ECAC Field Hockey Players of the Week Release
CCC Field Hockey Players of the Week Release
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Following their individual honors from the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), senior Emily Sawchuck (Cumberland, Maine) and sophomore Cheka Ventura (Lawrence, Mass.) have captured this week's Corvias Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England, Offensive and Rookie of the Week accolades.
The pair helped Endicott lift to a 3-0 week which carried over to last night when the Gulls soared to a 3-1 victory over CCC opponent Nichols. Endicott is now 10-1 (5-0 CCC) on the season as they head into their next contest on Saturday, October 4th when they travel to CCC opponent and North Shore rivals, Gordon for an 11:00 a.m. start.
Sawchuck had a stellar week for the Gulls as she had a huge hand in their three successes. The forward tallied at least two points in each game last week. In one of their biggest tests against CCC rival, UNE, Sawchuck came up big as she tallied two of the three Endicott goals in the 4-3 overtime victory. Two nights later Endicott traveled to regional powerhouse MIT, who has been receiving top-25 votes for the the past three weeks, and Sawchuck scored the game winner in a 1-0 victory which marked the first win over MIT since 1981. On Saturday for a homecoming battle with Salve Regina, the senior contributed to three of the four goals for the Blue and Green as they overcome a halftime deficit to win 4-3. Sawchuck had four goals and two assists for 10 points on the week.
Ventura had an amazing week for the Blue and Green as she helped catapult the Gulls to three wins and nine straight for the Gulls. In one of the most anticipated match ups of the season against UNE, the goalkeeper played a standout game for Endicott making a career high 12 saves. In the non-conference battle with MIT the sophomore rookie made four big saves while helping lead the Blue and Green to their first victory over MIT since 1981. In the second conference game of the week Ventura made five stops in the victory while recovering from a three goal deficit in the first half to not allowing a goal in the second.
