KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Endicott roller hockey team bowed out in the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) Division III National Championship semifinal round to eventual champion Ohio State, 5-4, in overtime on Sunday evening.

Endicott went 3-2 overall in the tournament (1-2 in overtime) to advance to the semifinals. 

After opening the tournament with a 2-1 overtime loss to Tampa, the Gulls rattled off victories against UC Santa Barbara (9-1), Ohio State (4-3 OT), and Temple (4-1) before falling to Ohio State the second time around for a chance at the program’s second national title.

The 2022 season also featured Endicott (20-4-0-3) winning its second Eastern College Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA) Division III Regional Championship on March 6.

NATIONALS STATS

Caeden Dillman (Andover, Mass.) — 4 goals, 3 assists

Colby Ciffolillo (Canton, Mass.) — 5 goals, 2 assists

Justin Stergos (Cromwell, Conn.) — 2 goals, 5 assists

Patrick Roth (Isle of Palms, S.C.) — 3 goals, 1 assist

Jordan Perez (Haverhill, Mass.) — 3 goals

George Gatzoulis (Manchester, N.H.) — 2 goals, 1 assist

Mark Sousa (North Andover, Mass.) — 2 goals, 1 assist

Matthew Luscombe (Scituate, Mass.) — 1 goal, 1 assist

Michael Ryan (Scituate, Mass.) — 1 assist

Joe Falso (Winchester, Mass.) — 1 assist

GOALTENDING

Will Boender (Guilford, Conn.) — 11 saves

Nick Kavanagh (Scarborough, Maine) — 68 saves

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(Photo Credit - Kyle Prudhomme)