Boys Basketball
Lynn Classical 64 Everett 57 – First loss of the year for #3 ranked Everett – Details in separate post
Xaverian 40 St. John’s Prep 37
Lynn Tech 93 Presentation of Mary 39
Girls Basketball
Salem 42 Malden 33
Lynn Classical 64 Everett 48
Shawsheen 55 Lynn Tech 25
Essex Tech 52 Presentation of Mary 25
BRISTOL, R.I. — Senior guard Kamahl Walker‘s (Worcester, Mass.) game-high 25 points wasn’t enough for Endicott as Roger Williams University avenged last season’s Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship loss to the Gulls with some 73-66 home hardwood heroics of its own Tuesday night inside the Campus Rec Center.
In the first half that featured five ties, the Gulls trailed just once, down 17-13, before building a nine-point lead (30-21 on Walker’s trio of free throws) with 1:45 on the clock and headed into the halftime break with a 32-26 edge.
Roger Williams seized the opportunity to move into a three-way tie atop the conference standings with Endicott and Nichols, as the Hawks’ 47-point second half showing helped snap the Gulls’ streak of five straight victories in head-to-head matchups.
The Hawks clawed away at Endicott’s second nine-point lead of the night (54-45 with 7:55 remaining) to overtake the the Gulls for the first time in the second stanza with just 2:52 left in the game on junior guard Nick Marini’s (Loudonville, N.Y.) free throw and for good with a 8-0 run with just under two minutes remaining.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- In all, the game saw seven knotted scores and seven lead changes.
- Endicott placed two more student-athletes in double figures to join Walker as senior forward Chris Lipscomb (West Springfield, Mass.) matched his career-high set this past Saturday against Nichols with 18 points, followed by 13 points from senior guard Max Motroni (West Warwick, R.I.).
- Lipscomb finished with 18 points, six rebounds, three assists, and four steals, as he converted 7-of-10 field goals, including a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.
- Walker has now scored 20+ points in seven games this season.
- Senior guard Stephen Basden (Lynn, Mass.) grabbed a team-high/season-high 10 rebounds, including nine boards in the first half.
- Endicott matched its season low with 21 made field goals and shot a season-worst 35.0 percent from the floor.
- The two teams combined for just 13 points off the bench.
FOR THE FOES
- The Hawks have now won nine of their last 10 games and own the best record in the conference at 13-3 overall.
- Junior forward Conor O’Brien (Sharon, Mass.) and sophomore guard Austin Coene (Tyngsborough, Mass.) each poured in a team-high 20 points, while O’Brien also notched a double-double with a floor-best 11 rebounds.
- Senior forward Josh Syska (Peabody, Mass.) dished out a game-best five assists.
NOTES
- The Gulls are 26-8 overall and 9-4 on the road in the all-time series against Roger Williams.
- Endicott had previously won the past five meetings before tonight, including a 75-62 win in the CCC Championship on 02/27/16 in the most recent matchup before today.
WHAT’S NEXT
The Gulls (12-4, 7-2 CCC) welcome Eastern Nazarene to Beverly, Mass. on Saturday, January 21st at 3:00 p.m.
Roger Williams (13-3, 7-2 CCC) travels to Milton, Mass. to take on Curry on Saturday, January 21st at 3:00 p.m.
BRISTOL, R.I. — The Endicott women’s basketball team fell, 66-42, on the road at the Commonwealth Coast Conference’s (CCC) leader, Roger Williams, Tuesday evening inside the Campus Rec Center.
The Hawks remained in sole possession of first place in the CCC, as their perfect 9-0 run through the first half of the conference slate remained unblemished as the Gulls were unable to overcome a slow start and the hosts only got stronger as the game went on.
Endicott’s only lead of the game was a 4-0 advantage with 8:52 on the clock in the first quarter before the Hawks led, 29-21, at the half and out-scored the Gulls, 37-21, in the second half to go on to earn the decisive victory to remain the only unbeaten team in conference play and winners of their past six games in a row.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Junior guard Hannah Kiernan (Wenham, Mass.) scored a floor-leading 15 points to go with one rebound, one assist, and one steal.
