Gulls double up Seahawks in rain, 6-3

BEVERLY, Mass. —  Six different Gulls scored as the Endicott field hockey team erased an early deficit to down the visiting Salve Regina Seahawks, 6-3, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday afternoon at North Field in a rain-soaked victory.

Endicott struck first as junior midfielder Emily Hirtle (Rowley, Mass.) sent one in from the top of the circle on a feed from sophomore forward Sophia Cogliano (Saugus, Mass.) as just 1:18 had elapsed in play.

Then later, trailing 2-1, the Gulls knotted the score at two-all heading into halftime as sophomore midfielder Meghan Stanton (Newburyport, Mass.)took a pass from freshman defender Emily Graham (Westford, Mass.) and chipped it up and over Seahawks' junior goalie Jessie Severino (Bradford, Conn.) for her first goal of the season with just seconds remaining before the break.

Endicott outscored Salve Regina, 4-1, in the second half as the Gulls received goals from sophomore defender Maggie O'Reilly (Cheshire, Conn.), junior defender Emylee Wood (Kensington, N.H.), junior forward Brittany Bushey (Pittsford, Vt.), and freshman forward Megan Guiry (Delmar, N.Y.).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

    Endicott leads the all-time series, 20-3, dating back to the 2003 season.

    Senior goalkeeper Cheka Ventura (Lawrence, Mass.) made eight saves as she improved to 6-4 overall and 5-1 CCC on the year.

    The Gulls recorded a season-high two defensive saves as senior defender Emily Paladino (North Reading, Mass.) registered her team-leading third defensive save of the season, while junior midfielder Samantha Crowley (Leicester, Mass.)earned her first career defensive save.

    Guiry scored her first career goal for the Gulls in the 64th minute and Graham picked up her first career assist with 34:28 on the clock right before the half.

    Hirtle and Stanton each tallied one goal and one assist in the effort for the Gulls.

    Hirtle and E. Wood currently lead the team with 13 points apiece on the year.

FOR THE FOES

    The Seahawks earned 16 penalty corners to Endicott's nine.

    Severino made seven saves as she fell to 6-4 on the season.

    Freshman defender Hannah Filiault (Keene, N.H.), sophomore midfielder Jillian Mosca (Whitesboro, N.Y.), and junior midfielder Amber Cody (Pawling, N.Y.)scored for the Seahawks in the fifth, 16th, and 51st minutes, respectively.

    Amber Cody  leads the CCC with 11 goals and 27 points on the season.

    Senior midfielder Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass.) tallied two assists as she is now tied for fourth in the conference with five assists on the season.

NOTES 

    The Gulls defeated the Seahawks, 4-1, on 11/4/15 in the most recent meeting before today in the CCC Semifinals.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (6-4, 5-1 CCC) travels to Lewiston, Maine to take on Bates on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. in a non-conference contest.

Salve Regina (6-4, 2-3 CCC) welcomes Western New England to its campus on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m.