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BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott College opened up
an 11-1 lead just 12:30 into the opening half after four straight
goals from \#Morgan DeShaw\# (Danville, N.H.), as the Gulls fired
past the University of New England, 18-8, in a battle for first
place in The Commonwealth Coast Conference. DeShaw finished the
night with six goals and three assists while senior \#Valerie
Feldman\# (Albany, N.Y.) posted a goal and six helpers.
UNE drew first blood to open the night when Danielle Cate
(Boscawen, N.H.) scored her 38th of the season on a free-position
shot to the top-left corner just 1:29 into the game. Endicott
responded with a remarkable 11-0 run that started with four
straight goals from DeShaw. The Gulls’ sophomore also capped
off the burst as she dodged through two Nor’easter defenders
and buried a bid past Tara Geraghty (Barrington, R.I.). The Gulls
led 12-2 at the intermission.
The University of New England and Endicott traded goals throughout
the second half, with each side scoring six times in the frame. The
lead was cut to as few as seven on Cate’s third of the night,
but the visitor’s would get no closer as the Gulls posted the
18-8 win.
DeShaw finished with six goals and three assists while Feldman
posted one goal and dished out six assists. \#Molly Sowles\#
(Cumberland, Maine) had three goals while \#Holly Davis\#
(Guilford, Conn.), \#Kristen Micho\# (Syracuse, N.Y.) and \#Brooke
Neuman\# (Stamford, Conn.) each scored twice for the Gulls.
\#Lauren Todd\# (Newfield, N.H.) and \#Kelly Tierney\# (South
Hadley, Mass.) had a goal and a helper each in the win.
Danielle Cate finished with four goals and an assist to lead the
UNE offensive effort. Liz DeGrandpre (Freeport, Maine) and Jessy
Dvorak (Windsor, Conn.) had a pair of goals, respectively, in the
loss.
\#Leah Neff\# (South Berwick, Maine) grabbed her eighth win of the
season by making nine stops for the Blue and Green. Tara Geraghty
made 13 saves in the losing effort.
Endicott held a 35-24 shots advantage and won the groundball
battle at a 37-31 clip. The Gulls also held the edge in draw
controls (17-12) and had four fewer turnovers on the night
(22-18).
The Gulls (8-2, 6-0 TCCC) return to action on Saturday when the
Blue and Green travel to Dudley, Mass. to square-off with Nichols
College at 11:00 a.m. UNE (7-2, 5-1 TCCC) hopes to rebound on the
same day when the Nor’easters host Western New England at
3:30 p.m. in Biddeford, Maine.