Gulls Hang On For 12-10 Road Win At Salve Regina

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – The Endicott women's lacrosse team held on for a 12-10 victory to down host Salve Regina Tuesday night at Gaudet Field in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) bout.

Endicott made it 1-0 early as freshman attack Jackie Healy (Northborough, Mass.) found the back of the net on a feed from junior midfielder Emily Whitney (Rye, N.H.)  just a few minutes into the game.

The Seahawks knotted the score at 1-1 on junior attack Kaitlin Gillespie's (Haddam, Conn.) strike at the 23:32 mark, before the Gulls managed to rattle off four in a row to take a 5-1 lead with 17:16 remaining in the first half.

Salve Regina got two back on another goal by Gillespie (15:24) and a deposit from sophomore midfielder Katie Kline (Brookfield, Conn.) to pull to within two, down 5-3 with 8:24 on the clock.

The Gulls took a 7-3 lead into the break as Healy and freshman midfielder Jackie Neilsen (Agawam, Mass.) each potted a pair of goals and senior attack Isabelle Sipperly (Greenwich, N.Y. registered two points in the first half (one goal, one assist).

Sophomore attack Erin McCarthy (Old Lyme, Conn.) opened the second half with a free-position goal to make it 8-3 in favor of the Gulls for the largest lead of the game.

The Seahawks got to within 8-6, but the Gulls tacked on four more and fended off a desperate Seahawks' comeback late in the game to secure their third win in a row.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Sophomore goalie Molly Lane (Durham, Maine) made her fourth appearance of the season in goal (first career start) for Endicott on her way to her second straight win (2-0) as she made a career-high six saves.
• Healy recorded her second consecutive hat trick of the season as she tied for a game-high with three goals to lead the Gulls.
• Sophomore midfielder Olivia Larson (Cheshire, Conn.) scooped up a team-high five ground balls, which tied for a game-high with Salve Regina's Gillespie.
• Freshman midfielder Ali Campbell (Lakeville, Mass.) won a team-high four draw controls, (tied for a game-high) and scored two goals for her third straight game with two goals.
• Whitney dished out a game-high three assists, which gave her 45 career assists and puts her to eighth on the all-time list.

FOR THE FOES

• The Seahawks outscored the Gulls, 7-5, in the second half.
• Senior goalie Katie Jones (Derry, N.H.) fell to 3-8 on the season as she made a game-high 11 saves.
• Gillespie tallied her fourth hat trick of the season to pace the Seahawks' offensive attack.
• Sophomore midfielder Megan Geier (Glastonbury, Conn.) and freshman midfielder Lindsey Smith (North Attleboro, Mass.) each netted a pair of goals.
• Geier won a team-high four draw controls, which tied for a game-high.

NOTES

• The Gulls are 22-0 all-time and 7-0 on the road at Salve Regina dating back prior to the 2001 season.
• Endicott won the most recent meeting before today, 15-4, during the regular season on March 21, 2015 in Beverly, Mass. and took down the Seahawks, 14-7, at home in the CCC Quarterfinals on April 25, 2015.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (4-8, 3-1 CCC) hosts Wentworth on Saturday, April 16 at 3:00 p.m. on Senior Day at Hempstead Stadium. Salve Regina (3-8, 1-4 CCC) welcomes Gordon College to its campus for a 7:00 p.m. start on Saturday, April 16. 

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