HARRISVILLE, R.I. — The Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated Nichols, 6-1, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup on Friday night at Levy Rink.
Endicott opened the floodgates in the first period as Jackson Sterrett (Hendersonville, Tenn.) potted a power-play goal at the 13:15 mark.
Later in the frame, Cass Bowes (Sturgeon County, Alberta) and Kevin Craig (Hyannis, Mass.) both found the back of the net (14:32 | PP — 16:32) and the Gulls were never threatened the rest of the way.
Thirty-two seconds into the middle period, Sterrett netted his second goal of the matchup, while Jimmy McIsaac (Winnipeg, Manitoba) supplied a tally right before intermission (18:26).
Meanwhile, Ryan Willett (Bayville, N.Y.) buried a power-play goal at 8:52 of the third period to put the game away.
In goal, Atticus Kelly (St. Paul, Minn) compiled 13 saves in the victory to improve to 7-3-3 on the season (19-3-5 career).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Gulls expanded its winning streak to 16 straight contests against the Bison.
- Andrew Kurapov (Corvallis, Ore.), Zach Mazur (Lancaster, N.Y.), and Collin Kleiser (Churchville, Pa.) all generated multi-assist games.
- Sterrett produced his third multi-goal game this season (fourth career).
- Kleiser led all student-athletes with a +3 rating.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (15-5-5, 12-3-3 CCC) has locked in the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CCC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The Gulls will host a semifinal matchup on Saturday, February 24; time and opponent will be determined based on this weekend's results around the conference.
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(Photo Credit - Dominic O'Connor '27)
