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Boys Hockey
Wakefield 4 Watertown 0
Lynnfield 5 Peabody 1 – Pioneers now 7-1 on season
Medford 7 Saugus 2
Winthrop 3 Marblehead 3
Danvers 5 Beverly 1
Lynn Jets 10 Everett 5
Gloucester 10 Revere/Malden 3
Swampscott 7 Somerville 2 – 150th win for coach Gino Faia
St. John’s 4 Malden Catholic 2 – Prep 4-1-1 (2-0)
Matignon 8 Bishop Fenwick 4
St. Mary’s 2 Arlington Catholic 1
Newburyport 3 Triton 0
Masconomet 3 Pentucket 3
North Reading 4 Amesbury 1
Latin Academy 4 Hamilton-Wenham 1
Melrose 7 Stoneham 5
Girls Hockey
Marblehead 4 Medford 0 (Sunday Game)
Masconomet 5 Winthrop 2
Peabody 5 Beverly 0
St. Mary’s 6 Matignon 1
Wakefield 2 Watertown 1
Melrose 4 Stoneham 3
Winchester 3 Reading 1
Men’s College Hockey
Salem State Wins
SALEM – Callum Hofford (Woodbridge, Ontario) netted two goals as Salem State defeated Westfield State 5-2 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup on Saturday afternoon at Rockett Arena. The Vikings even their record at 6-6-1 and go to 3-4 in the MASCCAC while the Owls slip to 3-7-1 and 1-6 in conference. Click Here For Box Score
Salem State’s Derek Makimaa (Swartz Creek, Mich.) broke the ice with his seventh goal of the season, a slapshot from the left faceoff circle that beat Kameron Limburg (Howell, Mich.) at 6:54 of the first. Limburg made a great save later in the period to keep the deficit at one goal as he denied Eric Rogorzenski (Barnstable, Mass.), from point-blank range. Westfield State’s Danny Ferri (Chelmsford, Mass.) nearly tied the game with 4:00 minutes remaining in the first, but Jason Pucciarelli (Newmarket, Ontario) made a spectacular save for the Vikings. A late penalty set up Hofford, who trickled in a shot through the legs of Limburg on the power play, with just eight seconds remaining in the period as the Vikings entered the first intermission with a 2-0 lead.
Hofford’s wrister from the blue line made it 3-0 in favor of Salem State 6:32 into the second. Casey Miller (Billerica, Mass.) made it 4-0 when he beat Limburg glove side after creating a turnover near center ice later in the period.
Pucciarelli made 38 saves for Salem State in the win while Limburg stopped 17 in two periods. Holmberg played well in relief, stopping all nine Vikings’ shots in the third. The Owls outshot Salem State 40-31 for the game.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The No. 2/3 nationally ranked Endicott men’s ice hockey team defeated Tufts, 8-1, in the consolation game of the W.B. Mason Winter Classic, hosted by Plattsburgh State, on Saturday afternoon.
The Jumbos got on the board first with a tally from Brian Brown (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) at the 15:01 mark of the first frame, but the Gulls responded with eight unanswered goals to secure the 8-1 victory.
Logan Day (Seminole, Fla.) tied the game up with just over one minute to be played in the first period. Then, the flurry of goals for the Gulls began.
Luke Rodgers (Clarkston, Mich.), Jack Musil (Hull, England), and Daniel Kucerovy (Bethel Park, Pa.) all found the back of the net in the second frame, while Ross Olsson (Billerica, Mass.) opened and closed the scoring in the third period. Josh Bowes (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) and Thomas Daniels (St. Louis, Mo.) also scored in the third.
Mark Specia (Ringwood, N.J.) got the start in net for the Gulls and made 19 saves to improve to 8-1-0 on the season. Justin Ketola (Esko, Minn.) came in during the third period and recorded six saves to close out the game.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
Endicott is 1-1-0 all-time against Tufts.
Jake Simons (Coral Springs, Fla.) recorded a team-high three assists throughout the contest. It’s the third time in his career he has had a three-assist game.
