Game Stories: Endicott Men’s Basketball Beats Curry – Endicott Women’s Basketball Tops Curry
BEVERLY – The Endicott men’s basketball team started off Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play on Tuesday night with a 105-58 win against Curry College at MacDonald Gymnasium.
Nick Thibeault (Gorham, Maine) led all Endicott scorers with 16 points via a perfect shooting performance from the floor (7-7 FG, 2-2 3PT). Thibeault also added a team-high six rebounds and one assist to his stat line in the win.
Tied 12-12 at the 10:54 mark of the first half, the Gulls went on a 21-4 run to separate themselves from the Colonels. Joe Shehadi (Dorset, Vt.) paced Endicott with nine points, which included back-to-back threes at 6:23 (28-16 lead) and 5:24 (31-16 lead).
Along with Shehadi’s hot-hand, the Gulls’ defense was key during the spurt as Endicott turned seven steals into baskets thanks in large part to pressing and trapping Curry.
Endicott ultimately held the Colonels to just 18 points in the first frame as the Gulls headed into the break up 46-18 and led by as many as 47 points in the second stanza on two different occasions.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott had 15 different student-athletes registered points during the game.
- Shehadi compiled 14 points, while Keith Brown (Pelham, N.H.) had 12, Vinny Clifford (Danvers, Mass.) amassed 11, and Joe Del Ricci (Greenville, R.I.) notched 10 to highlight Endicott’s double-digit scorers.
- The Gulls are 24-13 in all-time series versus Curry.
- Endicott has won the last 11 meetings against the Colonels.
- The Gulls scored 34 points off of turnovers in the first half alone and held a 43-13 differential in that stat column overall.
- The Blue and Green’s bench outscored Curry 53-17 over the course of the game.
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (5-1, 1-0 CCC) will travel to Nichols College for a rematch of the 2017 CCC Championship Saturday, December 1 for a 6 PM tipoff. Curry (0-6, 0-1 CCC) visits Gordon College on Saturday, December 1 for a 3 PM start time.
Endicott Women’s Basketball Tops Curry
BEVERLY — The Endicott women’s basketball team opened Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play with an 84-65 victory over Curry College on Wednesday evening.
The Colonels jumped out to a 6-0 lead before the Gulls tied it up with two three-pointers. Curry regained the advantage to take a 22-15 lead after the first quarter.
Endicott continued to battle in the second quarter to bring the game within three points at the half (42-39, Curry).
The third quarter saw several ties and lead changes but ultimately the Gulls gained the lead at the 4:53 mark and never looked back. Endicott added to its advantage throughout the remainder contest to secure the 84-65 win.
Emily Pratt (Gardner, Mass.) recorded a career-high 33 points which also broke the program single-game point record that was previously held by Ashley Wright and Hannah Shaw (31 points).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Pratt is the 24th student-athlete in Division III to score 33 or more points in a single game this season.
- Shannon Gilbert and Lexi Gellerman (West Hartford, Conn.) both scored 15 points throughout the game.
- Mikaela Rogers (Haverhill, Mass.) pulled down a team-leading 11 rebounds.
- Kaleigh Putnam (Wallingford, Conn.) dished out seven assists and also had three blocks.
- Endicott held a 49-35 rebound advantage.
- Peyton Perine (Fairfax, Va.) led the Colonels with 19 points, while Emily Irwin (Billerica, Mass.) was close behind with 17.
- Irwin also led the team in rebounds (11), steals (9), and assists (9).
WHAT’S NEXT
Endicott (3-2, 1-0 CCC) travels to Nichols on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4 PM. Curry (2-4, 0-1 CCC) travels to Gordon for a 1 PM tipoff on Saturday, Dec. 1.
