Beverly, Mass. (April 30, 2025) – The Golden Bears ran into Beverly, Massachusetts, for the CNE semifinals after taking down Roger Williams in the quarterfinals. However, Endicott would start quickly and not let up the entire game. Endicott scored the first four goals and led 8-2 after the first. They would score fifteen of the next nineteen goals over the next two quarters. WNE would outscore the Gulls by one in the fourth, but Endicott would still win the semifinal contest, 27-12.

Records:

• Western New England: 9-10 (5-3)
• Endicott College: 14-3 (8-0)

How it Happened:

Christopher Tillotson started in goal for the Gulls, with Jonathon Slasbury in goal across from Tillotson for the Golden Bears. The Gulls got started quickly. Thomas Barker won the opening faceoff, and Colt Green would take advantage of that with a first-shot, first-goal. Endicott led 1-0 34 seconds into the contest. Barker won the next faceoff, and again, the Gulls scored on their next shot. Tommy Tyksinki scored, and Endicott led 2-0 less than a minute and a half into the game. The Golden Bears had their first chance after an Endicott turnover. However, Tillotson made a save. Endicott got the ball back and forced Salsbury to make two saves before Tillotson made two more to answer Salsbury's saves. Then, 4:15 into the semifinal matchup, Brody MacDonald scored unassisted. WNE trailed 3-0 and called a timeout to slow the Endicott momentum. However, Tommy Tyksinki would score right after the timeout to extend the Endicott lead to 4-0. The teams traded the ball for around a minute and a half. James Wrynn broke that with Wrynn's 19th goal of the season. Nicholas Campagnone added to the WNE run with a second goal just over a minute later, and WNE cut the Endicott lead to 4-2. Max Rudgers had the assist.  That's when Endicott would score another four consecutive goals to end the first up 8-3. It started with a Manny Marshall goal assisted by Cam Fernandez. Then, after another Barker faceoff win, Nick Graap scored. That brought Braden Civiello into the game for the Golden Bears. Civiello made two saves quickly when Civiello entered the contest. WNE had multiple shots after that, but none of them could find the goal. Then, with under a minute left in the opening quarter. The teams scored three goals combined. Nick Graap scored with thirty seconds left off a Tommy Tyksinski assist. Then, with twelve seconds left, Rex Bruschi scored after a pass from Cam Fernandez. Then, WNE's Logan Jenkins scored with seven seconds left in the quarter. David Noel had one last shot of the quarter, but Tillotson made the save. WNE trailed 8-3 after the first. The first quarter saw Endicott control the stats. Endicott led in shots 16-12, ground balls 18-10, faceoff wins 10-1, and both teams had four saves.

The second quarter saw Endicott get called for an early penalty. However, WNE could not capitalize on the man-up chance. The teams traded the ball back and forth, with Endicott having six shots in a row at one point. However, none of them found the netting, with the last one hitting the post and deflecting away from the goal. After 4:18 of play in the second, Jacob Roy cut the Endicott lead to 8-4. However, that was the closest the lead would get. Endicott answered with a Guerin Favreau goal 1:09 later. Then, forty-seven seconds later, Curtis Redd received a pass from Dillon Moriarty and scored. Endicott led 10-4. It looked like it would get worse, but Braden Civiello made a save. WNE could not score on the other end of the field, with three shots going wide and Tillotson making a save. Endicott received a one-minute man-up chance thanks to a WNE penalty. Endicott could not capitalize, though, thanks to Civiello making a save. At the end of the man-up chance, Endicott called a timeout. Eight seconds later, Endicott's Tommy Tyksinski got a pass from Nick Graap and scored. Endicott led 11-4 with 6:23 left in the first half. The teams traded turnovers and possession of the ball, with each goalie also making a save. Then, with 2:58 left in the half, Matt Wright received a pass from Nick Graap, and made the score 12-4 with the goal. Endicott would retain possession, and after hitting the post, the Gulls would score again. Nick Graap scored off an assist from Cam Fernandez. Rocco DeSimone won the ensuing faceoff for WNE, but Matt Wright caused a WNE turnover, which led to Cam Fernandez's goal. Endicott led 14-4. Colt Green would score the final goal of the first half with thirty seconds left in the half. Guerin Favreau was credited with the assist on the goal. Endicott had one last shot on goal to conclude the quarter, but Civiello made the save. Endicott led 15-4 at the half. The first-half stats saw Endicott leading in shots 46-21, ground balls 27-21, and faceoff wins 16-4. WNE led in saves 9-7.

