Endicott Stings No. 8 Babson in Double OT
from press release
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott College sophomore Morgan
DeShaw (Danville, N.H.) scored her seventh goal of the game in
sudden-death overtime to help the Gulls defeat No. 8 Babson
College, 17-16, on Thursday night in Beverly, Mass. The Blue and
Green improve to 2-0 overall while handing the Beavers their first
loss of the season, dropping Babson to 2-1.
Endicott jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first 14 minutes of
action as DeShaw and Valerie Feldman (Albany, N.Y.) scored the
first two goals of the contest on free-position scores. Endicott's
Lauren Todd (Newfield, N.H.) netted her first career goal on a feed
from Feldman for the Gulls' third score before Kellie Cunningham
(Derry, N.H.) forced a turnover in the Babson backfield, leading to
a fast-break chance for Feldman and a 4-0 lead. Babson responded
quickly, netting a pair of goals in an :11 second span on shots
from Anna Collins (Winchester, Mass.) and Taylor Kralovenec (Cos
Cob, Conn.) to make it a 5-2 game.
Feldman would score on another turnover in Babson's half of the
field before the Beavers' Kaitlyn Pettingill (Hopkinton, Mass.) and
Trisha Babson (Duxbury, Mass.) scored back-to-back goals, making it
a 5-4 ballgame. Morgan DeShaw netted her second goal of the game by
knifing through three defenders for a 6-4 lead but Pettengill would
score two straight goals to tie the game at six-all. Kellie
Cunningham found DeShaw to take the lead back and then Cunningham
found Feldman almost a minute later for another breakaway goal and
an 8-6 lead. However, the Beavers would add one more score from
Anna Collins before the break to trail 8-7 at the half.
The teams traded goals at the beginning of the second period before
Babson's Anna Collins scored back-to-back goals to knot the game at
10. Following a Cunningham score, Babson took its first lead of the
game on a score from Kralovenec, 12-11. Endicott would take back
control of the game, scoring three straight – including a
pair of goals from Feldman – to give EC a 14-12 lead with
9:03 to play in regulation.
Pettengill and DeShaw traded goals before Babson's Collins made it
a one-goal game, 15-14, followed by Kralovenec tying the game on a
free-position score with 3:41 to play. Babson assumed control and
ran the clock down to under a minute when a foul near the goal was
called, leading to a free-position shot for Kayla Pettengill with
only :23 seconds left in regulation. Endicott's Leah Neff (South
Berwick, Maine) was up to the task as the sophomore goalkeeper
turned away Pettengill's attempt and the Gulls held on to force
overtime.
Endicott struck first in the extra period as Kellie Cunningham
scored on a free position bounce shot to take a 16-15 lead. After
the teams switched sides, Babson tied the game when Jamie Spang
(Kennebunk, Maine) found Anna Collins in front of the net to tie
the score at 16-all. Valerie Feldman had a chance to win it for the
Gulls with :09 seconds showing but Sarah Macary (Woodbury, Conn.)
swatted Feldman's free position attempt and forced sudden-death
OT.
Off the draw control in sudden death, Feldman scooped up the ground
ball as Endicott set up its attack. Carin Czerniawski (Monroe,
Conn.) found DeShaw in front of the net and the sophomore attacker
fired a sidearm shot that flew under the crossbar and into the back
of the net to give the Gulls a 17-16 win only :25 seconds into the
final OT.
Morgan DeShaw led all scorers with her seven goals while Valerie
Feldman added six of her own with an assist and seven ground balls.
Kellie Cunningham netted a pair of goals and dished out three
assists with seven groundballs and four caused turnovers. Lauren
Todd and Kristen Micho (Syracuse, N.Y.) scored the other two goals
for Endicott while Czerniawski also grabbed seven ground balls.
Leah Neff picked up her second win of the season in net by making
eight saves on 32 shots faced.
Babson was led by Anna Collins who had a team-high six goals, three
assists and had a game-high 11 groundballs. Kaitlyn Pettengill also
added five goals while Kralovenec added three scores and Trisha
Babson had two of her own and six draw controls for the visitors.
Ellen McCurdy (Weston, Mass.) played well defensively scooping up
eight groundballs and adding five draw controls. Sarah Macary
suffered the setback for the Beavers while making 11 stops on 33
shots faced.
Endicott returns to action on March 17th when the Gulls travel to
Trinity College for a 5:00 p.m. faceoff. The Beavers look to
rebound when they head south to West Palm Beach, Fla. take on
Franklin & Marshall University on March 16th at 7:00 p.m.
