Endicott Men’s Basketball Tops Gordon 84-83 in League Thriller – Women Top Gordon 61-41 – Video

BEVERLY — The Endicott men’s basketball team won an 84-83 thriller over cross-town rival Gordon Thursday evening inside MacDonald in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.

The Fighting Scots fought to the finish, but lost their second consecutive game by one point as Gordon’s sophomore forward Garrisson Duvivier’s (Brockton, Mass.) last-second jumper got stuck against the rim as time expired.

In a game that saw 11 tied scores and 13 lead changes, Endicott’s largest lead of the night was the 44-38 margin at halftime.

Gordon led 79-76 with 5:05 to play, but with a quick turn of events, the Gulls found themselves up, 84-79, with 3:49 remaining and held on thanks to a little help from the backboard at the buzzer.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Gulls are 22-17 overall and 11-9 at home in the all-time series against Gordon.
• Endicott has won the past five meetings, including an 86-76 victory in the most recent meeting before today in the 2016 CCC Quarterfinals on 02/23/16 in Beverly, Mass.
• The Gulls turned the ball over a season-low 11 times to Gordon’s 12.
• Endicott held a 25-15 edge off the glass at the half, but Gordon finished with 44 rebounds to the Gulls’ 38.
• Endicott placed three student-athletes in double figures as senior guard Kamahl Walker (Worcester, Mass.) led the way with a team-high 22 points.
• Senior guard Max Motroni (West Warwick, R.I.) chipped in 19 points, followed by 11 points from senior forward Daquan Sampson (Germantown, Md.).
• Senior guard Stephen Basden (Lynn, Mass.) grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, including five of the offensive variety to move into ninth all-time with 130 career offensive caroms.
• Walker and senior forward Chris Lipscomb (West Springfield, Mass.) each recorded five helpers apiece.

FOR THE FOES

• The Fighting Scots placed four student-athletes in double figures as sophomore guard Jake Haar (Huntington Beach, Calif.) scored a game-high 23 points as he hit 7-of-9 from downtown.
• Duvivier, sophomore guard Eric Demers (Acushnet, Mass.), and sophomore guard Noah Szilagyi (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) added 18, 13, and 10 points, respectively.
• Senior forward Sam Johnson (Chatham, Mass.) grabbed a floor-best 18 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards.
• Junior guard Jaren Young (San Francisco, Calif.) dished out a game-high nine assists.
• Gordon’s largest lead of the night was seven points with 9:19 remaining in the first half.

WHAT’S NEXT

The Gulls (10-2, 5-0 CCC) travel to Springfield, Mass. to take on Western New England at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7th.

Gordon (6-6, 3-2 CCC) hosts Salve Regina on Saturday, January 7th at 3:00 p.m.

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BEVERLY – Led by three student-athletes in double-figures, the Endicott women’s basketball team claimed a pivotal conference victory over Gordon College, 61-41, on Thursday night inside MacDonald Gymnasium.

Hannah Shaw (Bar Harbor, Maine) paced the Gulls with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Emily Pratt (Gardner, Mass.) notched 11 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. Sarah Hood (Burlington, Mass.) rounded out the trio of double-digit scores with 10 points, seven boards, an assist, and a steal.

After claiming a 36-22 advantage at the break, the Gulls turned away a potential Gordon comeback with a 15-0 run that started at 4:49 of the third quarter (40-31), and later spilled over into the fourth (53-31, 8:50). Endicott received four points apiece from Pratt and Hood during the run, while Kaleigh Putnam (Wallingford, Conn.) drilled a three-pointer, and Hannah Kiernan (Wenham, Mass.) and Shaw converted layups.

The Gulls’ 15-0 run also came when they needed it most, as Jess Ryan’s (Milford, N.H.) layup at the 5:12 mark of the third pulled Gordon within seven points, its lowest deficit of the entire second half.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Tonight’s win for Endicott broke a three-way tie for second place in the conference standings with UNE (3-2) and Gordon (3-2). The Gulls are now 4-1 in CCC play this year and sit behind Western New England (5-0) and Roger Williams (5-0) for the top spot in the conference.
• Endicott is now 23-10 overall in the all-time series versus Gordon, which includes a 13-4 mark at home.
• The Gulls’ victory also extended their winning streak over the Fighting Scots to 19-straight games. During that span, only two games have been decided by five points or less.
• Endicott held Gordon to 17.6-percent shooting in the second, and 18.8-percent shooting in the third en route to the victory.
• The Gulls also held Gordon’s leading scorer, Meghan Foley (Malden, Mass.), to two points. Foley came into tonight’s matchup averaging 15.1 points per game, which ranked fifth in the conference, and first among all freshmen scorers.
• Endicott outscored Gordon 30-14 in the paint, 28-9 off turnovers, and 15-8 on second chance opportunities.
• The Gulls dished out 17 assists, tallied 11 steals, and compiled seven blocks.

FOR THE FOES

• Brooke Dyson (Houston, Texas) guided Gordon offensively with 10 points and eight rebounds.
• Alisha Henderson (Oregon City, Ore.) had eight points, while Jenna Olson (Rutland, Vt.) chipped in with five.
• Sarah Gibbs (Elizabethtown, Pa.) also added four points and five rebounds in the loss.
• Sophie Linnell (Richmond, Va.) pulled down a game-high and season-high 12 rebounds, and also registered two points.

WHAT’S NEXT

Endicott (5-7, 4-1 CCC) travels to Western New England on Saturday for a league matchup at 1 PM. Gordon (5-7, 3-2 CCC) hosts Salve Regina this Saturday in a CCC contest at 1 PM