BEVERLY, Mass. – Two first half goals and timely defense propelled the Endicott field hockey team past Roger Williams University, 2-1, in the Gulls' Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) home opener Saturday afternoon at North Field.
With the win, Endicott moves to 4-3 overall (2-0 CCC), while Roger Williams drops to 2-5 and 0-2 in conference play.
Freshman midfielder Meghan Stanton (Newburyport, Mass.) celebrated her first career goal (unassisted) off of a rebound in front of the cage in the 19th minute.
Sophomore forward Olivia Larson (Chesire, Conn.) added to the advantage at the 33:27 mark when she took a pass on the left wing from senior midfielder Ashleigh Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.) and flicked it past freshman goalkeeper Mya Lunn (Marion, Mass.) for her second goal of the season, and a 2-0 lead heading into the half.
Roger Williams' sophomore midfielder Juliana Miccile (Upton, Mass.) responded with her first goal of the season off of a rebound as she sent the ball into the back right of the goal in the 41st minute to get the Hawks on the scoreboard.
Senior goalkeeper Rose Bradley (Pottstown, Pa.) and junior goalkeeper Cheka Ventura (Lawrence, Mass.) split the halves and combined to stop nine shots as the Endicott defense worked hard to preserve the win.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Today's match saw Endicott take its fifth straight win over the Hawks in conference play.
- The Gulls are 3-0 on the season when they score first.
- Larson scored twice against RWU in the last meeting on Oct. 11, 2014 and added another today.
- Stanton scored her first collegiate goal for the Gulls.
- Allen leads the team in assists (five).
- Allen has recorded assists in back-to-back games for the first time since last season as she recorded the feat with two feeds apiece in 7-1 and 6-1 wins over Salve Regina (Oct. 25, 2014) and Nichols (Oct. 29, 2014), respectively.
FOR THE FOES
- Miccile scored her first goal of the season for the Hawks.
- Miccile also led the team in shots with five.
- Junior midfielder Meghan Curran (West Milford, N.J.) was second on the team in shots (four).
- Lunn stopped a career-high 14 shots in the loss.
NOTES
- The Gulls lead the all-time series, 5-1-1.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (4-3, 2-0 CCC) squares off with UNE for a rematch of last season's CCC Championship when the Nor'easters come to town on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Roger Williams (2-5, 0-2 CCC) will host Nichols College on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m. in Bristol, R.I. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
