CNE Semifinals Pits Women’s Hockey at No. 12 Endicott

SUFFOLK at ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Ticket Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, March 1 3:00 PM Raymond J. Bourque Arena Beverly, Mass. NSNSports.net GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com EventBrite 4-13-0 Feb. 14, 2025, L, 3-2 Nov. 9, 2024, W, 3-2 (ot) Lost 1

BOSTON – Suffolk women's hockey continues its postseason quest as the fifth-seeded Rams make the trip to top-seed, No. 12 Endicott Saturday, March 1 for the Conference of New England (CNE) Semifinals. Puck drop at the Raymond J. Bourque Arena is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. 

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2025 CNE WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, Feb. 26 - First Round 
Game 1: No. 3 University of New England defeated No. 6 Johnson & Wales, 3-0 – Box Score
Game 2: No. 5 Suffolk defeated No. 4 Western New England, 4-1 – Box Score

Saturday, March 1 – Semifinals
Game 3: No. 3 University of New England at No. 2 Curry – 7:00 p.m. – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 4: No. 5 Suffolk at No. 1 Endicott – 3:00 p.m. – Live Stats| Live Video

Saturday, March 8 – Championship
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 – Hosted by Highest Remaining Seed

MORE INFO:  2025 CNE Women's Ice Hockey Championship Central

SUFFOLK IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk is back in the league postseason after a year hiatus. 
• The tournament trip marks the Rams fifth in program history, first since 2023. 
• The Rams are competing in a conference tournament as the fifth seed for the first time. 
• Suffolk will advance to the semifinals for the third time in program history, first since 2023.
• The Rams have moved onto the championship contest twice, with the last in 2023. 
• Suffolk is 5-3-0 in the postseason. 
• At home Suffolk is 2-2-0 in the conference playoffs. 
• On the road, the Rams sport a 2-2-0 conference tournament record. 
• 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. 

SUFFOLK IN THE CNE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk is competing in its third CNE (formerly CCC) postseason, first since 2023. 
• The Rams are 3-1-0 in the CNE Tournament. 
• Suffolk played in its first CNE postseason contest on the road.
• There has been one shutout in a CNE postseason game in Suffolk's history, the 2023 semifinals. Suffolk won that outing, 6-0, over the University of New England. 
• The Rams are 1-1-0 in the first round of the CNE Tournament. 
• Suffolk competed in the CNE First Round for the first time since 2022. 
• The Rams are 1-0-0 in the CNE semifinals.

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's hockey seal its spot in the Conference of New England (CNE) as the fifth-seed Rams took down the fourth-seeded Golden Bears of Western New England in a matinee at the Olympia Ice Center Wednesday.  

MORE READING: Women's Hockey Moves On, Defeats WNE in CNE First Round, 4-1

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has won two of its last three games to hit the double-digit win mark 10-15-1 for the first time since 2022-23 and fifth time in program history.  

The Rams have found the back of the net 74 times this season including 11 markers in the last three games. The blue-and-gold's offense is well-balanced with 11 players with double figure points to their credit in Bella Schmidt (9g, 8a), Alexia Hill (5g, 10a), Sam Molind (9g, 6a), Jenna Caballero (1g, 13a), Lilliana Moose (5g, 9a), Maddie Gagliano (6g, 7a), Sammy Lassman (3g, 10a), Anya Nichipor (3g, 10a), Kate Pohl (7g, 6a), Cassie Borowski (6g, 6a), and Leslie Steiner (3g, 7a).  

Katelyn Michals has played all, but one game in net for Suffolk this season. The sophomore has assembled a 2.93 GAA and .909 save percentage in 25 games played.

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott wrapped the regular-season on a 12-game unbeaten streak, including four straight wins, to earn the top spot in the conference tournament with a 20-4-1 overall mark and 15-2-1 league ledger.  

The trio of Teaghan Hall (12g, 14a), Rivers Morris (13g, 12a) and Samantha Fantasia (14g, 10a) have all surpassed 20-plus points to anchor the Gulls' 87-goal scoring unit. 

Casey Moritz has taken on the bulk of the work load in net with 14 games played and brings in a 1.56 GAA and .936 save percentage. Lauren Ferrrari is also another option in between the pipes with 1.10 GAA and .951 save percentage with nine games under her belt.  

IN THE REGULAR SEASON vs. ENDICOTT
Suffolk went 1-2-0 in the three-game regular-season meetings with the Gulls with the last two tangles being decided via 3-2 out comes. The Rams won the first, in overtime, and slipped in the second. 

MORE READING: Endicott Edges Out Women's Hockey, 6-2 | Molind Pushes Women's Hockey Past Endicott in OT, 3-2 | Women's Hockey Slips to No. 11 Endicott, 3-2

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 4-13-0 all-time against Endicott. 
• At home, Suffolk sits 2-6-0 against Endicott. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 2-7-0 versus Endicott.
• Suffolk fell to Endicott in the last meeting, 3-2, Feb. 14, 2025. 
• The Rams last win over the Gulls was a 3-2 overtime victory Nov. 9, 2024.
• The Rams and Gulls have needed overtime to decide a winner three times.
• Two overtime games between Suffolk and Endicott were played in 2022-23 and the last meeting between the Rams and Gulls exceeded regulation.
• Suffolk is 2-1-0 in OT outings versus the Gulls. 
• Two of the overtime games were decided via 2-1 scores. 
• Endicott won the first OT outing, Nov. 18, 2022, in Eastie, while Suffolk won the next two overtime outings. 
• Eleven (11) of the 17 games between Suffolk and Endicott have been decided by one goal. 
• There has been one shutout in the all-time series, the last meeting, Nov. 18, 2023, a 1-0 setback for Suffolk.  
• The Rams and Gulls will play in the CNE postseason for the second time, first since the 2023 CNE Championship. 
• Suffolk is 1-0-0 in the CNE postseason. 
• The Rams will battle the Gulls on the road in the conference postseason for the first time. 

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

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner earns a spot in the 2025 CNE Championship contest that will take place at the highest remaining seed next Saturday, March 8 and feature the victor of the other semifinal, second seed Curry against third seed UNE.