Gulls withstand Seahawks comeback; prevail 5-3

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS
Endicott 5, Salve Regina 3
St. George's - Middletown, R.I.
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - After surrendering 2-0 and 3-2 leads the Endicott College women's ice hockey team defeated Salve Regina University 5-3 Saturday afternoon in Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) action.

Angela's Army
Before the game the Seahawks held a special ceremony for former Seahawk Angel Augusta '19 who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in May. Augusta founded a charity, Angela's Army, over the summer and has been raising money for other cancer patients who can't afford treatment while also providing them with care packages. The Seahawks women's soccer team presented Augusta with a check for money they had raised during their season for Angela's Army and Angela dropped the ceremonial first puck. The hockey team also sold Angela's Amry merchandise at the game and raised over $1,000 for the charity. Donations can be made online by clicking here: Angela's Army. 

Series and Streaks
The Gulls lead the all-time series 7-0-2.

Three Stars of the Game

1. Endicott sophomore Courtney Sullivan (North Yarmouth, Maine) scored twice, including what proved to be the game-winning goal, and handed out an assist.
2. Endicott senior Jillian Gibbs (Burlington, Vt.) had a goal and two assists.
3. Salve Regina senior Maddy McCann (Westerly, R.I.) scored once, to tie the game 3-3 on the powerplay, and handed out an assist as well.

Turning Point
After trailing 2-0 just 2:55 into the game the Seahawks fought back to draw within a goal at the first intermission, then tied the game 32 seconds into the second on a slapshot from Amanda Fantasia (Billerica, Mass.). Sullivan scored the first of her two goals to give Endicott the lead back at 1:16, but Maddy McCann (Westerly, R.I.) scored on the powerplay at 4:09 to tie things again 3-3.  Sullivan netted her second goal eight second into Gulls' powerplay at 8:45 to give the visitors the lead for good. Jacy Kuhlman (Severna Park, Md.) added an insurance goal for the Gulls in the third and Endicott walked away with a 5-3 victory.

Quick Hits

• Madison Jalbert (Beverly, Mass.) made 25 saves in the loss, falling to 1-5 in net, while freshman Bailey Thieben (North Syracuse, N.Y.) collected 15 stops to improve to 2-0 in net for the Gulls.
• Both teams went 2-for-2 on the powerplay.
• The Gulls held a 30-18 edge in shots.

Next Up
Salve Regina (1-5-0, 1-3-0 CHC) travels to face Wesleyan (Conn.) on Tuesday, November 26 while Endicott (7-1-0, 6-0-0 CHC) hosts Williams.