HEAD COACH MORGAN MACIEWICZ' POSTGAME INTERVIEW
BEVERLY, Mass. – The No. 2 seed Endicott women's lacrosse team defeated visiting No. 3 seed UNE, 14-10, Wednesday evening in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinals at Hempstead Stadium to advance to the title game for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons.
In a matchup of teams who saw each other one week ago to the day in the regular-season finale, the Gulls and Nor'easters faced a familiar foe as the teams played a back-and-forth first half with Endicott building a three-goal lead to take into the half up 7-4.
After trading goals to begin the second half, Endicott went on a 4-0 run to make it 12-5 with 16:30 remaining in the game and increased that advantage to a 14-8 margin for the Gulls' largest lead on the day at the 9:31 mark.
UNE scored four unanswered goals before the final buzzer sounded, but the deficit was too great to overcome as the Gulls' on-field celebration turned into a locker room bound procession to learn who their championship opponent would be.
Freshman attack Jackie Healy (Northborough, Mass.) erupted for a career-high five goals to lead the way for the Gulls.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Whitney stretched her scoring streak to seven straight games with three goals and two assists, while also tying a team-high with four ground balls, and a season-high/game-high four caused turnovers on the day.
- Whitney has scored in 15 of the Gulls' 17 games this season.
- Freshman midfielder Jackie Neilsen (Agawam, Mass.) registered a career-high five points with three goals and two assists.
- Sophomore attack Erin McCarthy (Old Lyme, Conn.) dished out a career-high two assists, while senior attack Isabelle Sipperly (Greenwich, N.Y.) tied her career high with two helpers.
- Sophomore midfielder Olivia Larson (Cheshire, Conn.) won a team-high six draw controls.
- Junior goalie Maura Grady (Marblehead, Mass.) stopped nine shots as she improved to 6-9 between the pipes.
FOR THE FOES
- Senior netminder Courtney Kendall (Waltham, Mass.) made 11 saves as she fell to 10-6 on the year.
- Freshman midfielder Korinne Bohunsky (Eliot, Maine) won a game-high seven draw controls and team-high three caused turnovers to go with a team-high four points (3 goals, one assist).
- Senior attack Katie Cawley (Cumberland, Maine) also recorded a hat trick.
- Junior midfielder Jocelyn Davee (Freeport, Maine) added two goals and one assist.
- Sophomore midfielder Olivia Carpenter (Middlebury, Vt.) scooped up a game-high five ground balls.
NOTES
- The Gulls are 17-5 all-time and 10-2 at home all-time against UNE, dating back to the 2001 season.
- Endicott has won 17 straight against the Nor'easters, including a 12-9 victory in Beverly, Mass. in the most recent meeting before today on April 26, 2016.
- The Gulls and Nor'easters have squared off in the postseason four times, with the most recent meeting before today a 19-6 victory for Endicott in Beverly, Mass. on May 1, 2013 in the CCC Semifinals.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (8-9) moves on to face top-seeded Roger Williams in the CCC Championship on Saturday, May 7th, 2016, in Bristol, R.I. UNE (11-7) sees its season come to an end. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
2016 CCC Women's Lacrosse Tournament
Dates and times subject to change.
Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 30
#3 University of New England def. #6 Curry, 12-5 | BOX
#4 Western New England def. #5 Gordon, 16-13 | BOX
Semifinals – Wednesday, May 4
#1 Roger Williams def. #4 Western New England, 12-11 (OT) | BOX
#2 Endicott def. #3 University of New England, 14-10 | BOX
Finals – Saturday, May 7
#2 Endicott at #1 Roger Williams, TBD