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It will be a young team that takes the floor for the women’s basketball team in the 2011 season, but one that has talent and hopes of again being one of the top teams in the Com-monwealth Coast Conference (CCC).

The women’s basketball team is in the midst of a streak of seven consecutive winning seasons. In that span, they have been to the finals of the CCC tournament twice but are still looking for their first conference title and NCAA tournament appear-ance. The Gulls have made appear-ances in the ECAC tournament in each of these last seven years.

Last year saw the Gulls have an-other successful season, compiling a record of 17-10 overall and 10-3 in the CCC. That was enough to earn them the #4 seed and a home game in the first round of the conference tourna-ment, but Endicott was upset by Regis College by a slim 56-54 score. After a first round win in the ECAC tournament, the Gulls again suffered an almost identically heartbreaking loss, falling 55-54 in the semifinals to the University of Southern Maine.

There are just seven returning players from that 2010 squad, only two of which were regular starters. This year’s squad is made up of five second-year players, one junior and one senior. Together those players earned 54 spots in the starting lineup a season ago. Two new sophomores and five freshmen will also join to complete the Gulls’ 2011 roster.

“The freshmen and sophomores are going to get a lot of exposure and experience right off the bat,” said first year head coach Brittany Hutchinson. “They will be held to a higher standard than usual for younger players and have responded well already in the preseason.”

Hutchinson took over the reins of the Gulls’ program last spring after

serving as an assistant coach for two years. Prior to coming to Beverly, Hutchinson was an assistant coach at Little East Conference power-house Eastern Connecticut State University.

“Having a young team is some-times better when you have a new coach comes in,” said Hutchinson. “They are able to see eye-to-eye about the goals and system for the team.”

Those goals include continuing to be one of the top teams in the conference and playing a tough non-conference schedule. Hutchinson wants to elevate the team’s level of play and compete against teams that are better, faster and stronger than them. The team’s plan is to excel with their speed and to win by being quicker and better conditioned. “The intention is to wear teams down,” said the first year coach, who said a lot of emphasis is being put on press-ing and fast breaks.

Endicott will have a difficult time replacing the scoring potency of last year’s offense, after losing all three of their key contributors from a sea-son ago. Ashley Wright, who aver-aged over 18 points and 4 rebounds a game and Ashley Vitale, who aver-aged 14 points and 7 rebounds are both members of the Endicott 1,000 point club. Brittany Kelleher (8 rebounds, 6 points a game) was the leading rebounder last year with 221 boards.

Hutchinson and the Gulls will look to a strong sophomore class for offensive production. Forward Samantha Crough is a crafty, inside-out player who averaged almost six points a game last year, while Jen White averaged four points for the Gulls. Guard Ashley Walenta contrib-uted just under five points a game and had thirty assists. According to

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Hutchinson, Walenta’s threat is her great outside shot combined with her ability to slash to the basket.

The Gulls have lost a lot of their inside game as well, with the loss of Kelleher and Vitale, who combined for forty blocks a year ago. Endicott will look to Crough and sophomore forward Jordan Fer-land, who each had 8 blocks last year, while Ferland also average a few rebounds and three points a game.

“With a smaller line-up you have to be smarter, especially concern-ing rebounds,” said Hutchinson. “There is a lot of focus on boxing out, rather than getting into jumping contests with other teams when you have smaller post players.”

The two returning upperclassmen are guards and co-captains Jen McBrien and Nicole Heff ernan. Heff ernan, who had 77 assists last year to lead the team, averaged 3.5 points a game, but it is really her poise and leadership that the Gulls will need most. She is a very level-headed player and has a calming infl uence on the court. Hef-fernan doesn’t lose her cool and younger players look up to that, according to her coach. “Heff ernan leads by example. She is always hustling and does the little things that make a diff erence.”

On the other side, junior guard Jen McBrien is fi ery, vocal, and very competitive. “She and Heff ernan balance each other out very well on the court,” says Hutchinson. McBrien shot .411 from the fi eld last season, averaging over three points a game and dishing out 44 assists.

