NORTH SHORE – (Radio – Photos & Video) Below are details on Endicott College men’s and women’s hockey teams earning national rankings this week and weekly men’s hockey player notes. High School Scores Below
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Boys Basketball
St. Mary’s 59 Cathedral 55 (OT)
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North Reading 49 Ipswich 46
Malden 62 Pembroke 42
Girls Basketball
North Reading 42 Ipswich 35
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Whittier 52 Somerville 37
Endicott College Men’s and Women’s Hockey Teams Earn National Rankings – Player Awards
BEVERLY – Only halfway through their second seasons as NCAA Division III programs, the Endicott men’s and women’s ice hockey teams have both earned national rankings following the release of today’s D3hockey.com and USCHO.com national polls. Today’s announcements from D3hockey.com and USCHO.com also mark the first time both programs have been nationally ranked at the same time in the College’s history.
On December 12, 2016, the Endicott women’s ice hockey team earned the first national ranking between both programs of No. 10 overall by USCHO.com, and also maintained that No. 10 ranking earlier today, while the men’s ice hockey team was positioned No. 13 by D3hockey.com and No. 14 via USCHO.com this afternoon.
“It’s truly remarkable how quickly our men’s and women’s ice hockey programs have entered the national rankings in just their second seasons at the NCAA Division III level,” said Endicott Director of Athletics and Recreation Brian Wylie. “I strongly believe that this has happened because we have two of the best head coaches in RJ Tolan and Andy McPhee leading those teams, and also some of the most phenomenal student-athletes representing both men’s and women’s ice hockey in the country. Both programs have instilled an upbeat spirit on campus, and most importantly, have been among the highest in team GPA’s within the department. “
Wylie continued to speak about the success of both programs.
“It’s also outstanding to see the women’s team ranked third nationally for winning percentage, and to watch the men continue to add to their 10-game winning streak, which currently stands as the longest active winning streak in the country,” said Wyle. “Again, all of this success is a testament to their hard work, and with the way both of those teams approach the process of getting better each day, it should be an interesting rest of the season for each program.”
WHAT’S NEXT
The men’s team (10-2-2) hosts Stonehill College on Friday, January 13 at 4 PM, while the women’s program (12-1-1) travels to No. 6/6 Middlebury next Saturday for a non-conference game at 3 PM.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott men’s ice hockey student-athletes Connor Costello (Nottingham, N.H.), Kevin Aldridge (Birmingham, Mich.), and Jason Kalinowski (Stamford, Conn.) have all earned weekly awards from the Commonwealth Coast Conference for their efforts in games played from January 2-8. Costello was named the CCC Player of the Week, while Aldridge claimed Goaltender of the Week honors, and Kalinowski earned Rookie of the Week accolades.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Costello was on the scoresheet in all three games for Endicott last week as the Gulls went 3-0-0. After recording an assist in a 4-2, non-conference victory over Salem State, Costello scored a goal and assisted on two others to help the Gulls to a 4-3 win over No. 11/15 Neumann in the opening round of the Endicott Holiday Invitational. The three points set a career-high for the Endicott junior. Costello closed out the week with a goal in the Endicott Holiday Invitational Championship, which the Gulls won 5-1.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Aldridge went 3-0-0 last week with a 2.00 goals-against average and .946 save percentage. After turning away 22 shots in a 4-2 win over Salem State on Tuesday (Jan. 3), Aldridge posted back-to-back 42-save performances. The first 42-save game came in the Gulls’ 4-3 win over No. 11/15 Neumann in the opening round of the Endicott Holiday Invitational. In the championship game, the Endicott junior turned aside 42 shots from Plymouth State leading the Gulls to the 5-1 win.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Kalinowski had two multi-point games last week as his team went 3-0-0. He had a goal and an assist in a non-conference matchup with Salem State to open the week. He then had the game-winning goal in the Endicott Holiday Invitational championship game against Plymouth State. He also added an assist in the game.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (10-2-2) hosts Stonehill College on Friday, January 13 at 4 PM.
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