Women’s Soccer Falls in Penalties to Endicott in CNE Semifinals

BEVERLY, Mass. – The sixth-seeded Suffolk women's soccer bowed out of the Conference of New England (CNE) tournament after falling in a penalty shootout 4-3, on the road to second seed Endicott on Wednesday evening. The Rams and Gulls played scoreless through regulation and two 10-minute overtimes for the ticket to the conference championship to be determined via penalty kicks. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Endicott 0 | Endicott advances 4-3 on PKs
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-3-5) | Endicott (10-7-2) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk's backline was tested early, as Avery Porter made a goal-line clearance in the seventh minute before Arden Rose followed with a diving save to keep the match level early on.
• Porter nearly broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute, getting her head on a corner that deflected off Samantha MacCormack's body before a Gull defender cleared the danger.
• Just before halftime, Rose came up big again, diving to her left to deny Sofia Agudelo's low driven shot toward the bottom corner.
• Suffolk was on the backfoot for most of the second half but denied Endicott of a true scoring chance as the match headed to extra time.
• Madeline Barbieri nearly ended it in the 96th minute, but her shot rattled off the crossbar to keep the game tied. Moments later, Rose came stood her ground, making a save with ten seconds left in the first overtime to send the match into a second extra period.
• Lily Goldmann represented Suffolk's best chance of the extra time periods as she drove down the right flank and placed a shot into the gloves of MacCormack which sent the game into a penalty shootout.

PENALTY SHOOTOUT

• Rose set the tone early with a save on Lily Miller, but Bria Baughman's opening attempt for Suffolk went wide left. Rose came up big again on Ella Morgan's shot before Daniela Petronio converted to give the Rams a brief advantage.
• Rhiann Dugan answered for Endicott to even the score, while Olivia Chamberlain calmly buried her attempt to put Suffolk back in front. Alyssa McColl responded for the Gulls, and Molly Knight followed with a confident finish to make it 3-2 Rams.
• Gabrielle Klindtworth then drew the shootout level at three apiece as Porter had the chance to win it for Suffolk, but MacCormack came up with the save to keep Endicott alive. Olivia Pardo converted in the next round, and Scarlett D'Amico's attempt went over the crossbar, giving Endicott the 4-3 victory in penalties.

KEEPING UP WITH THE KEEPERS 

• Rose recorded 10 saves through 120 minutes of action and stopped two shots in the penalty shootout.
• MacCormack finished with three saves in regulation and added one more in the shootout to help lift Endicott to the CNE Championship.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Endicott outshot the Rams 21-4 and placed ten on frame to Suffolk's three.
• Endicott held the edge in corner opportunities, 9-1.
• Goldmann paced the Rams with two shots, placing one on target. 

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams wrapped up their third CNE postseason trip, 11th overall postseason appearance.
• Suffolk holds a 6-10-2 overall record in the postseason and 2-2-1 in the CNE Tourney.
• The blue-and-gold played in a league semifinal for the fifth time, first since 2023. 
• Suffolk is now 2-2-1 in a conference semifinal including a 0-1-1 mark in a CNE semifinal.
• The semifinal tie is a first in the Rams record book.
• On the road, the Rams hold a 4-8-2 record in league tournament play. 
• The Rams are 1-1-1 as the sixth seed in a conference postseason. 
• Suffolk is in its second-ever postseason run in the Ellie McDougall era, first since 2023.
• The Rams sport a 2-1-1 record in postseason play with McDougall on the sideline. 
• Suffolk went into overtime in the postseason for the fourth time, first since the 2019 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Quarterfinals versus Lasell. 
• The Rams played a double overtime postseason contest for the third time in program history, first since the 2016 GNAC Quarterfinals at Albertus Mangus.
• Suffolk is now 0-2-2 in OT outings in postseason action.
• Suffolk needed penalty kicks to determine an outcome for the second time in program history, first since the 2013 GNAC Quarterfinals at Saint Joseph (Maine). The Rams advanced in that instance, 4-3.
• The Rams have only competed in the CNE tournament on the road. 
• Suffolk went into overtime for the first time since Oct. 26, 2021 when it bested Roger Williams on the road, 2-1. 
• The Rams needed double overtime to decide an outcome for the first time since Sept. 7, 2019, a 2-1 Suffolk setback to Fitchburg State.
• Suffolk and Endicott met for the eighth time in the all-time series that started in 2010. 
• The blue-and-gold battled Endicott in the postseason for the second time, first since the 2023 CNE Semifinals. 
• Both semifinal outings between Suffolk and Endicott have ended in shutouts. 
• Suffolk is now 0-1-1 versus Endicott in the postseason.
• The Rams moved to 0-5-1 at Hempstead Stadium including a 0-1-1 mark in the postseason in Beverly, Massachusetts. 
• Suffolk is now 0-5-3 all-time against Endicott. 
• The draw is the first between Suffolk and Endicott since a 1-1 draw Oct. 23, 2024. 
• All, but one game in the Rams, Gulls series has ended via clean sheet. 
• The result was Suffolk's 13th clean sheet of the season.
• Rose recorded her ninth shutout of the season, which ties a single-season program record set by Melissa Brouillette (9-6-1) in 2011. The freshman is now tied for fourth in the Rams all-time annals alongside Sophia Barker (8-9-5) and Arden Ferrari-Henry (11-8-7).