BEVERLY, Mass. – In a game of back-and-forth scoring, Endicott proved to have the upper hand over Suffolk women's hockey and the Gulls took down the Rams, 6-4, Saturday afternoon at Raymond J. Bourque Arena.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | Endicott 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-5-0) | Endicott (5-0-0) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Endicott found the back of the net first. Lauren Ferraiulo and Ashley Keaveney set-up Catherine Miles for the game-opening goal at the 13:48 minute mark.  

That one-goal lead for the Gulls did not last as the Rams responded 1:09 later to even the score. Stephanie Moy struck on the power play with help from Natasha Savage and Elise Wainwright to erase the deficit and make it a one-all game.  

The quick exchange of goals continued in Endicott's favor as the hosts lit the lamp 1:03 after Moy leveled the playing field. Jacy Kuhlman's unassisted strike with just under four to play in the first frame gave the Gulls a 2-1 advantage at the end of the first 20 minutes.  

Out of the locker room the Gulls poured in the points with three unanswered goals to make it a lopsided score 5-1 score. Maddy Burton sliced the gap down to three thanks to help from Shana Cote. The senior's goal came at the 16:05 mark.  

This time it was Suffolk's turn for an offensive output out of the locker room. The back-to-back goals from the blue-and-gold came thanks to the Rams' special teams. First Madison Duff struck on the power play at the 5:02 minute mark thanks to Madison Ricardo and Payton Dockus. Just 50 seconds later, Burton found the back of the net for the second time on the afternoon, this time, with the Rams down a man. The shorthanded goal, which was assisted by Shana Cote, trimmed the margin down to one, 5-4.  

Endicott restored the multi-goal margin 42 seconds later on a power play of its own. 

Over the final 14 minutes, including 2:22 of which the Rams had an empty net, Suffolk attempted to make up the ground, but never could, and the Gulls took the game, 6-4.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Lily O'Neil suffered the setback. The Suffolk starter stopped 12 shots she faced in 31:28 of action. 
• Julia McLellan played the final 26:10. She secured 11 saves. 
• Bailey Theiben registered 27 saves in the victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Burton led Suffolk's scoring with two goals. 
• Duff and Moy each chipped in one goal. 
• Cote, Dockus, Ricardo, Savage, Volpe and Wainwright all dished out one assist. 
• Suffolk edged out Endicott in shots, 31-29. 
• The Rams won the face-off fight, 36-29.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The four goals are the most for Suffolk against Endicott in the all-time series. 
• Duff and Moy matched a career-high one goal. 
• Savage and Wainwright matched a personal-best one assist.  

POST-GAME PIC
  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk returns to the friendly confines of Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink tomorrow, Sunday, March 21 to conclude the home-and-home series with the Gulls.