EAST BOSTON – Suffolk women's hockey fell to No. 11 Endicott, 4-1, Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Endicott 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-15-1, 7-9-1 CCC) | Endicott (17-4-2, 14-2-0 CCC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Two Endicott goals over a 2:05 span in the first period put Suffolk in a two-goal hole. The first strike came on the power play off Quin Healy's stick, while Teaghan Hall doubled the distance with her first goal of the day.
Jenna Caballero cut the deficit in half when she lit the lamp thanks to feeds from Kellie Popkin and Katie Newkirk at the 16:17 mark. The sophomore's sixth goal of the year sent the Rams into the locker room down one, 2-1.
Endicott restored its two-goal edge 6:20 into the middle period thanks to Healy's second strike of the day.
The Gulls had the chance to push its advantage to three on a penalty shot, but thankfully for Suffolk, Lily O'Neil denied Mackenzie Graham to keep the Rams within striking distance.
The scoring did not stop there as Endicott added one more to its advantage when Rivers Morris scored 8:21 into the third. Healy and Sami Barletta assisted on the marker that gave the Gulls a 4-1 lead.
NETMINDER NOTES
- O'Neil finished with 30 saves.
- Casey Mortiz logged 21 saves.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Caballero scored Suffolk's lone goal.
- Popkin and Newkirk dished out one assist each.
- Endicott outshot Suffolk, 34-22.
- The Rams won the face-off edge, 29-22.
NOTEWORTHY
- Caballero (2g, 1a) extended her point streak to three games.
- Newkirk dished out her sixth assist of the season and Popkin handed out her fifth handout of the year.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk wraps up the regular season schedule next Friday, Feb. 16 when it entertains Curry at 6 p.m.