Spear's 78th Minute Game-Winner Lifts Endicott Past Wheaton (Mass.), 2-1

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's soccer team rallied past Wheaton (Mass.), 2-1, in non-conference action on Wednesday night at Hempstead Stadium.

After falling behind 1-0 just 4:53 into the contest, the Gulls' attack came alive when Rhiann Dugan (West Boylston, Mass.) drew a penalty kick in the 54th minute to give the hosts a chance at an equalizer.

Alyssa McColl (Stoughton, Mass.) was chosen as Endicott's shooter, and the senior midfielder cashed in on her first career penalty kick to even up the match (53:25).

With less than 15 minutes remaining, Emma Spear (Needham, Mass.) recorded the game-winning goal off her left foot with a one-timer shot into the top right corner of the net following a right flank cross from Sofia Agudelo (Avon, Conn.) at the 77:43 mark.

Samantha MacCormack (Danvers, Mass.) also made one save in a relief effort tonight to earn the win (1-0-0 overall, 6-3-2 career).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls claimed their third victory in the all-time series.
• Spear recorded her first career goal.
• Agudelo registered her first career assist. 
• Endicott out shot the Lyons 7-1 in a dominant second half.
• MacCormack's lone save came at 49:16, helping the Gulls complete the comeback win.
• The Blue and Green are 4-0-1 in their last five games.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (4-4-1) welcomes Hartford to Hempstead Stadium on Saturday, September 27 for a 12 PM Conference of New England (CNE) matchup. Wheaton (4-3-0) travels to Clark University on Saturday for a 1 PM conference contest. 

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(Photo Credit - Sammy LaCorcia '28)