Roller Hockey’s National Championship Run Ends In NCRHA Semifinals
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Endicott roller hockey team bowed out in the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) Division III National Championship semifinal round to eventual champion Ohio State, 5-4, in overtime on Sunday evening.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Endicott roller hockey team bowed out in the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) Division III National Championship semifinal round to eventual champion Ohio State, 5-4, in overtime on Sunday evening.
Endicott went 3-2 overall in the tournament (1-2 in overtime) to advance to the semifinals.
After opening the tournament with a 2-1 overtime loss to Tampa, the Gulls rattled off victories against UC Santa Barbara (9-1), Ohio State (4-3 OT), and Temple (4-1) before falling to Ohio State the second time around for a chance at the program’s second national title.
The 2022 season also featured Endicott (20-4-0-3) winning its second Eastern College Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA) Division III Regional Championship on March 6.
NATIONALS STATS
Caeden Dillman (Andover, Mass.) — 4 goals, 3 assists
Colby Ciffolillo (Canton, Mass.) — 5 goals, 2 assists
Justin Stergos (Cromwell, Conn.) — 2 goals, 5 assists
Patrick Roth (Isle of Palms, S.C.) — 3 goals, 1 assist
Jordan Perez (Haverhill, Mass.) — 3 goals
George Gatzoulis (Manchester, N.H.) — 2 goals, 1 assist
Mark Sousa (North Andover, Mass.) — 2 goals, 1 assist
Matthew Luscombe (Scituate, Mass.) — 1 goal, 1 assist
Michael Ryan (Scituate, Mass.) — 1 assist
Joe Falso (Winchester, Mass.) — 1 assist
GOALTENDING
Will Boender (Guilford, Conn.) — 11 saves
Nick Kavanagh (Scarborough, Maine) — 68 saves
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(Photo Credit - Kyle Prudhomme)