The third quarter saw Teagan Alexander enter the game as the Endicott goalie. Chris Catuosco won the opening faceoff, looking to get the Golden Bears back in the contest. Thomas Labbe had the same goal. Labbe scored off a James Wrynn assist twelve seconds into the second half. Endicott would answer. Guerin Favreau scored off a Tommy Tyksinski assist. Jack Houlden would score twenty-three seconds later, though. The teams were trading goals to start the third. Manny Marshall continued that trend with a goal thirty-four seconds after Houlden's goal. The score was 17-6. The teams traded chances for a little while, with Endicott being called for a penalty during that time. Alexander would make a save to deny WNE from capitalizing on the chance. That led to a successful clear attempt and a Colt Green goal with 10:03 left in the third. WNE was called for a penalty shortly after. Civiello would make a save after the Golden Bear penalty had ended. Nicholas Campagnone had a chance but hit the post for the Golden Bears. Then, with 6:30 remaining in the third, Curtis Redd took advantage of a WNE penalty and scored off a Cam Fernandez assist to give Endicott a 19-6 lead. Griffin LaRochelle would score next for WNE, cutting the lead to 19-7 with 5:24 left. However, that goal was immediately answered by Tommy Tyksinski scoring. WNE trailed 20-7. After the teams went back and forth for a while, Endicott scored two more goals in a row to take a 22-7 lead. Curtis Redd scored first, and Travis Forster scored six seconds later after winning the faceoff and running down to score. The Golden Bears tried to answer, but Alexander was there for the save. Colt Green scored the final goal of the third for the Gulls with twenty-two seconds left in the third. Tommy Tyksinski had the assist. It was 23-7 after the third quarter. The third quarter stats saw Endicott leading in shots 17-11, ground balls 16-8, faceoff wins 8-4, and saves 4-2.

The fourth quarter saw both teams make goalie changes for the second time. Zachary Licavoli entered for Endicott, and Chase Beyrus entered for WNE. 14 seconds into the fourth and final quarter, Curtis Redd scored off a Cam Fernandez assist. Endicott led 24-7. However, the Golden Bears would fight back. They caused a few turnovers, and even after a save from Licavoli, Jack Houlden would score with 13:17 left in the contest. Fifty-nine seconds later, Jacob Roy scored on a man-up chance, assisted by Thomas Labbe. WNE cut the lead to 24-9. Endicott would match that goal, though. Jack Matthews scored an unassisted goal with 10:35 left in the game. Endicott led 25-9. They scored a second goal after WNE scored also. Jack Fiorillo caught a pass from Curtis Redd and scored. The Golden Bears could have stopped fighting, but they did not. Jacob Roy would uncork a shot and score after Chance Starrett sent a pass to Roy. That was WNE's tenth goal. Then, Donovan Devellis answered twenty-six seconds later for Endicott's final goal. Tyler Williams assisted it. The teams went back to trading possession of the ball before WNE got the last two goals of the contest. Jacob Roy scored an unassisted goal with 3:22 left after the Golden Bears could not convert on an Endicott penalty due to Licavoli making a save. Jeffrey Wojtowicz entered the game as the fourth WNE goalie. Then, James Wrynn netted Wrynn's 20th goal of the season with 2:19 left. WNE trailed 27-12, and that is how it would stay for the rest of the contest, with Licavoli having to make a save and Endicott calling a last-second timeout. WNE fell to Endicott in the CNE semifinals 27-12. The final stats saw Endicott ahead in shots 70-47, ground balls 60-45, faceoff wins 26-15 and saves 18-13.

Inside the Lines:

• The Golden Bears were led by four goals from Jacob Roy, two goals from James Wrynn, and two goals from Jack Houlden.
• Four Golden Bears had assists during the game.
• Michael Knapp, Ryan Quinlan, and Connor Balletto each caused two turnovers to lead the defense for WNE.
• The four WNE goalies let up twenty-seven goals and made thirteen saves.
• Endicott was led on offense by three student-athletes, scoring four goals each. Colt Green, Tommy Tyksinski, and Curtis Redd each had four goals.
• Nick Graap scored a hat trick for the Gulls.
• Cam Fernandez led the Gulls in assists, with five assists during the game.
• Jesse Woodill caused two turnovers, and so did Nick DiSalvo for Endicott.
• The three Endicott goalies let up twelve goals and made eighteen saves to earn Endicott the win.
• Endicott defeated WNE 27-12.

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The Golden Bears' season ends with a conference semifinal loss. WNE ends the season with a record of 9-10, going 5-3 in conference.