MILTON, Mass.- Curry College defeated Endicott College, 2-1, in conference (CCC) action on Saturday in Milton. With the win the Colonels improve to 4-3 overall and 1-1 the Commonwealth Coast Conference. The Gulls fell to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the CCC.
The first half was a great competitive half for both teams. The Colonels scored first but after deliberation between refs the goal was taken back. Not long after Curry would score to take the 1-0 lead. Junior Devin Sadlers (Somerset, Mass.) made a nice pass that got through the Endicott defenders. Junior Eric Guglielmello (Paxton, Mass.) was there for the pass and for the score. The Colonels held on to the 1-0 lead for just over 20 minutes until the Gulls got their first goal and tied the game. Curry committed a foul with just 3:46 left to play in the half, right outside the 18-yard box. The Gulls’ sophomore Alex Elia (Somers, Conn.) took the free kick and hit the back right corner of the net right over the Colonel’s goaltender, senior Brian Newsome (Lawrenceville, N.J.). Time would expire and the teams would head into intermission tied at one apiece.
In the first half, Endicott had four shots, three on goal, three corners and seven fouls. Junior Daniel Higgins (Kingston, R.I.) made just one save in the frame. For Curry, they had six shots, two on goal, zero corners and five fouls. Newsome made two saves in the half.
The second half was pretty even to start the game with both teams having their chances to take the lead. It wasn’t until the 11:57 mark that the Colonels would score the eventual game-winner. Freshman Jonathan Hurley (Foxboro, Mass.) scored off an assist from freshman Ethan Ford (Brunswick, Maine). Ford crossed the ball from the corner of the field and Hurley was there for the one touch. The Gulls were able to get off just five second half shots, four that landed on net, but Newsome was able to make the saves for his team’s first conference win of the season.
Endicott finished the game with nine shots, five on net, seven corner kicks and 17 fouls. Curry finished with 14 shots, seven on net, three corners and 13 fouls.
Newsome earned the win in net with four saves. In his first game of the season, Higgins made five saves for the loss.
The Colonels will travel to Emmanuel College Tuesday, September 20 for an 7:00 p.m. contest. Endicott hosts Springfield also on Tuesday, September 20 for a 7:00 p.m. game start.
