Men’s Hockey Upended by No. 13 Endicott

EAST BOSTON – Suffolk men's hockey lit the lamp first, but could not keep up with No. 13 Endicott the over the second and third periods, respectively, as the Gulls got past the Rams, 6-1, Saturday in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | No. 13 Endicott 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-5-0, 1-5-0 CCC) | Endicott (7-1-0, 6-0-0- CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
A give-and-go breakaway between Max Rand and Ryan Webb resulted in game-opening goal 3:07 into the action. Troy Ladka set-up the play by pushing the puck ahead to Webb, who skated alongside Rand into the Gulls zone. Webb dished to Rand at the left face-off dot and Rand gave it right back to the freshman for a quick wrister that zipped past Atticus Kelly and into the netting. 

Suffolk stayed in front at the end of the first 20 minutes. Endicott took over from there as it poured in four goals in the second stanza and two more in the third for the lopsided 6-1 margin. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Cal Wilcox had 27 saves over two periods of play. 
• Jarret Bovarnick stopped 11 shots in the third period for Suffolk. 
• Kelly captured 19 saves in the victory. 
• Krystian Jaks turned aside the four shots he saw in the final 10 minutes of regulation. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Webb scored Suffolk's lone goal with help from Rand and Ladka. 
• Endicott over powered the Rams in shots, 44-24, and won the majority of face-offs as well, 44-29. 
• Andrew Kurapov finished with three points for the Gulls behind two goals and one assist. 
• Connor Amsley, Zach Mazur, Jackson Sterrett and Ryan Willett all found the back of the net once for Endicott. 
• Suffolk and Endicott played penalty less hockey over 60 minutes.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk scored against a nationally ranked foe for the first time since Feb. 18, 2022. 
• Bovarnick made his first appearance of the season in net. 
• The Rams were not whistled for a penalty for the first time since a 2-1 win at Wentworth Nov. 17, 2015. 

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from its CCC calendar Tuesday, Nov. 22 when it welcomes UMass Dartmouth to Eastie for a pre-Thanksgiving tune-up at 6 p.m.