Women’s Hockey Chases CCC Championship Saturday Against Endicott

SUFFOLK vs. ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, March 4 4:50 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 2-8-0 Feb. 11, 2023, L, 3-1 Nov. 19, 2022, W, 2-1 (OT) L1

BOSTON – The top-seeded Suffolk women's hockey team is set to host the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship for the first time in program history Saturday, March 4 when the Rams welcome second seed Endicott to Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink for a 4:50 p.m. puck drop.

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2023 CCC WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, Feb. 22
#4 University of New England defeated #5 Curry, 3-0 – Box Score

Semifinals – Saturday, Feb. 25
#1 Suffolk defeated #4 University of New England, 6-0 – Box Score
#2 Endicott defeated #3 Western New England, 2-0 – Box Score

Championship – Saturday, March 4
#2 Endicott at #1 Suffolk – 4:50 PM - Live Stats | Live Video

MORE INFO: Interactive Bracket | Printable Bracket

RAMS IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk is in the midst of its second straight appearance in the CCC postseason.
• The Rams are competing in the conference playoffs as the first seed for the first time in program history.
• The Ram are in the tail end of their fourth playoff push in program history.
• Suffolk has never missed a postseason conference field.  
• The Rams punched their ticket to the CCC Championship for the first time in program history.
• Suffolk will skate in conference championship for the second time, first since taking on then-No. 7 Norwich in the 2022 New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) title tilt.
• The Rams have yet to hoist a conference postseason trophy.
• Overall, Suffolk is 3-3-0 in the postseason, 1-1-0 in the CCC Tournament.
• At home, the Rams are 1-2-0 in the conference playoffs.
• Specifically in the CCC postseason, Suffolk sports a 1-1-0 home mark.
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 1-0-0, in the semifinal game in program history.
• There have been two shutouts in Suffolk's postseason history. The Rams are unbeaten, 2-0-0, when a team is kept off the scoreboard in postseason play.
• Suffolk has never gone into overtime in the postseason. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk in the Postseason

LAST TIME OUT
The top seeded Suffolk women's hockey team secured its spot in the 2023 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship as the Rams took control early and never let it go, shutting out fourth seed University of New England, 6-0, in the semifinals Saturday at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

Ten different Suffolk skaters provided at least one point to the decisive decision, while Lily O'Neil turned aside all 18 shots she faced in the shutout. 

MORE READING: CCC Championship Bound: Women's Hockey Handles UNE in Semis, 6-0

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk put together a convincing 6-0 win over the University of New England in the CCC Semifinals last Saturday, Feb. 25 to improve to 17-7-2 overall. 

The Rams 79-goal offense has been powered by a pair of skaters with 20-plus points in Shana Cote and Miranda Gaudet. Cote holds a conference-best 27 points behind 13 goals and 14 assists, while the latter not only sits squad on the squad, but also in the league with 24 points on seven strikes and 17 set-ups. 

In goal, Lily O'Neil has taken on the bulk of the workload. In 21 appearances, all starts, the junior has assembled a .939 save percentage and 1.52 GAA with a 12-7-1 record. 

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott has rattled off eight wins in a row, including a 2-0 shutout of Western New England in the CCC semis last Saturday, Feb. 25 to sit 17-7-2 on the year. 

Samantha Fantasia and Emmerson Hayes lead the Gulls 81-goal offensive output with 19 points apiece. Hayes' stat line mirrors Fantasia's of 12 goals and seven assists.

Michaele O'Brien is the usual goaltender for Endicott. She built a 1.35 GAA and .942 save percentage in her 17 games played, all starts, for an 11-4-2 mark in net.

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. 

In the third bout, Endicott beat Suffolk, 3-1, Feb. 11.

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 | Endicott Edges Women's Hockey, 3-1

SUFFOLK SCORES
 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 2-8-0 all-time against Endicott.
• Both of the Rams wins over the Gulls have come in Beverly, Massachusetts.
• On the road, Suffolk is 2-4-0 versus Endicott.
• At home, Suffolk sits 0-4-0 against Endicott.
• The Rams and Gulls have needed overtime to decide a winner twice.
• Both overtime games between Suffolk and Endicott were played this year.
• Suffolk is 1-1-0 in OT outings versus the Gulls.
• Both overtime games were decided via 2-1 scores.
• Endicott won the first OT outing, Nov. 18, 2022 in Eastie, while Suffolk won the game the next day in an extra session in Beverly.
• Seven of the 10 games between Suffolk and Endicott have been decided by one goal.
• There has never been a shutout in the series between Suffolk and Endicott.
• The Rams and Gulls will compete in the CCC postseason for the first time.

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

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Saturday's title game will earn the league's automatic qualifier to the 2023 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The 11-team field for NCAAs will be announced Sunday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.