BEVERLY, Mass. – Suffolk women's hockey suffered a 3-1 setback to Endicott Saturday afternoon at Raymond J. Bourque Arena as the Gulls took the lead in the first period and never let it go.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Endicott 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (15-6-2, 13-2-2 CCC) | Endicott (14-7-2, 12-4-0 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
A pair of Endicott goals over a 2:37 span in the first frame put the Rams in a 2-0 hole, a score that held at the first intermission.  

Sofia Scilipoti got a goal back for Suffolk 6:48 into the middle period with help from Shana Cote and Madison Ricardo.  

The Rams aimed to comeback in the third, but Endicott had other things in mind and Jess Michals restored the two-goal margin 1:58 in the period. 

Things remained that way for the duration of the contest as Michaela O'Brien stood up the Suffolk's 10 the rest of the way and penalties plagued the blue-and-gold.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Lily O'Neil registered 32 saves in the setback. 
• O'Brien racked up 30 stops in the win.  

STATISICALLY SPEAKING

• Scilipoti scored Suffolk's only goal. 
• Cote and Ricardo recorded one assist apiece. 
• Endicott held a 35-31 edge in shots. 
• Suffolk commanded the face off dot, 40-25. 
• Both teams went 0-for04 on the power play. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk moved to 2-8-0 all-time against Endicott. 
• On the road, the Rams are now 2-4-0 versus the Gulls. 
• Every game between Suffolk and Endicott has been determined by a two-goal margin or less. 
• Scilipoti netted her eighth goal of the year. 
• Cote has chipped in points (1g, 1a) in back-to-back games. 
• Ricardo tallied her second assist of the season.  

POST-GAME PIC

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its non-conference calendar Monday, Feb. 13 when it entertains Amherst at 6:00 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.