DUDLEY, Mass. – The Endicott football team posted a convincing 52-13 victory over league foe Nichols College on Saturday afternoon at Vendetti Field.
Sophomore quarterback Joe Kalosky (Plymouth, Conn.) highlighted the day for the Gulls with three passing touchdowns and 180 yards on 14 completions (26 attempts, one interception). Lavante Wiggins (Pittsfield, Mass.) also stood out for Endicott as the senior running back punched home two touchdowns on 13 carries for 56 yards.
Defensively, Christian Cole (Goshen, N.Y.) scored his first career touchdown (offensively or defensively) with a 64-yard pick six at the 7:24 mark of the third quarter to give the Gulls a 38-6 lead at the time. Christian Pizzotti (Melrose, Mass.) also compiled seven tackles (one solo, six assisted) and recovered one fumble, which set up Endicott’s first score before the Gulls ran away with the contest.
Nichols did pull within one after Endicott got on the scoreboard first via a Wiggins’ eight-yard scamper at 8:58 of the first, but after that, the Gulls posted 38 unanswered points and never looked back.
FOR ENDICOTT
Endicott held a slight 435-394 advantage in total offense.
Defensively, the Gulls forced three fumbles, recovered four fumbles, had three interceptions, and posted five tackles for a loss (12 yards total).
Riley Shanley (Simsbury, Conn.), Will Genaway (Hinsdale, Mass.), Zach DeNike (Old Tappan, N.J.), and Trent Burgess (The Woodlands, Texas) all caught touchdown passes.
Devin Bower (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) paced the Gulls with eight tackles (three solo, five assisted).
James Lewis (New Fairfield, Conn.), Sean Valente (Reading, Mass.) and Zachary Poirier (Pawcatuck, Conn.) all forced one fumble, respectively.
Cole, Poirier, and Steven Abbott (Melrose, Mass.) notched interceptions in the win.
Allen Gibson (Seymour, Conn.), Jason Martello (Baldwin, N.Y.), Ayinde Johnson (Norwalk, Conn.) and Pizzotti all had fumble recoveries for Endicott.
Lewis also finished tied for second on the team with seven tackles (two solo, five assisted).
John Glaser (East Moriches, N.Y.) converted a 26-yard field goal at the 12:25 mark of the second to give the Gulls a 17-6 lead at the time.
Brett Fox (Niantic, Conn.) compiled 186 yards on four punt attempts (46.5 average, 53 long, two inside-20, one touchback).
FOR NICHOLS
Michael Nolan (Coventry, R.I.) cut into Nichols’ deficit at 7-6 with a five-yard TD run with 5:48 left to play in the first (missed 2-point conversion).
Tony Martignoli (Santa Rosa, Calif.) hauled in a 46-yard touchdown pass from Cameron Hamilton (Mattapoisett, Mass.) for the team’s only other score with 8:22 remaining in the matchup (pat good).
Nolan finished the day with 127 yards and a score on 23 attempts.
Martignoli caught five passes for 102 yards, alongside is TD reception.
Nichols’ all-time leader in tackles Brett McEvoy (Wrentham, Mass.) added to his record with a game-high 15 stops (five solo, 10 assisted, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL).
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (2-7, 1-3 CCC Football) hosts Becker on Senior Day next Saturday, November 11 at 12 PM. Nichols (2-7, 0-4 CCC Football) travels to Western New England next Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 1 PM.
Men’s Hockey
BEVERLY – The No. 10/12 nationally ranked Endicott men’s ice hockey team defeated Wentworth, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at the Raymond J. Bourque Arena.
Jason Kalinowski (Stamford, Conn.) netted the Gulls’ first two goals, while Daniel Kucerovy (Bethel Park, Pa.), Logan Day (Seminole, Fla.), and Thomas Daniels (St. Louis, Mo.) each tallied a goal as well.
Scoring for the Leopards was Jake McDonough (Marshfield, Mass.) with help from Jake Hallisey (Quincy, Mass.).
Justin Ketola (Esko, Minn.) made his first career start in net and made 27 saves to pick up his first win of the season.
Men’s Soccer
BEVERLY – The Endicott men’s soccer team made program history as they won their first Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title on Saturday afternoon on Hempstead Stadium. The Gulls edged Gordon, 1-0, in overtime.
Senior Dario Neukom (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) tallied his fourth goal of the season to push Endicott over the Fighting Scots in the 99th minute of play. Diego Maillo (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) gained possession of the ball and sent a long pass up to Neukom, who then beat the Gordon netminder and sent a shot that bounced into the lower left-hand corner of the net.
The first 90 minutes of play was much like the previous meeting between the two programs during the regular season, which resulted in a 0-0 double overtime tie. Both teams saw opportunities to score, but Camden Stockdale (Durham, N.H.) and Wesley Sprague (Naperville, Ill.) came up with several key saves to keep the game knotted at zero through regulation.
Volleyball
BRISTOL, R.I. – For the second straight season, the Endicott women’s volleyball team claimed the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title after knocking off top-seeded Roger Williams 3-2. Endicott, the second seed in the tournament, improves to 22-9 on the season and will now head to the NCAA Division III Tournament with a time and location to be released on Monday.
After dropping the first set 25-19, the Gulls stormed back to take a 2-1 advantage after claiming the second set 25-21 and the third 25-23. The Hawks would respond by taking the fourth 25-20 to even the match at two and force a winner-take-all fifth set to 15. Ahead 8-3 at the switch, Endicott was able to hold on down the stretch for a 15-11 final, and 3-2 match win. This is Endicott’s second straight CCC title, and sixth overall under 18th year head coach Tim Byram.
Leading the way for Endicott was CCC Player of the Year Emma Mancini (Lynnfield, Mass.). The outside continued her dominant season, posting 22 kills in the five set thriller to lead all players, while also picking up 10 digs to complete the double-double. Fellow outside Remi Quesnelle (Sunderland, Mass.) produced a career-high 14 kills in the win while also picking up two digs. Setter Zoey Gifford (Natick, Mass.) finished with 45 assists and 19 digs in the defensive battle, as her 19 digs were the team-high. Senior Lauren Sheehan (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) finished the
