Field Hockey Downs Nichols, 8-1

DUDLEY, Mass. – Behind a career-high, four-point effort from senior midfielder Madi Wood (Bristol, Vt.), the Endicott field team registered an 8-1 league victory over Nichols College on Saturday afternoon at Vendetti Field. 

Jaylin Grabau (Lynnfield, Mass.) put the Gulls on the scoreboard first at the 19:48 mark, then Wood took over the contest as she factored into the next three tallies to clinch the win. 

At 34:27, Emily Hirtle (Rowley, Mass.) redirected a feed from Wood for her third of the year, while Wood followed with a deflection of her own at 36:39 (second of the season). Samantha Crowley (Leicester, Mass.) capped the run orchestrated by Wood when she buried a pass from Wood at 41:04 to give Endicott a 4-0 advantage. 

The Gulls went on to score four more unanswered goals off the sticks of Grabau, Lauren Whitney (Poway, Calif.) and two markers from Melanie Kaleta (Bellingham, Mass.). 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Kaleta notched her first and second goals of the season today at 63:39 and 64:48.
• Endicott is 18-4 against Nichols in the all-time series, which dates back to September 20, 2003.
• The Gulls have also won seven straight games in the series, and outscored the Bison 52-4 during that span.
• Crowley and Hirtle also dished out one assist, respectively, to collect three points each on the day. 

FOR THE FOES

• Anna Heroth (Johnstown, N.Y.) broke up the Gulls' shutout bid at 69:08 via a redirect from teammate Macayla Belt (Rochester, N.Y.).
• Brooke Misbach (Guilford, Conn.) made a season-high 25 saves in the loss.
• Maggie Noelk (Georgetown, Mass.) compiled a single-game, career-high three defensive saves.
• Brianna Kilborn (North Brookfield, Mass.) also had one defensive save to give Nichols four in the contest. 

WHAT'S NEXT 

Endicott (4-1, 1-0 CCC) hosts conference rival the University of New England (UNE) on Tuesday, September 19 at 7 PM. Nichols (2-3, 0-2 CCC) welcomes Western New England University to its campus next Tuesday at 4 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)