Gulls Edge Nor'easters, 2-1, In Overtime

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott field hockey team earned a 2-1 overtime victory over the University of New England (UNE) on Tuesday night at North Field. 

Emylee Wood (Kensington, N.H.) netted the game-winner for the Gulls at the 77:12 mark to snap UNE's 22-game Commonwealth Coast Conference unbeaten streak, which dates back to the 2015 season.  

Junior Sophia Cogliano (Saugus, Mass.) set up Wood's overtime heroics when she tied the game at 1-1 on a rebound with under four minutes remaining in regulation.  

Meanwhile, UNE's Hannah Buckley (Leominster, Mass.) scored her sixth goal of the season at 57:58 to give the Nor'easters the slight 1-0 edge until Cogliano's tally.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Taylor Farrin (Danvers, Mass.) improves to 5-1 on the season and recorded 10 saves during the contest.
• Cogliano and Jaylin Grabau (Lynnfield, Mass.) paced the offense with four shots each. 
• The Gulls recorded 11 corner opportunities, while UNE had six. 
• The last time Endicott previously saw a win against the Nor'easters was on September 23, 2014. That contest also went into overtime and the Gulls' recorded a 3-2 victory.

FOR THE FOES

• Liz Sargent (South Burlington, Vt.) shifts to 5-2 overall and made six saves for the Nor'easters. 
• UNE held the slight 19-16 shot advantage over the Gulls.
• Leading the offense was Vonde Saunders with five shots. 
• University of New England received votes in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III Coaches Poll. 

WHAT'S NEXT 

Endicott (5-1, 2-0 CCC) travels to Amherst on Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m. UNE is on the road at Western New England on Friday, September 22 at 5 p.m.

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(Photo credit - David Le '10)