Ali Campbell records a hat trick against Nichols.

April 5, 2017

Endicott Overpowers Nichols, 21-6

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's lacrosse team used a strong first half to overpower visiting Nichols College, 21-6, Wednesday night at Hempstead Stadium in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.

Nichols

3-8, 1-3 CCC

Endicott

7-3, 4-0 CCC

Final

Nichols (3-8, 1-3 CCC)

Endicott (7-3, 4-0 CCC)

BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott women's lacrosse team used a strong first half to overpower visiting Nichols College, 21-6, Wednesday night at Hempstead Stadium in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.

The Gulls built an 8-0 advantage before Nichols got on the board when senior midfielder Brooke Marion (South Hadley, Mass.) buried her first of two first half markers for the Bison at the 21:30 mark before Endicott took a 16-2 lead into the break.

Endicott kept the pressure on to begin the second stanza, going up by as much as 16 (18-2) with 26:47 remaining in the game en route to the Gulls' fourth-straight conference victory and second consecutive game scoring at least 20 goals.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Sophomore goalie Bella Rino (Northborough, Mass.) earned her fourth-straight win (4-0) in goal as she allowed two goals and made three saves before giving way to senior Maura Grady (Marblehead, Mass.) to begin the second half. Grady also stopped three shots.
Senior midfielder Emily Whitney (Rye, N.H.) and senior attack Meghan Lennon (Canton, Mass.) each scored a game-high four goals and assisted on a pair of helpers apiece.
Lennon now leads the team with 25 goals and 39 points on the year.
Freshman midfielder Jennifer Lacroix (Wrentham, Mass.) and sophomore midfielder Ali Campbell (Lakeville, Mass.) each registered a hat trick.
Junior attack Jess Glenn (Lyme, N.H.) recorded her second-straight multi-goal game with a two tallies tonight.
Lacroix won a game-high eight draw controls, while Whitney scooped up a game-best four ground balls and caused a team-high/game-high (tied) two turnovers.

FOR THE FOES

The Bison are now 3-2 on the road this season.
Marion potted two goals, while junior midfielder Mellissa Lafleur (Chicopee, Mass.) also scored twice for the Bison.
Lafleur won a team-best six draw controls and scooped up a team-high two ground balls, while senior defender Reilly Flaherty (Bellingham, Mass.) caused a team-high/game-high (tied) two turnovers.
Nichols used three goalies in the losing effort, as freshman starter Emily Eagan (Hingham, Mass.) was tagged with the loss to fall to 3-8 on the year with a team-high four saves.

NOTES

Endicott and Nichols met for the 17th time in program history tonight.
Endicott leads the all-time series, 17-0, including an 8-0 margin at home.
The Gulls won, 19-7, on the road in the most recent meeting before tonight, on April 20, 2016.