For the fi rst time this season, the Gulls will get two cracks at each of their opponents in the regular season. With the CCC reduced from 14 to 10 teams, each team will play their other nine conference opponents both on the road and on their home court.

While it reduces the number of non-conference contests that she can schedule, Coach Hutchinson is excited about this change of schedule, noting that the focus is on the right place, which is on contests within the conference.

Brittany Hutchinson - Head CoachDirector of Athletics Brian Wylie and the Endicott Athletics Department formally announced that they will

welcome Brittany Hutchinson as the new head coach for the Gulls women’s basketball program. “Coach Hutchinson brings us tremendous amount of passion, enthusiasm, and a true belief of the Endicott mission,” said Wylie. “In the two short years she has been at Endicott, she has provided an imprint of excellence, leadership and respect among the student-athletes she has coached and the greater Endicott community.”

Hutchinson, an assistant coach at Endicott for the past two seasons and a former assistant at Little East Conference powerhouse Eastern Connecticut State University, is poised to lead the Blue and Green into the future as a mainstay at the top of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) standings.

“I am very excited about this opportunity and I am looking forward to becoming a bigger part of the Endicott community,” said Hutchinson.

Hutchinson takes over a Gulls program that has a 253-213 overall record (.543 win percentage) in 18 years including seven straight seasons with at least 17 wins. Endicott has had tremendous regular season success against conference opponents during that time span, compiling an 85-16 record. The Gulls, however, are in search of their fi rst TCCC title in program history.

Under Hutchinson’s guidance and leadership as an assistant coach over the past two seasons, Endicott has gone 36-18 (21-5 TCCC), fi n-ished second and third, respectively, in the TCCC regular season standings, and earned bids into the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament. Five student-athletes were named to the All-TCCC Team, three of those players eclipsed the 1,000-career point barrier within the past two years, and one was named TCCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as a Capital One Academic All-District First Team honoree.

Looking ahead to the 2011-12 academic and athletic year, Hutchinson is confi dent in Endicott’s prospects towards the future. “We have recruited a talented incoming freshman class,” said Hutchinson. “We have a wonderful group of impactful, returning players who have laid a solid foundation for future success and we expect to continue the winning tradition of Endicott women’s basketball.”

Along with her head coaching responsibilities, Hutchinson will provide support for Endicott’s contest management staff which will organize, schedule, and supervise all of the Gulls varsity athletic events.

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# Full Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Highschool

3 Katelyn Wright Fr. PG 5-5 Sudbury, Mass. Lincoln-Sudbury

5 Ashley Walenta So. G 5-6 Plainfield, Conn. Saint Bernard

10 Carley Stauffer Fr. F 5-10 Chester, Vt. Green Mountain Union

11 Katelyn Metzger Fr. G 5-5 Monson, Mass. Monson

12 Jordan Ferland So. F 5-10 Charlestown, N.H. Fall Mountain Regional

14 Jen McBrien Jr. G 5-7 Medfield, Mass. Medfield

15 Michelle Truncali Fr. G 5-6 Unionville, Conn. Farmington

21 Kayleen Whall Fr. F 5-10 Foxboro, Mass. Foxboro

22 Shannon Quinn So. G 5-6 Exeter, N.H. Exeter

23 Samantha Crough So. F 5-11 Cohasset, Mass. Cohasset

25 Sarah Robinson So. G 5-6 Norwich, Vt. Hanover

31 Jennifer White So. F/G 5-9 Lisbon, N.H. Lisbon Regional

32 Julie Manning So. C 6-0 Hull, Mass. Hull

33 Nicole Heffernan Sr. G 5-8 Londonderry, N.H. Londonderry

2011-12 roster 2010-11 resultsDate Opponent Location Time/Result

November16 UMass-Dartmouth Beverly, Mass. W 64-3519 Lyndon State Beverly, Mass. W 84-2020 Wesleyan Beverly, Mass. L 60-6623 Daniel Webster Nashua, N.H. W 74-7030 Emerson Beverly, Mass. W 68-55

