May 9, 2007

BEVERLY, MA - Alex Pearce (Underhill, VT/Kimball Union) was named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Week after leading Endicott to its second straight Commonwealth Coast Conference title and subsequent NCAA tournament berth.

Pearce had a monster CCC Tournament for the Gulls, who flew from the No. 3 seed to the conference crown. She scored six times in the quarterfinals versus Roger Williams and six more times in Endicott's win over Curry in the semifinals. She also added two goals in the championship game. For the week she totaled 14 goals, five assists, 10 ground balls and eight draw controls and was named CCC Player of the Week.

The Gulls head to Hartford, CT where they will take on the Trinity College Bantams in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.