Gulls Notch 2-1 Victory Over Rensselaer

TROY, N.Y. – The Endicott field hockey team traveled to Rensselaer (RPI) this afternoon and came away with a 2-1 victory.

The Gulls notched the first goal of the game at the 7:03 mark on a corner opportunity. Madi Wood (Bristol, Vt.) passed to Samantha Crowley (Leicester, Mass.), who took a long shot that sailed into the back of the net. 

Just over four minutes later, RPI's Taylor Clink (Binghamton, N.Y.) tied the game at 1-1 during a corner. 

Both teams continued to drive towards net, but Endicott's Jaylin Grabau (Lynnfield, Mass.) deflected a shot from Emily Hirtle (Rowley, Mass.) at 29:20, which ended up being the game-winner. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Freshman goaltender Taylor Farrin (Danvers, Mass.) tallied nine saves during the contest and is now 3-0 on the season.
• Endicott held the slight 11-10 corner opportunity advantage.
• Emylee Wood (Kensington, N.H.) led the Gulls' offense with six shots.
• Endicott outshot RPI, 19-12.

FOR THE FOES

• The Engineers' netminder, Kayla Bell (Winchester, Mass.), recorded ten saves and is now 0-1 on the season.
• Clink led RPI in shots with four.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (3-0) welcomes MIT to North Field on Tuesday, September 12 for a 7 p.m. matchup. RPI (0-4) hosts Utica College on Wednesday, September 13 at 7 p.m. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)