Cogliano's Game-Winner Rallies Gulls Past WNEU, 3-2

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Sophomore forward Sophia Cogliano (Saugus, Mass.) tapped in the game-winning goal as time expired as the Endicott field hockey team rallied for a 3-2 road victory at Western New England University in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Wednesday evening at Golden Bear Stadium.

Trailing 2-0 after goals by sophomore forward/midfielder Lana Felice (Pawling, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder Emily Antinozzi (Rye, N.H) in the 16th and 22nd minutes, respectively, Cogliano first cut the deficit, 2-1, for the Gulls going into halftime with her third goal of the season (Emily Hirtle) in the 28th minute.

Junior midfielder Madi Wood (Bristol, Vt.) notched her first career goal (unassisted) to knot the score at 2-2 in the 49th minute as her shot from the top of the crease skipped past junior goalkeeper Grace Trupe (Cardiff, Calif.).

Cogliano's game-winner was her second of the game and fourth goal of the season, as she connected on a deflection in the 70th minute to complete the comeback effort for the Gulls.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Today's game saw the Gulls win their 11th straight meeting between the two teams, as the Gulls lead the all-time series, 15-5, dating back to the 2003 season.
• Senior goalkeeper Cheka Ventura (Lawrence, Mass.) made four saves as she improved to 5-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
• This was the Gulls' second comeback victory of the season (W 6-2 at Wheaton in season opener after trailing 2-1.)
• This was Cogliano's fifth career game-winning goal and the fifth time in her career recording a multi-goal effort.
• Junior midfielder Emily Hirtle (Rowley, Mass.) picked up her fourth assist of the season.

FOR THE FOES

• Trupe fell to 4-5 (3-2 CCC) on the season as she stopped five shots.
• Felice found the back left of the cage on a cross from junior forward Brittany DeLima (Branchville, N.J.) off a penalty corner play in the 16th minute for her second goal of the season to put the hosts up, 1-0.
• Antinozzi scored her team-leading ninth goal of the season with a quick strike across the middle from DeLima to give the Golden Bears a 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute.
• DeLima registered her team-leading eighth and ninth assists of the season.

NOTES

• The Gulls and Golden Bears came into tonight's contest sporting identical records, having played the same conference opponents so far and achieving the same results.
• Golden Bears' first-year assistant coach Anna Giannoni graduated from Endicott in 2012 and earned her MBA from the Van Loan School in 2014. Giannoni was a three-year member of the Gulls' program from 2008-2010, twice earning All-CCC First Team honors, in addition being named the 2008 TCCC Rookie of the Year.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (5-4, 4-1 CCC) hosts Salve Regina on Saturday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m.

Western New England (4-5, 3-2 CCC) is off until the Golden Bears travel to Middletown, R.I. to take on Salve Regina on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m.

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