BEVERLY, Mass. — Behind a four-goal effort from Cass Bowes (Sturgeon County, Albert), the No. 4 nationally ranked Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated Salve Regina, 5-4, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinals on Saturday evening at Raymond J. Bourque Arena.
Noah Strawn (Wareham, Mass.) finished off the victory with a second-chance effort at the doorstep with 1:30 remaining in regulation on feeds from Jack Ring (Guilford, Conn.) and Connor Amsley (Carlisle, Pa.).
The Gulls trailed 4-2 in the third period with less than seven minutes to play, but never wavered as Bowes buried back-to-back tallies (14:43, 18:00) prior to Strawn's heroics.
Bowes also scored twice in the first period at 4:24 and 16:41, respectively.
In goal, Atticus Kelly (St. Paul, Minn.) stopped 21 shots to improve to 11-0-2 on the season.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Bowes' career-high four-goal day ranks tied for second all-time in a single game (5, James Winkler, Becker, 1/25/2020).
- His four tallies are the most goals scored by a student-athlete in a single game in CCC men's ice hockey playoff history.
- Strawn potted his sixth career game-winner (third this season).
- Endicott improved to 11-9-0 all-time against Salve Regina.
- The Gulls are 11-1-1 at home this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 4 nationally ranked Endicott (21-2-2) will host No. 6 nationally ranked Curry in the CCC Championship on Saturday, March 4 (time TBD).
Salve Regina sees its 2022-23 campaign come to a close at 15-10-1 overall. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
(Photo Credit - David Le '10)
