BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated Western New England, 8-2, in conference action on Friday night at Raymond J. Bourque Arena.
Drew Lorinchak (Hamilton, Va.), Zach Mazur (Lancaster, N.Y.), and Ryan Willett (Bayville, N.Y.) all scored even-strength goals in the first period (6:09, 10:44, 11:01) and the Gulls never looked back in the contest.
Willett also found the back of the net in the second period (1:19), while Michael Casey (Media, Pa.), Jimmy McIsaac (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Kevin Craig (Hyannis, Mass.), and Jack Ring (Guilford, Conn.) buried one tally apiece in the third (5:10, 6:27, PP — 13:55, 17:13) to lock up the victory.
In goal, Atticus Kelly (St. Paul, Minn.) made 16 saves (8-5-3) in 51:23 of action to improve to 6-2-3 on the season (18-2-5 career).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls are 18-1-0 all-time against Western New England.
- Endicott has won nine straight versus the Golden Bears.
- Willett produced his first career multi-goal game.
- James Davenport (Natick, Mass.) dished out a career-high three assists.
- The Blue and Green tied their season-high for goals (W, 8-1, vs. Salem State, 1/9/24).
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (13-4-4, 10-2-2 CCC) visits Western New England (4-15-2, 1-11-2 CCC) tomorrow at 7 PM. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
(Photo Credit - Kayleigh Halasz '24)