- Endicott recorded 15 steals for its second-highest total this season, as junior guard Gabriella Coppola (Watertown, Mass.) tallied 11 points, five rebounds, one assist, and game-high six steals (one shy of her career-high).
- Roger Williams won the battle off the glass, 37-27, despite Gulls’ senior forward Sarah Hood (Burlington, Mass.) grabbing a game-best seven rebounds as Endicott pulled down a season-low 27 boards overall.
- Junior forward Sam Charette (Wenham, Mass.) registered four rebounds, one block, and a career-high four steals.
- The Gulls did not connect from long distance for just the second time this season (0-for-13).
- Endicott tied its season-low with 15 made field goals.
- The Gulls tied their season-low as they committed just 11 fouls.
FOR THE FOES
- Roger Williams placed four student-athletes in double figures, headlined by freshman guard Sam Leone (Ashland, Mass.) and senior forward/center Bridget Quilty’s (Duxbury, Mass.) 13 points apiece.
- Junior guard Anna Walther (Northampton, Mass.) and junior forward Mariah Nicholas (Acushnet, Mass.) added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
- Junior forward/center Teagan Dunn (Burlington, Conn.) pulled down a team-high six rebounds
NOTES
- The Gulls are 16-15 overall and 6-10 on the road in the all-time series against Roger Williams.
- The Hawks have now won seven of the past eight meetings, including a sweep last season.
WHAT’S NEXT
The Gulls (7-9, 6-3 CCC) welcome Eastern Nazarene to Beverly, Mass. on Saturday, January 21st at 1:00 p.m.
Roger Williams (11-4, 9-0 CCC) travels to Milton, Mass. to take on Curry on Saturday, January 21st at 3:00 p.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine – In a matchup of two previously nationally ranked teams, the Endicott women’s ice hockey team prevailed over Bowdoin, 5-1, on Tuesday night in non-conference action at Sidney J. Watson Arena.
Maggie Layo (Sandwich, Mass.) and Lexi Klein (Shoreview, Minn.) powered the Gulls’ offense with a pair of goals, each, while Courtney Walpole (Allen, Texas) added her second goal of the season just 14-seconds into the contest.
Leading 1-0 headed into the third, Layo struck for her first of two tallies in the period only 45-seconds into the final 20 minutes of matchup before the Gulls outscored Bowdoin 3-1 down the stretch to pick up the victory.
Endicott goaltender Vendela Jonsson (Linkoping, Sweden) made 39 saves in the win (9-1-1). Bowdoin’s Sophia Lattanzio (Montclair, N.J.) stopped 22 shots in the loss (3-2-1).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is now 1-0-1 in the all-time series versus Bowdoin after tonight’s win.
- The first matchup between the two programs resulted in a 2-2 overtime tie on 1/19/16 in Beverly, Mass.
- Layo recorded her second multi-goal game of the season tonight, while recorded her first multi-goal game of the year.
- Jonsson is 4-1-0 when she has 30 or more saves in a game in 2016-17.
- The Gulls are 7-1-0 on the road this season.
- Endicott is one win shy of tying its program record for victories (14) after tonight’s triumph.
FOR THE FOES
- Marissa Fichter (Duxbury, Mass.) brought the Polar Bears within one goal at the 4:53 mark of the third period before Layo buried her second goal of the game sandwiched in between two tallies from Klein.
- Maegan Sheehan (Middleton, Wisc.) and Brigit Bergin (Natick, Mass.) assisted on Fichter’s goal.
- Bowdoin is 4-3-1 at home this season.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (13-2-1) travels to Trinity this Friday for a non-conference matchup at 12:30 PM. Bowdoin (8-5-2) hosts conference foe Middlebury in back-to-back games this weekend (Friday, 7 PM | Saturday, 3 PM).
