BEVERLY, Mass. (10/24/2026) - The Nichols College field hockey team faced a relentless offensive attack from No. 21 ranked Endicott College on Saturday afternoon, falling 9-0 in Conference of New England (CNE) action at North Field.
Endicott broke through with the game's opening goal from Elena Govoni at the 11:08 mark of the first quarter. The Gulls added three goals in the second quarter, with Riley Perkins, Sabrina Brunet and Allison Fijux finding the back of the net to take a 4-0 advantage into halftime. The Gulls continued to generate scoring opportunities after the break, recording four goals in the third quarter. Lily Johnson opened the scoring before Perkins and Fijux each tallied their second goals of the game. Abby Antonelli added another goal late in the period, assisted by Kate Harris, to push the lead to 8-0.
Gianna Candelaria added Endicott's final goal at 49:07 in the fourth quarter.Goalkeeper Fallyn Belisle turned aside 14 shots over the first three quarters, while Jessa Altemose made one save in the final 15 minutes. Overall, the Nichols defense faced 36 total shots and 11 penalty corners from the host Gulls.
Emma Bianculli accounted for both of the Bison's shots, while Endicott goalkeeper Caroline Harvey finished without a save as Nichols was held without a shot on goal.
Nichols continues its season next week as the Bison look to close out the campaign.
