Endicott Edges Men’s Hockey, 4-2

BEVERLY, Mass. – Suffolk men's hockey fell to Endicott, 4-2, Saturday after Raymond J. Bourque Arena in CCC play.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Endicott 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-18-2, 4-13-1 CCC) | Endicott (15-5-5, 12-3-3 CCC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
Suffolk got on the board first as Ryan Webb scored on assists from Gavin Havens and Olle Akermark at the 13:09 mark. Endicott evened the score with seven seconds left in the opening period on the power play to send the teams into the locker room even at 1-all. 

The Gulls took the upper handed with a pair of goals in the first 2:18 of the second period to put the blue-and-gold in a 3-1 hole. 

Ralph Berry's shorthanded strike 2:12 later got the margin down to one. Will MacNeil aided in the Rams second goal of the day. 

Endicott restored the two-goal gap 8:24 into the third and Suffolk could not catch up from there. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• CJ Hapward had 43 saves in the setback. 
• Ryan Wilson logged an 22-stop effort in the win.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Webb and Berry each scored for Suffolk. The latter's was shorthanded. 
• Akermark. MacNeil and Havens had one assist apiece. 
• Endicott outshot Suffolk, 47-20. 
• The Gulls won the face-off battle, 45-28.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The shorthanded goal was the first for Suffolk since it put away a man-down puck at Nichols, Feb. 4, 2023.
• Berry registered his second collegiate goal.
• Berry put away his first shorthanded strike of his collegiate career. 
• Akermark extended his point streak (1g, 3a) to four games. 
• Webb scored his seventh goal of the year.   

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk closes the regular season at Curry Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:00 p.m.