Gulls halt Seahawks in CHC semis

BEVERLY, Mass. – The first-seeded Endicott women's ice hockey team defeated fourth-seeded Salve Regina, 4-0, in the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) Tournament semifinal round on Saturday afternoon at Raymond J. Bourque Arena. 

After a dominate first 17 minutes of the opening period, the Gulls were rewarded through Courtney Sullivan (North Yarmouth, Maine) when she scored her 15th goal of the season at 17:45 mark of the opening frame. 

Endicott kept that momentum going right after the intermission as Kaylee Liberty (Arlington Heights, Ill.) knocked home a rebound to give the Gulls a 2-0 lead just 2:05 into the second. 

Ashlie Jones (Billerica, Mass.) then gave Endicott a 3-0 cushion on the power play after she picked up the puck at center ice and played a slick give-and-go with Jade Meier (Fairbanks, Alaska).

Meanwhile, Jacy Kuhlman (Severna Park, Md.) rounded out the scoring for the Gulls by making it 4-0 with a power play goal at 19:56 of the third period. 

In net, Alyssa Peterson (Cranberry Township, Pa.) made 22 saves to earn her 16th win of the season and first postseason win of her career. Meanwhile sophomore netminder Madison Jalbert (Beverly, Mass.) made 50 saves in the loss for Salve Regina.

Salve Regina's season ends with a final mark of 7-17-3.