Women's Basketball Downs Curry, 63-53

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's basketball team defeated Curry, 63-53, in a Conference of New England (CNE) matchup at the MacDonald Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. 

Emma Shinney (Wakefield, Mass.) and Tenley Wallin (Danbury, Conn.) led the Gulls with 12 points apiece in their 30+ minutes of play. Shinney shot 5-9 from the field while adding five rebounds, six assists, and two steals. Wallin contributed three rebounds (two offensive, one defensive), three steals, and two assists. 

Sofia Mazzotta (Billerica, Mass.) added nine points (4-8 FG) along with five rebounds (four defensive, one offensive), three assists, and one steal.

Alyssa Garabedian (Cheshire, Mass.) and Ceilagh Harrington (Chelmsford, Mass.) each scored seven points to help secure the win. 

The Blue and Green got off to a hot start after Harrington recorded three straight buckets to give the Gulls a 7-0 lead. Shinney, Garabedian, Mia McGarrity (Ridgefield, Conn.), and Wallin all connected on free throw attempts to close out the period with a six-point lead.  

Tricia Wladkowski (Norwood, Mass.) connected on an early layup off Wallin's dime to make it an eight point lead (21-13) starting the second quarter. After not scoring for four minutes, Wallin connected on a jumper and Shinney drove through traffic to make it a 25-13 game. Endicott outscored the Colonels 17-10 in the second period to head into the break with a 36-23 lead.

The visitors came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter, opening the half with a 7-0 run. A timely three-pointer from Garabedian pushed the lead back to 10 points at 39–29. Curry responded with another scoring run, but Garabedian answered once again, knocking down another clutch triple to make it 44–35. 

Both teams opened the fourth quarter by trading three-pointers before the hosts pulled away on an 8-0 scoring spree, spearheaded by Shinney to extend the lead to 61-42. Curry responded with a 9-0 surge of their own, but the comeback attempt fell short as Wladkowski converted both her free throws in the final moments to make the score 63-51 with 18 seconds remaining. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott holds a commanding 42-9 lead in the all-time series against Curry.
• Second wire-to-wire win for Endicott this season (12/5/25 at Wentworth).
• Six straight wins in the all-time series for the Gulls dating back to 2/11/23.
• Garabedian's seven points set a season high.
• The Colonels committed 23 turnovers in the contest.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (7-5, 3-0 CNE) welcomes Western New England to MacDonald Gymnasium on Tuesday, January 6th for a 5:30 PM CNE matchup. Curry (1-10, 0-4 CNE) hosts Roger Williams on Tuesday for a 5:30 PM CNE tipoff.

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(Photo Credit - Charlie Jaferian '28)