Box Score

BEVERLY, Mass. – \#Valerie Feldman\# (Albany, N.Y.) scored seven goals and added a pair of assists as Endicott College defeated Wellesley College, 18-12, in non-conference women’s lacrosse action Thursday night in Beverly, Mass. The Gulls improve to 6-1 overall while Wellesley drops to 2-6 on the season.

Endicott grabbed a 2-1 lead early in the game on a \#Kelly Tierney\# (South Hadley, Mass.) free position goal before the two teams traded scores until 3:15 remained in the opening half. A free position tally from \#Kellie Cunningham\# (Derry, N.H.) gave Endicott a 7-6 lead that Feldman extended to 8-6 by taking a shot on an open goal as the Big Blue net-minder was caught out of position. \#Molly Sowles\# (Cumberland, Maine) pushed the lead to 9-6 with :40 seconds remaining in the half with a nice dodge and bounce shot and Endicott entered the break leading by that margin.

Coming out of the intermission, Endicott’s \#Carin Czerniawski\# (Monroe, Conn.) scored in the first :17 seconds to give the Gulls a 10-6 lead. Wellesley responded by scoring the next three goals as Meagan Fuchs (Portland, Ore.), Jenny Holland (Bethesda, Md.) and Molly Morrow (Bow, N.H.) all found the back of the net to make it a one goal deficit. \#Valerie Feldman\# ended the 3-0 run with a bounce shot goal with 16:31 to play in regulation and gave Endicott an 11-9 lead.

Meagan Fuchs’ third goal of the game made it an 11-10 ballgame and the two teams traded goals as EC’s \#Molly Sowles\# and Wellesley’s Allison Robbins (North Bennington, Vt.) each potted scores to leave the score 12-11. Endicott’s leading scorer \#Morgan DeShaw\# (Danville, N.H.) finally got on the board with a free position score to push the lead back to two. \#Kellie Cunningham\# scored a mere :17 seconds later to give Endicott a 14-11 lead but Allison Robbins would not allow the Big Blue to go quietly as her third goal of the game cut the Wellesley deficit back to two.

Endicott would put the Big Blue away in the final seven minutes as the Gulls ended the game on a 4-0 run including a goal from \#Kristen Micho\# (Syracuse, N.Y.) and three tallies from Valerie Feldman.

Endicott outshot Wellesley at a 38-22 clip while also scooping up 11 more groundballs than the Big Blue (39-28). The Gulls were an efficient 9-for-13 on clear attempts while Wellesley struggled, going 5-for-12. Both teams had a problem with turnovers as Endicott committed 20 missteps to Wellesley’s 22.

The Gulls were led by Feldman’s seven goals and two assists while four other Endicott players recorded two or more goals. \#Kellie Cunningham\# netted three scores while Micho, \#Carin Czerniawski\# and \#Molly Sowles\# each added two goals apiece. Micho also added a game-high seven ground balls and six draw controls while \#Morgan DeShaw\# and \#Brittany Kane\# (Scarborough, Maine) picked up six ground balls each. \#Leah Neff\# (South Berwick, Maine) improved to 6-1 this season by making nine saves on 22 shots faced.

Wellesley had four players net goals including four scores from Jenny Holland and three goals apiece from Meagan Fuchs and Allison Robbins, while Molly Morrow added a pair of goals. Caitlin Meeker (Columbia, Md.) led the Big Blue with five ground balls while Morrow chipped in with five draw controls. Mary Mattia (Atlanta, Ga.) suffered the setback while making seven saves on 38 shots faced.

Endicott returns to action on Saturday as the Gulls host Western New England College in a crucial The Commonwealth Coast Conference matchup at 3:00 p.m. Wellesley looks to halt a two-game skid when it hosts Smith College on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. in Wellesley, Mass.