NCAA TOURNAMENT: Hicks’ Hat Trick Propels No. 8 Endicott Past Keene State In First Round Matchup, 9-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Team Stats
Keene St.
No. 8 Endicott
| Game Statistics | Keene St. | No. 8 Endicott |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 12 (4) | 34 (21) |
| Saves | 12 | 4 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Corners | 4 | 17 |
BEVERLY, Mass. — The No. 8 nationally ranked Endicott field hockey team shut out Keene State, 9-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday night at North Field.
The Gulls grabbed a 1-0 lead towards the end of the first quarter after Reagan Hicks (Barnstable, Mass.) corralled a slick feed from Tori Swanson (Farmington, Conn.) and potted her shot into the bottom right corner of the goal at 13:33.
Swanson made it 2-0 at the 20:27 mark when she found a loose ball in front of the net and shoved it past the goalkeeper.
The Blue and Green continued to light up the scoreboard the rest of the way as Riley Perkins (Lakeville, Mass.), Hicks (2), Maddy Dengler (Winchester, Mass.), Sabrina Brunet (South Burlington, Vt.) (2), and Natalia Correia (Tyngsboro, Mass.) rounded out the goal scorers for the Gulls.
Swanson, Perkins, Hicks, Dengler, and Natalia Arjona (Ashland, Mass.) also added helpers in the victory.
In goal, Faith Minickene (Madison, Conn.) made three saves to improve her record to 20-1 on the season.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Hicks' three goals tonight are the most scored by a Gull in an NCAA Tournament game.
- The Gulls are 3-0 in their last three matchups against the Owls.
- Endicott's 21 wins are the most in a single season in program history.
- First career NCAA Tournament goals for Swanson, Perkins, Dengler, Brunet, and Correia.
- The victory marks the Blue and Green's first NCAA Tournament First Round win since November 10, 2021, versus Vassar.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 8 Endicott (21-1) travels to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, to take on No. 9 nationally ranked and seven-time defending NCAA Division III national champion Middlebury on Saturday, November 15, for a second-round matchup at 2 PM. Keene State's season comes to an end at 15-7.
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(Photo Credit - Catherine Scarantino '26)