CCC TOURNAMENT: No. 3 Endicott To Meet No. 1 UNE In 2015 CCC Field Hockey Championship

Posted: Nov 06, 2015

2015 CCC Field Hockey Championship Match Set

BEVERLY, Mass.- The Endicott field hockey team will vie for the 2015 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Field Hockey Championship in a rematch of the 2014 Finals with a trip to Biddeford, Maine to face the No. 1 seed University of New England Nor'easters on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m.

The Gulls (11-9 overall) earned the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament after posting an 8-4 record in CCC play and advanced to the title game with a 4-1 win over No. 2 seed Salve Regina on November 4 in the CCC Semifinals.

In the other semifinal game on Wednesday, No. 1 UNE downed No. 4 Roger Williams, 2-0, and will host the championship at the Big Blue Turf, a place where the Gulls have never won since the field opened in August 2010. The winner will earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament.

PREVIOUS MATCHUP: The Gulls and Nor'easters met twice in the regular season, as UNE swept the season series, defeating the Gulls, 3-2 in overtime at North Field on September 22 and again at home on October 14 by a score of 2-1. Endicott is 11-10 all-time against UNE dating back to the 2003 season, though the Gulls have lost four straight and seven of the last eight against the Nor'easters. The last six games between these two teams have been decided by one goal.

PLAYOFF HISTORY: Endicott and UNE will square off for the fourth time in postseason play and third time in the CCC Championship, as Nor'easters celebrated a 4-3 (2 OT) win Nov. 8, 2014 at the Big Blue Turf. The Gulls defeated UNE 2-1 in overtime on November 4 in Beverly, Mass. to claim the 2011 crown. UNE won 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 15, 2009 in the ECAC Division III New England Semifinal in Biddeford, Maine.

POSTSEASON HISTORY: The Gulls have made the CCC Tournament in every season since joining the conference in 1999, with appearances in the conference championship in 11 of 17 seasons. The Gulls won ECAC Championships in 2006 and 2008 and hoisted the conference championship trophy with back-to-back wins in 2011 and 2012 to earn two NCAA First Round appearances. Nine-year head coach Jodi Cipolla has led the Gulls to a 114-69 overall record in her tenure and the team is hungry to avenge a 4-3 double-overtime loss to the University of New England in the 2014 CCC Field Hockey Championship.

ENDICOTT (11-9, 8-4 CCC) | SCHEDULE| STATISTICS: The Gulls are on a four-game win streak, their longest this season, and are led up front by Co-Rookie of the Year in freshman forward Sophia Cogliano (Saugus, Mass.), All-CCC First Team senior forward Morgan Bresnahan (South Burlington, Vt.) and in the backfield by All-CCC First Team/Co-Defensive Player of the Year in senior midfielder Ashleigh Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.), and All-CCC First Team sophomore defender Emylee Wood (Kensington, N.H.). Cogliano leads the team with 13 goals (28 points), while Bresnahan (11 goals, five assists) is second on the squad with 27 points. Allen paces the team with 10 assists (career-high) and Wood (seven goals, two assists, four defensive saves) has been a strong contributor to the team.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND (15-6, 11-1 CCC) | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS: The University of New England, ranked No. 3 in the latest NCAA New England Region poll, is no stranger to the CCC Championship, as the team has appeared in the title game in three consecutive seasons and are back to defend their 2014 banner. UNE has competed in the conference championship in five of the past six seasons, and won twice (2014, 2010). The Nor'easters are coached by Danielle Collins in her third season and are led Co-Rookie of the Year/All-CCC First Team member in freshman defender Kersey Boulay (Liberty, Maine). UNE placed five student-athletes on the All-CCC First Team, which also includes junior forward Nicole Matarozzo (Wolfeboro, N.H.) (16 goals, eight assists, 40 points), sophomore forward Vonde Saunders (Conway, N.H.) (14 goals, five assists, 33 points), junior midfielder Desirae LeBlanc (Manchester, N.H.), and junior goalkeeper Holly Smith (Peabody, Mass.) (15-6) with 108 saves in 1472:51 minutes of action and six shutouts this season. Sophomore midfielder Olivia Madore (Arundel,Maine) was named to the All-CCC Second Team as the Nor'easters and Salve Regina had the most all-around selections (six).

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2015 CCC FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
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Semifinals • Wednesday, November 4
#1 University of New England 2, #4 Roger Williams 0 | BOX SCORE
#3 Endicott 4, #2 Salve Regina 1 | BOX SCORE | RECAP

Championship Match • Saturday, November 7
#3 Endicott at #1 University of New England, 1:00 PM | LIVE STATS | VIDEO