Oct. 4, 2007
BRIDGEWATER, MA - The Endicott College field hockey team defeated Bridgewater State College, 3-2, on Thursday afternoon in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Endicott took advantage of their penalty corner opportunities as the Gulls scored all three of their goals off corners. Freshman forward Joanne Reid (Clarksville, MD/River Hill) scored twice off penalty corners both assists going to junior forward Michelle Berard (Ashland, MA/Ashland). It would be Reid's second goal of the game, which at the time gave Endicott a 3-1 advantage, that would prove to be the difference.
Senior forward Jennifer Rheaume (Blackstone, MA/ Blackstone-Millville Regional) tallied the Gulls second goal with just 1:09 remaining in the first half as she knocked home the rebound of her own shot. Endicott would take a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
Bridgewater cut the deficit to 2-1 as senior forward Katie Balboni (Townsend, MA) netted her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Senior midfielder Courtney Sergio (West Bridgewater, MA) picked up the assist on the goal, her third of the season, which came just over six minutes into the second half.
After Reid pushed the Gulls lead up to 3-1 at the 16-minute mark of the second half, Bridgewater responded ten minutes later on the first collegiate goal by freshman midfielder Krista Lewis (Pembroke, MA). That, however, would be as close as the Bears would get as they could not come up with the equalizer.
Junior netminder Chelsea DeFeo (York, ME/York) turned aside 6 shots to earn the victory in goal for Endicott. BSC senior goaltender Nicole Downs (Hanover, MA) made 1 save in goal for the Bears in the first half, while sophomore Chelsea Bracchi (Pembroke, MA) also registered 1 save after entering the game to start the second half.
With the win, Endicott improves to 6-2 overall and 1-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference. The Gulls return to action on Saturday as they take on Conference rival Nichols College at 10:00 AM in Dudley, Massachusetts.
