Box Score
BEVERLY, Mass. - Sophomore forward
Colleen Pepin (Fairhaven, MA) scored twice and senior midfielder
Caitlin Flynn (Southold, NY) added a goal and assist as top-seeded Endicott outlasted sixth-seeded Western New England College 3-1 in the championship match of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Women's Soccer Tournament Saturday afternoon (Nov. 7).
This was the Gulls' sixth title in seven years and earned the Blue and Green an automatic invitation to the NCAA Division III Championship.
Flynn gave the hosts with an unassisted goal in the eighth minute and Pepin made it 2-0 with a score just before halftime in the 42nd minute with an assist from freshman midfielder
Caitlin Peters (Salem, NH).
Endicott scored early in the second stanza on a shot by Pepin in the 54th minute as Flynn earned the assist.
Western New England College avoided the shutout when junior forward
Heather Mortell (Webster, MA) fired in her team best eight goal of the year in the 74th minute.
Junior
Shannon Pescatello (Wethersfield, CT) earned the assist.
WNEC had an 11-10 edge in shots and 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.
Graduate student goalkeeper
Amy Meuse (Saugus, MA) compiled seven saves while senior goalkeeper
Jessica Covino (Bristol, CT) stopped four shots in her final appearance for the Golden Bears.
Endicott, which defeated WNEC 2-0 in the regular season match-up September 19 in Beverly, raises its record to 17-4.
Western New England College ends its season with a respectable 10-9-2 mark after starting the campaign with loses in five of its first six matches.