Box Score

BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott turned a slight 5-4 halftime lead into a convincing 13-8 win as the Gulls outscored Western New England College 8-4 in the second half of a The Commonwealth Coast Conference game played on Saturday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. The win moves the Gulls to 7-1 overall and a perfect 5-0 in league play, while the Golden Bears fall to 4-5 and 2-1 against TCCC competition.

Western New England jumped out to an early 4-1 lead midway through the first half as Katie Toomy (Northborough, Mass.), Jeanmarie Barbato (Huntington Station, N.Y.) and Lindsey Fenton (Pelham, Mass.) provided goals during the early burst.

The Gulls, however, were up for the challenge as the Blue and Green scored the final four goals of the first half, including a marker by \#Valerie Feldman\# (Albany, N.Y.) with just six seconds left in the frame. Feldman corralled a loose ball off a rebound and stuffed the put-back home to give Endicott the 5-4 lead at the break.

The story of the opening 30 minutes was the outstanding play of WNEC goalkeeper Marissa Bonitatibus (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), as the junior made 12 saves in the first stanza including several point-blank stops to keep the Bears close.

After trading goals for the first four minutes of the second half, Endicott pulled away with a four goal spurt that started and ended with tallies by \#Morgan DeShaw\# (Danville, N.H.). \#Carin Czerniawski\# (Monroe, Conn.) and \#Kristen Micho\# (Syracuse, N.Y.) also scored during the run.

The Gulls outshot their opponents at a 43-31 clip and grabbed 10 more groundballs in the win (32-22). The Endicott defense was also solid despite a closely officiated game that featured a total of 65 fouls. The Gulls forced 19 WNEC turnovers and won the draw control game, 13-9.

DeShaw led all players with a game-high four goals. \#Kristen Micho\#, \#Kellie Cunningham\# (Derry, N.H.), \#Valerie Feldman\# and \#Carin Czerniawski\# all had a pair of strikes, while Czerniawski also scooped-up a game-high seven groundballs.

Western New England got a three goal, two assist outing from Lindsey Fenton, while Barbato posted two goals and one assist. Three other Golden Bears had a single tally in the setback.

Marissa Bonitatibus finished the afternoon with 18 saves, while her counterpart \#Leah Neff\# (South Berwick, Maine) made nine stops in the win for Endicott.

Next up for the Gulls is a 7:00 p.m. matchup against the Nor’easters of the University of New England on Wednesday evening in Beverly, Mass. Western New England looks to rebound on the same day in a home game against Nichols College at 4:00 p.m.