Endicott Gulls took the lead in the first period when Andrew Kurapo, Endicott, made the first goal with an assist from teammate Ryan Willet. The UNE Nor’Easters evened out the score when Jayden Price took a feed from Cam Begeman, bringing it to 1-1.
In the second quarter, Endicott upped UNE with a goal from Tyler Gaulin and an assist from Cody Hoban and Jack Costanzo. Gaulin scored again with an assist from Jackson Sterrett and Primo Self with 12:38 left in the second quarter.
The Nor’Easters achieved their second goal with Dominic Murphy, who had an assist from Drew Olivieri. Nor’Easters fought for an additional goal from Anthony Sciucco and an assist from Chip Hamlett before the second period was over.
“We were obviously coming in with momentum from winning the first three games. But all that goes out the window with a rivalry game like this. Today, unfortunately, we didn’t get the result that we wanted,” said Junior Defensemen Hamlett.
The game concluded with a game-winning goal from Endicott’s Kurapov, with an assist from Costanzo. UNE totaled 27 shots on goal and won 33 faceoffs, eight more than Endicott.
“I felt good going into today’s game. I felt our team was in a good spot this early in the year. So I’m just excited to keep going and get out there again tomorrow,” said Senior forward Anthony Sciucco. “We just have to pay attention to all our little details, like making sure we have good line changes and just playing the full 60.”