December2 Suffolk Boston, Mass. W 81-614 Emmanuel Beverly, Mass. L 67-747 Keene State Beverly, Mass. L 59-64 OT

11 Bridgewater State Bridgewater, Mass. L 72-77January

6 Salem State Salem, Mass. W 59-34

8 Eastern Nazarene* Beverly, Mass. W 65-41

11 Nichols* Dudley, Mass. W 68-54

15 Western New England* Beverly, Mass. W 66-55

19 Anna Maria* Paxton, Mass. W 75-45

22 Wentworth* Boston, Mass. W 61-27

27 Roger Williams* Beverly, Mass. W 62-42

29 Gordon* Wenham, Mass. W 52-36February

2 Colby-Sawyer* New London, N.H. L 64-73

5 Regis* Beverly, Mass. W 64-61

8University of New England*

Beverly, Mass. L 64-71

12 Salve Regina* Newport, R.I. L 64-68

14 Tufts Medford, Mass. L 47-60

16 New England College* Henniker, N.H. W 69-48

19 Curry* Beverly, Mass. W 69-45

CCC Tournament

22 Regis Beverly, Mass. L 54-56March

ECAC Tournament

3 MCLA North Adams, Mass W 73-66

5University of Southern Maine

Biddeford, Maine L 54-55

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2010-11 statistics

# Player GP FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA FT FTA Rbs A Blk Stl Pts Avg

3 Val Roosma 12 2 13 0.154 0 0 1 1 14 0 0 4 5 0.44 Heather Moody 8 4 10 0.400 1 4 0 0 2 1 0 2 9 1.15 Ashley Walenta 24 37 107 0.346 16 51 28 40 46 30 0 4 118 4.910 Ashley Wright 27 166 397 0.418 83 217 78 96 115 75 14 86 493 18.312 Jordan Ferland 25 34 102 0.333 1 3 8 24 56 6 8 20 77 3.114 Jen McBrien 27 39 95 0.411 0 0 9 20 62 44 5 19 87 3.221 Catie Cullen 17 6 18 0.333 0 0 3 7 20 8 0 10 15 0.922 Ashley Vitale 27 156 317 0.492 0 0 77 112 199 42 26 53 389 14.423 Samantha Crough 26 68 140 0.486 2 14 12 16 66 12 8 15 150 5.824 Kate Kovach 21 11 27 0.407 7 18 6 8 27 9 1 10 35 1.725 Brittany Kelleher 27 62 175 0.354 0 2 44 75 221 60 4 22 168 6.231 Jennifer White 27 38 114 0.333 5 18 27 36 99 29 4 26 108 4.032 Julie Manning 9 3 14 0.214 0 0 0 0 12 0 2 0 6 0.733 Nicole Heffernan 27 34 92 0.370 7 19 20 29 52 77 3 22 95 3.5

45 Amy Grigg 7 2 11 0.182 0 0 0 4 11 1 1 2 4 0.6

TOTALS 27 662 1632 0.406 122 346 313 468 1096 394 76 295 1759 65.1

OPPONENTS 27 546 1521 0.359 142 469 225 335 953 288 94 212 1459 54.0

SCORE BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total

ENDICOTT 821 930 8 1759OPPONENTS 731 715 13 1459

DEADBALL REBOUNDS Off. Def. TotalENDICOTT 367 729 1096OPPONENTS 281 672 953

RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

All Games 17-10 8-5 9-4 0-1Conference 10-3 5-1 5-2 0-0Non-Conference 7-7 3-4 4-2 0-1

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# Full Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / Highschool

