Endicott Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Post Wins – Game Stories
BEVERLY – With four seconds remaining in regulation, Billy Arseneault (Lynnfield, Mass.) drove to the basket, stopped, kept his dribble, and proceeded to knock down a floater in the paint as time ran out to send the Endicott men’s basketball team past Wentworth, 63-62, and into the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship this Saturday.
The contest was back and forth for the final 2:06 as both teams traded clutch baskets until Arseneault’s game-winner.
The Gulls tied the game at 58-all through a Jalen Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) layup, while the Leopards then responded through Trey Carrier to go up 60-58.
Keith Brown (Pelham, N.H.) then hit a layup as he was fouled and proceeded to make the free throw to put the Gulls up 61-60 with 45 seconds remaining. On the other end, Kevin Fernandez responded to give Wentworth a 62-61 lead, before Arseneault hit the final bucket.
All of this happened during a 17-8 Gull run over the final 7:31 of the contest.
Brown paced the Gulls in scoring and rebounds with 22 points and eight rebounds. Arseneault and Echevarria followed Brown in the box score with 11 points each.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott improves to 32-10 all-time against Wentworth.
- The Gulls have now won 10 straight games against the Leopards, along with holding a 5-1 advantage over Wentworth in playoff matchups.
- Endicott will be appearing in their tenth CCC Championship game on Saturday and will look to secure their eighth CCC title.
- Gulls’ head coach Kevin Bettencourt is seeking his third CCC Title this weekend, which would result in as the most CCC championships by any Endicott men’s basketball head coach.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (19-7, 13-4 CCC) will host No. 2 Nichols (19-8, 13-4 CCC) in the CCC Championship game on Saturday, February 29 at 2:00 PM at MacDonald Gymnasium.
(Photo Credit – Brendan Carpenter ’20)
Endicott Women’s Basketball Wins
BRISTOL, R.I. – The third-seeded Endicott women’s basketball team defeated second-seeded Roger Williams, 60-54, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Tournament semifinal round on Thursday evening.
Trailing 48-45 early in the fourth quarter (8:44), Endicott outscored Roger Williams 15-6 down the stretch to come away with the victory. Kaleigh Putnam (Wallingford, Conn.) scored the final six points of the game for the Gulls, while Emily Pratt (Gardner, Mass.) chipped in with three points. The trio of Tara Laugeni (Woodbridge, Conn.), Mikaela Rogers (Haverhill, Mass.), and Shannon Gilbert (Easton, Conn.) also contributed two points each during the run.
Meanwhile, defensively, Endicott dug in when it mattered most as the Gulls held the Hawks scoreless for a 6:36 span in the fourth quarter after Roger Williams took a slim 51-49 lead at the 6:46 mark of the final frame.
Putnam finished the contest with a game-high 16 points (6-16 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-6 FT), while Rogers registered 15 and Pratt had 13 to round out the list of double-digit scorers. Morgan Bresnahan (Wilmington, Mass.) also provided four points, a game-high 12 rebounds, three assists, and one block in the win
WHAT’S NEXT
No. 3 Endicott (17-10) will host No. 4 UNE (20-7) in the CCC Championship on Saturday, February 29 at 5 PM.
Fans traveling to Saturday’s matchup should please be advised that with an anticipated capacity crowd for this weekend’s game that the doors to the Post Sport Science & Fitness Center will be closed and entrance will be refused when MacDonald Gymnasium reaches capacity. Doors will open at 4:00 PM. Please plan accordingly. Bags and backpacks will not be permitted.
Roger Williams sees its 2019-20 season come to a close at 17-10 overall.
Information from Endicott College Sports Information Office
