Gulls Blank Nichols, 5-0

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott field hockey team defeated Nichols, 5-0, on Tuesday night at North Field. The Gulls were led by a hat-trick performance from Sophia Cogliano (Saugus, Mass.).

Cogliano got the scoring started just over one minute into play with help from Olivia Larson (Cheshire, Conn.). 

At the 13:21 mark, Jaylin Grabau (Lynnfield, Mass.) increased the Endicott lead to 2-0 when she picked up a rebound and swept the ball into the net. 

Just over eight minutes later, Grabau netted her second goal of the evening after redirecting a ball that hit the crossbar, into the goal. 

Brittany Bushey (Pittsford, Vt.) sent a cross into Cogliano, who was waiting in front of the net at 33:44 to make the score 4-0. 

Cogliano then finished her hat trick with a tally on a redirected shot from Grabau with at the 36:51 mark.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Taylor Farrin (Danvers, Mass.) got the start in net and made two saves to secure the shutout. She improved to 12-3 on the season.
• Endicott held the 45-3 shot advantage. 
• The Gulls had 12 corner opportunities, while the Bison recorded one.
• Cogliano paced the offense with 13 shots, while Emylee Wood (Kensington, N.H.) was close behind with 10. 

FOR THE FOES

• Brooke Misbach (Guilford, Conn.) shifted to 6-9 with the loss and recorded 22 saves.
• Dana Edwards (Georgetown, Mass.), Erin Kelley (Dighton, Mass.), and Mackenzie McDonald (Pembroke, Mass.) each recorded a shot on net to lead the offense.

WHAT'S NEXT 

Endicott (13-3, 8-1 CCC) travels to Western New England for a 1 p.m. CCC contest on Saturday, October 21. Nichols (6-9, 2-8 CCC) hosts Framingham State on Thursday, October 19 at 4 p.m. 

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