Endicott stymies high-powered Salve Regina offense with 4-1 victory

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SEAHAWK FIELD HOCKEY RESULTS

Endicott 4, Salve Regina 1
Middletown, R.I. – Gaudet Field
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Summary
The Endicott College field hockey team advanced to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship with a 4-1 win over No. 2 seed Salve Regina University Wednesday night at Gaudet Field in the semifinals.

Series and Streaks
Endicott leads the all-time series, 25-7, and has won 16 of the last 18 meetings. The Gulls have also won all five postseason meetings in the series.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Endicott senior Ashleigh Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.) - scored two goals (six and seven on the season), first half on a penalty stroke and second half giving the Gulls a 4-0 lead
2 – Endicott junior Francheska Ventura (Lawrence, Mass.) - made seven saves in a surprise start.
3 – Salve Regina junior Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass) - controlled the midfield and also scored Salve Regina's only goal of the game. Seahawks averted their first shutout of the season.

Key Stat of the Game
Salve Regina had not faced a penalty stroke until its last two games. While the Seahawks were 0-2 on the season in their own penalty strokes, their opponents are a perfect 2-2 in penalty strokes, including Ashleigh Allen's with under two minutes remaining in the first half.

Turning Point
CCC co-defender of the year, Ashleigh Allen, got the call on the second penalty stroke of the season for Endicott at 33:12. She converted her second attempt (2-for-2) to record her sixth goal of the season and give the Gulls a 3-0 lead going into the break.

Quick Hits

• The Seahawks averted a shutout with 2:20 remaining.
• CCC offensive player of the year, Abigail Tepper (Foxboro, Mass.), had a goal disallowed after a drive by Sarah Thompson (Clinton, Conn.) outside the circle was deemed untouched in the final minute.
• Salve Regina entered the game with a No. 1 national ranking for goals per game (4.68).
• Endicott scores four goals in each meeting with Salve Regina in 2015 - a 4-2 win on Sep. 16, a 5-4 loss on Oct. 10, and tonight's 4-1 victory.
• Erin Gendreau becomes the third Seahawk player with double-figure goals on the season (10), joining Tepper (school-record 28) and Marissa Gagnon (Smithfield, R.I.) (17).
• Endicott makes its 11th trip to the CCC finals in field hockey in 17 seasons in the league.
• After a school-record 13-game win streak, Salve Regina has its first losing streak of the season. Endicott has won four in a row while allowing just two goals in that span.

Next up
Salve Regina (16-4) – awaits an ECAC bid which would be their second-ever (2014)
Endicott (11-9) – Saturday, November 7 at University of New England, 1 p.m. (CCC Championship)