Anthony Petrella (Hilton, N.Y.), Carter Horwitz (Tustin, Calif.), and Michael Heidkamp (Marietta, Ga.) each had two assists, while Daniels, Bowes, Rodgers, Olsson, Jason Kalinowski (Stamford, Conn.), John Carricato (Ridge, N.Y.), and Jack Kilty (Medway, Mass.) each had one helper.
The Gulls held a 42-26 shot advantage over the Jumbos.
Endicott also won the faceoff matchup, 37-24.
WHAT’S NEXT
No. 2/3 Endicott (14-1-1) and Tufts (1-9-1) meet again on Tuesday, January 9 for a 7 p.m. contest. $website.include(“rich-footer”)
Men’s College Basketball
Salem State at Worcester State 3 p.m.
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Endicott at Wentworth 3 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball
Salem State 65 Worcester State 57 – Details soon
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BOSTON – The Endicott women’s basketball team defeated Wentworth, 84-49, on Saturday afternoon at Tansey Gymnasium. The Gulls opened with a 6-0 run in the first four minutes of play before the Leopards got on the board. Both teams then traded off three-pointers to bring the score to 12-8 in favor of Endicott with four minutes remaining in the first quarter and the Gulls finished the first frame up 23-12.
Endicott continued to increase their lead throughout the second quarter and was ahead, 46-26 at the half.The Gulls never looked back after halftime as they went on to secure the 84-49 victory.
Cassandra Stapelfeld (Brookline, N.H.) led all scorers with 15 points, nine of which came from behind the arc. Mikaela Rogers (Haverhill, Mass.) recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds throughout the game.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
Tessa Lafrance (Salisbury, Mass.) added 13 points and three blocks, while Sam Charette (Wenham, Mass.) had a team-high four blocks.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (5-5, 3-1 CCC) hosts Western New England on Tuesday, Jan. 9 for a 5:30 p.m. conference matchup.
Women’s College Hockey
Salem State Falls
RUTLAND, Vt. – The Castleton women’s hockey team used a pair of second-period goals to secure a 2-1 victory Salem State in the opening round of the WSYB/Catamount Radio Invitational Saturday afternoon at Spartan Arena.
Castleton improves to 5-6-1 on the season and advances to its host tournament championship for the first time since 2015. The Spartans will take on the winner of the SUNY Canton-Manhattanville contest in the title game at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Salem State falls to 1-8-2 overall and will face the loser in the consolation at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Women’s College Hockey
BEVERLY – The No. 7 nationally ranked Endicott women’s ice hockey team started the new year on a high note with a 4-2 victory over Salve Regina on Saturday afternoon at the Raymond J. Bourque Arena.
Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first period but the second period made up for it with a flurry of five goals, four from Endicott and one from Salve Regina.
Teneal Perry (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) netted the first and second goals of the game to give the Gulls a 2-0 lead just under four minutes into the second period. However, the Seahawks responded with a tally from Meredith Peppes (Lincoln, R.I.) to cut that lead in half.
Lexi Klein (Shoreview, Minn.) got on the board halfway through the period to make the score 3-1 in favor of the Gulls. Rounding out the scoring in the second frame was Ashlie Jones (Billerica, Mass.), who netted her third goal of the season with under 30 seconds remaining.
Salve Regina’s Taylor Chisholm (Discovery Bay, Calif.) scored late in the third period to cut the deficit to 4-2, but the Gulls were able to halt any further scoring opportunities to skate away with the win. Vendela Jonsson (Linkoping, Sweden) made 24 saves in net for Endicott to improve to 9-0-1 on the season.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
Rachel Lustenring (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) recorded two assists for the Gulls throughout the game, while Klein, Michaela McNamara (Warwick, R.I.), Lauren Ferraiuolo (North Haven, Conn.), Caroline Hughes (Andover, Mass.), and Ellen Carter (Roseville, Minn.) each tallied one.
Klein had a team-high 10 shots.
Endicott was 1-for-5 on the power play, while Salve Regina was 0-for-3.
The Gulls held a 52-26 shot advantage.
Endicott is 4-0-1 in the all-time series against Salve Regina.
NEXT
No. 7 Endicott (12-0-1) hosts New England College on Friday, January 12 at 3:00 p.m for a nonconference matchup.
