BRISTOL, R.I. — The second-seeded Endicott field hockey team defeated first-seeded Roger Williams, 2-1, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship on Saturday afternoon at Bayside Field.
Tori Swanson (Farmington, Conn.) got the scoring started just over four minutes into the game (4:14) to give the Gulls early momentum in the contest.
Maddy Dengler (Winchester, Mass.) doubled Endicott's lead three minutes later (7:22) off a feed from Kathleen Reissfelder (Westwood, Mass.).
The tally held true as the game-winner despite coming early in the matchup thanks to a stifling Gulls' defense.
Roger Williams was able to break up the shutout at the 32:15 mark via CCC leading scorer Chelsea King (Schenectady, N.Y.), but Endicott limited the Hawks to just one shot (wide) the rest of the way to secure the conference championship.
In net, Alexis DeMattia (Methuen, Mass.) made one save to move her record to 15-4 on the season.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are 17-2 in the all-time series against Roger Williams.
- Endicott captured its sixth CCC Championship (2011-12, 2018-19, 2021, 2023).
- The Gulls are undefeated on the road this fall (8-0).
- Swanson buried her 21st marker of the season.
- Dengler recorded her 14th tally of the year.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (16-4) has secured the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA DIII Field Hockey Tournament. The field will be announced on Sunday, November 5 at 10:30 PM on NCAA.com. Roger Williams (12-6) awaits a potential at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
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(Photo Credit - Claudia Iacono, Roger Williams Athletic Communications)
