Sept. 26, 2007
SPRINGFIELD, MA - Western New England College's Cori Eggert (Denville, NJ) had a goal and an assist as the Golden Bears defeated Endicott College, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Sophomore Justine McComb (Newington, CT) gave Western New England College a 1-0 lead with a goal only 6:11 into the opening half with an assist from Eggert.
Endicott tied the game when junior Jennifer Beech (Devonshire, Bermuda/Saltas Grammar) fired home a goal on a penalty corner shot at the 15:49 mark. WNEC took a 2-1 lead into half-time following a goal by freshman Kaela Jalbert (Turner, ME) with 12:11 left in the first stanza.
Eggert gave the Golden Bears a two-goal cushion when she tallied a goal just 1:11 into the second stanza.
Beech completed the scoring by firing home a shot on a penalty corner with no time remaining on the clock. Junior Michelle Berard (Ashland, MA/Ashland) gained credit for the assist.
Endicott had a 17-8 advantage in shots, but senior goalie Emilie Donka (White River Junction, VT) came through by compiling 12 saves for the hosts. Junior Chelsea DeFeo (York, ME) stopped three shots for the Gulls.
The loss sets the Gulls back to 4-2 overall (0-2 TCCC). The victory was WNEC's first of the season as they improve to 1-8 (1-1 TCCC). Endicott returns to action on Saturday afternoon as they travel to Biddeford, Maine to face-off with the University of New England at 5:00 PM.