3 Val Roosma So. G/F 5’9 Bloomingdale, N.J. / Butler

4 Heather Moody Fr. G 5’6 Dunstable, Mass. / Groton-Dunstable

5 Ashley Walenta Fr. PG 5’6 Plainfield, Conn. / Saint Bernard

10 Ashley Wright Sr. G 5’7 Merrimack, N.H. / Trinity

12 Jordan Ferland Fr. G/F 5’10Charlestown, N.H. / Fall Mountain Regional

14 Jen McBrien So. G 5’7 Medfield, Mass. / Medfield

21 Cate Cullen Sr. F 5’6 Beverly, Mass. / Beverly

22 Ashley Vitale Sr. C 6’0 Wilmington, Mass. / Wilmington

23 Samantha Crough Fr. G/F 5’11 Cohasset, Mass. / Cohasset

24 Kate Kovach Jr. PG 5’7 Moon Township, Pa. / Moon Area

25 Brittany Kelleher Sr. F 5’9 Wakefield, Mass. / Wakefield

31 Jennifer White Fr. G/F 5’9 Lisbon, N.H. / Lisbon Regional

32 Julie Manning Fr. C/F 6’0 Hull, Mass. / Hull

33 Nicole Heffernan Jr. G 5’8 Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry

45 Amy Grigg Sr. C/F 6’2 Vernon, Conn. / Rockville

2010-11 roster 2009-10 resultsDate Opponent Location Time/Result

November21 Medaille Beverly, Mass. W, 51-4522 Fitchburg State Beverly, Mass. W, 57-4124 Tufts Beverly, Mass. L, 64-75

December2 Suffolk Beverly, Mass. W, 76-645 Emmanuel Boston, Mass. L, 55-598 Emerson Boston, Mass. L, 56-59

11 Bridgewater State Beverly, Mass. W, 69-58January

2 Lebanon Valley New York, N.Y. W, 57-55

3 Johnson & Wales New York, N.Y. W, 74-61

7 Salem State Beverly, Mass. L, 51-70

9 Eastern Nazarene* Quincy, Mass. W, 77-49

12 Nichols* Beverly, Mass. W, 63-55

16 Western New England* Springfield, Mass. L, 91-97 (2 OT)

20 Anna Maria* Beverly, Mass. W, 57-44

21 Daniel Webster Beverly, Mass. W, 70-50

23 Wentworth* Beverly, Mass. W, 62-53

28 Roger Williams* Bristol, R.I. W, 71-53

30 Gordon Beverly, Mass. W, 80-53February

3 Colby-Sawyer* Beverly, Mass. W, 72-39

6 Regis* Weston, Mass. W, 82-70

9University of New England*

Biddeford, Maine L, 58-61

13 Salve Regina* Beverly, Mass. W, 68-60

17 New England College* Beverly, Mass. W, 64-48

20 Curry* Milton, Mass. W, 61-40

23 Western New England Beverly, Mass. W, 59-57

25 Regis Beverly, Mass. L, 66-73March

3 Plymouth State Plymouth, N.H. L, 59-70

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2009-10 statistics

# Player GP FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA FT FTA Rbs A Blk Stl Pts Avg

4 Lauren Baryski 19 10 23 0.435 6 14 6 10 12 8 0 3 32 1.710 Ashley Wright 26 132 311 0.424 63 172 50 60 105 81 3 96 377 14.512 Ceciley Chisholm 27 165 307 0.537 0 0 117 171 197 58 14 52 447 16.613 Rachel Hewes 19 16 33 0.485 0 0 11 14 14 10 0 2 43 2.314 Jen McBrien 27 41 105 0.390 2 4 7 14 62 20 5 19 91 3.415 Molly Cahill 15 3 20 0.150 3 13 2 3 14 4 2 3 11 0.721 Catie Cullen 10 1 6 0.167 0 0 11 14 6 2 0 0 2 0.222 Ashley Vitale 27 109 246 0.443 1 1 72 95 163 46 39 32 291 10.823 Kaylin Burke 26 64 198 0.323 32 105 36 50 115 101 6 51 196 7.524 Kate Kovach 26 49 162 0.302 33 102 22 31 93 29 3 46 153 5.925 Brittany Kelleher 27 35 87 0.402 0 3 25 36 104 21 5 10 95 3.530 Stefanie Johnston 8 1 2 0.500 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0.333 Nicole Heffernan 20 7 15 0.467 0 0 0 0 11 16 1 8 19 1.055 Trish Ledbetter 7 5 8 0.625 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 11 1.6

