Salve Regina, Endicott on Women’s Hockey’s Weekend Docket

SUFFOLK vs. SALVE REGINA
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, Feb. 10 6:00 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 5-0-0 Nov. 5, 2022, W, 5-1 SAME W5

SUFFOLK at ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 11 3:00 PM Raymond J. Bourque Arena Beverly, Mass. Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com 2-7-0 Nov. 19, 2022, W, 2-1 (OT) Same W1

BOSTON – Suffolk women's hockey last full weekend of the regular-season is around the corner, and it features a pair of Commonwealth Coast Conference contests against Salve Regina and Endicott. The Rams will first entertain the Seahawks in a Senior Night affair Friday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink, before they head to Beverly, Massachusetts, Saturday, Feb. 11 for a 3 p.m. outing with the Gulls.  

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LAST TIME OUT
Sam Molind put on her hero cape with 2:39 remaining in overtime as the sophomore connected on a penalty shot to push Suffolk women's hockey to a 3-2 Commonwealth Coast Conference win over Nichols Saturday at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.  

MORE READING: Molind's Penalty Shot Delivers Women's Hockey OT Win Over Nichols

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk is unbeaten (5-0-1) in its last six games and holds first place in the CCC standings with a 12-1-1 league ledger. Overall, the Rams sit 14-5-2.  

Miranda Gaudet and Shana Cote have each hit the 20-point mark on the year to pace the blue-and-gold's 64-goals offense. Gaudet leads the way with 22 behind a team-best 15 assists to go along with seven goals. Cote, meanwhile, has a nearly evenly divided 21-point stat line with a squad-high 11 strikes and 10 helpers. 

Lily O'Neil has taken on the bulk of the workload in between the pipes. In 17 games played, all starts, she has assembled a 1.58 GAA and .937 save percentage. Julia McLellan (1-0-1, 0.57 GAA, .978 save %) and Hannah Gordon (3-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .941 save percentage) are unbeaten in net this season in their appearances. 

SEAHAWKS SAYINGS
Salve Regina fell at Western New England, 3-2, in last outing to move to 9-12-0 on the year and 4-11-0 in CCC contests.  

Riley Esposito is the largest offensive threat for the Seahawks. The freshman forward leads the team in all offensive categories with nine goals and five assists to be the lone skater in double figures in points (14). Maddie Cox is on the figure of double-digit points with nine on five goals and four set-ups.  

In net, Sydney Baxter and Ellee Kopecky have split most of the action. Baxter brings in a 1.83 GAA and .933 save percentage, while Kopecky holds a 2.87 GAA and .900 save percentage. Both have played in 11 games. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk swept the CCC home-and-home series with Salve Regina earlier this season. The Rams shutout the Seahawks in the opener, 2-0, Nov. 4, 2022, before putting together a 5-1 offensive onslaught over SRU in Eastie a day later. 

MORE READING: Women's Hockey Shutouts Salve Regina in CCC Opener, 2-0 | Women's Hockey Skates Past Salve Regina, 5-1

SUFFOLK SCORES
 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is unbeaten, 5-0-0, all-time versus Salve Regina. 
• Three of the five outings between the Rams and Seahawks have been shutouts. The last cleansheet came via a 2-0 decision Nov. 4, 2022 in Middletown, Rhode Island. 
• At home, Suffolk sports a 2-0-0 record versus SRU. 
• On the road, the Rams are 3-0-0 against the Seahawks. 
• Suffolk has outscored SRU 17-2 in the all-time meetings.  

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Salve Regina – All-Time Series 

EYES ON THE GAME

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott has rattled off three wins in a row, outscoring their foes 18-2 in the last trio of games. The Gulls 12-7-2 overall mark and 10-4-0 CCC record will best tested at the University of New England Friday night before they host Suffolk Saturday.  

Offensively, Endicott has found the back of the net 65 times this season. The scoring has been well spread out with seven different players in double figures lead by the threesome of Emmerson Hayes (4g, 12a), Samantha Fantasia (9g, 6a) and Kat Keith (7g, 8a).

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk and Endicott split the CCC home-and-home series earlier this season as both teams locked up 2-1 decision over one another. The Gulls took the opener in Eastie and the Rams won the battle in Beverly. 

MORE READING: Women's Hockey Falls in Overtime to No. 13 Endicott, 2-1 | Women's Hockey Overtakes No. 13 Endicott in Overtime, 2-1

SUFFOLK SCORES
 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 2-7-0 all-time against Endicott.
• Both of the Rams wins over the Gulls have come in Beverly, Massachusetts. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 2-3-0 versus Endicott. 
• At home, Suffolk sits 0-4-0 against Endicott.
• The Rams and Gulls have needed overtime to decide a winner twice, in the last two meetings.
• Both overtime games were decided via 2-1 decisions. 
• Endicott won the first OT outing in Eastie, Nov. 18, 2022, while Suffolk won the game the next day in an extra session in Beverly, Massachusetts. 
• The last six games between Suffolk and Endicott have been decided by a one-goal margin. 
• Overall, seven of the nine outings have been won by one-goal with two begin captured with a two-goal margin of victory. 
• There has never been a shutout in the series between Suffolk and Endicott. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Endicott – All-Time Series

EYES ON THE GAME

RAMS RECOGNITION
Suffolk women's hockey netminder Lily O'Neil was recognized by the Commonwealth Coast Conference for her effort between the pipes in a 1-0-1 week for the Rams.

MORE READING: O'Neil Grabs CCC Goaltender of the Week

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes the non-conference calendar Monday, Feb. 13 when it entertains Amherst at 6:00 p.m. at Porrazzo Rink.