Dengler Lifts Field Hockey Over No. 4 Tufts, 2-1 (OT)

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott field hockey team earned a hard-fought 2-1 overtime victory against No. 4 nationally ranked Tufts on Thursday night at North Field.

Maddy Dengler (Winchester, Mass.) provided the heroics for the Gulls when she buried a breakaway attempt at the 69:01 mark of the contest thanks to a tremendous individual effort from Meaghan Hogan (Cheshire, Conn.). 

After receiving a long pass from defender Rachael Lemay (Westminster, Mass.) near the midline, Hogan made a long run up the right side of the field to create a 2-on-1 situation for the Gulls. Hogan then drew in the Jumbos' lone defender before flipping a through ball into the center of the scoring area to set up a wide-open Dengler for the eventual game-winner.

Endicott also scored the first tally of the contest as Claire Boncek (Hamden, Conn.) cleaned up a failed clearance 21:06 into the game.

In goal, Brianna Anslow (Clifton Park, N.Y.) stopped a career-high 12 shots in the win (8-2).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott saw its shutout streak snapped at 406:31 when Tufts scored at the 44:15 mark of the third.
• The Gulls had not conceded a goal since September 10 up until tonight's game.
• Endicott's best win against a nationally ranked opponent is No. 2 overall (9/26/17, Babson, W, 2-0).
• The Gulls are 5-1 at home this season.
• Tufts lost its first game on the road in 2022 (6-1 overall).
• Endicott secured its first-ever win over Tufts in the all-time series.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (9-2) hosts Gordon on Saturday, October 8 at 1 PM. No. 4 Tufts (8-3) welcomes the University of New England to its campus on Wednesday, October 12 at 6 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Demetrius Kazanas '22 M'23)