TOTALS 27 638 1523 0.419 141 416 353 496 1019 396 78 324 1770 65.6

OPPONENTS 27 554 1541 0.360 165 547 271 412 992 324 71 284 1559 57.7

SCORE BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total

ENDICOTT 848 909 6 7 1770OPPONENTS 769 771 6 13 1559

DEADBALL REBOUNDS Off. Def. TotalENDICOTT 62 3 65OPPONENTS 41 6 47

RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

All Games 19-8 13-3 4-5 2-0Conference 11-2 7-0 4-2 0-0Non-Conference 8-6 6-3 0-3 2-0

Women’s Basketball Quick FactsLocation .........................Beverly, Massachusetts

Founded ...................................................... 1939

Enrollment ................................................. 2,200

Nickname ..................................................... Gulls

Colors .......................................... Blue and Green

Home Court .................. MacDonald Gymnasium

Affi liations ..................... NCAA Division III, ECAC

Conference ................................ Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC)

President ............................. Dr. Richard E. Wylie

Director of Athletics ......................... Brian Wylie

Faculty Athletics Rep. ................ Dr. Chris Tripler

Head Coach ...... Brittany Hutchinson (fi rst year)

Assistant Coaches ..............................Jeff Swirka

2010-11 Record .............................................. 17-10

All-time Program Record ........... 253-213 (54.3%) (18 total seasons)

Athletics Department Phone ......... 978-232-2312

Women’s Basketball Phone ...........978-232-2316

Email .............................bhutchin@endicott.edu

Editor ............................................. Rob Palardy, Sports Information DirectorLayout ......................................... Angela Gulino, Assistant Director of Publications

Photography ................. David Le Photography

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2011-12 scheduleNovember19 Brandeis% Waltham, Mass. 5:00 p.m.20 TBA% Waltham, Mass. TBA22 Daniel Webster Beverly, Mass. 5:30 p.m.30 Salve Regina Newport, R.I. 6:00 p.m.December3 Roger Williams Beverly, Mass. 1:00 p.m.8 Emerson Boston, Mass. 7:30 p.m.10 Suff olk Beverly, Mass. 3:00 p.m.13 Emmanuel Boston, Mass. 5:30 p.m.

January5 Salem State Beverly, Mass. 7:00 p.m.7 Western New England* Springfi eld, Mass. 1:00 p.m.10 Nichols* Dudley, Mass. 5:30 p.m.12 Wentworth* Beverly, Mass. 6:00 p.m.14 Curry * Beverly, Mass. 3:00 p.m.17 Gordon* Beverly, Mass. 6:00 p.m.19 University of New England* Portland, Maine 5:30 p.m.21 Eastern Nazarene* Beverly, Mass. 3:00 p.m.25 Salve Regina* Beverly, Mass. 6:00 p.m.28 Roger Williams* Bristol, R.I. 1:00 p.m.31 Wentworth* Boston, Mass. 5:30 p.m.

February2 Nichols* Beverly, Mass. 8:00 p.m.4 Western New England* Beverly, Mass. 1:00 p.m.8 Gordon* Wenham, Mass. 6:00 p.m.11 Curry* Milton, Mass. 1:00 p.m.14 University of New England* Medford, Mass. 6:00 p.m.18 Eastern Nazarene* Quincy, Mass. 1:00 p.m.

CCC Tournament 28 CCC Quarterfi nals TBA TBA

March1 CCC Semifi nals TBA TBA3 CCC Championship TBA TBA

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