5-11 on the year overall. The Gulls will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Milton, Mass. to take on Curry College in a TCCC match up. Game time is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.