Gulls Cruise Past Wheaton, 106-5

BEVERLY, Mass. - Last Saturday, the Endicott Women's Rugby Team defeated their Commonwealth Coast Rugby Conference (CCRC) opponent, Wheaton College, 106-5. The Gulls move to 2-0 on the season.

A women's rugby student-athlete runs with the ball.

September 23, 2018

BEVERLY, Mass. – Last Saturday, the Endicott women's rugby team defeated their Colonial Coast Rugby Conference (CCRC) opponent, Wheaton College, by a score of 106-5. The Gulls are now to 2-0 on the season.

Directly after kick off, Endicott jumped out early on the Lyons and never looked back. Momentum immediately swung in their favor during the first half and continued well until the very end of the match. Although junior Amanda Poulin (Turner, Maine) led the charge with seven tries in total, a solid team effort was displayed both offensively and defensively throughout the afternoon. Additional scoring contributions were made by the following student-athletes:

Nicole McCardle (Castleton, Vt.) - 3 tries

Shannon O'Malley (Lewiston, Maine) - 3 tries

Semra Haxhillari (Albany, N.Y.) - 2 tries

Jordan Zak (Brimfield, Mass.) - 2 tries

Casey Joyce (Waltham, Mass.) - 1 try

Crista Alfano (Bow, N.H.) - 1 try

Kelsey Joyce (Wharton, N.J.) - 5 conversions

WHAT'S NEXT

Moving forward to Friday, September 28th at 7 PM, the Gulls will take on the Wildcats of Johnson and Wales University at Hempstead Stadium. In addition, Endicott will also be acknowledging the efforts and accomplishments of its senior student-athletes with a Senior Day ceremony prior to the kickoff.

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(Photo credit - Mike Conners)