Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Junior Lauren Blaisdell (Scarborough, Maine) scored on the Nor'easters' first shot attempt of the game in the 36th minute, and the University of New England kept Endicott College off the scoreboard for a 1-0 shutout in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's soccer action on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Barbara J. Hazard Field.

The victory keeps the Nor'easters (11-2-2, 7-0-1 CCC) in a position to secure the top spot for the upcoming conference championship with a win in their final regular-season match. Endicott (10-6, 6-3) saw its three-game win streak come to an end. Big Blue has won two of the last three meetings between the two squads after dropping the previous nine.

Blaisdell came up with her fourth game-winner of the season after collecting a feed from senior Katie Caron (Winslow, Maine) and directing a shot past Endicott first-year goalkeeper Katie Donnelly (Madison, Conn.).

The Gulls, who outshot UNE 11-1 in the opening frame, had several opportunities to tie the match in the second half, but Nor'easter senior goalkeeper Jess Woodworth (Concord, N.H.) was up to the challenge.

Woodworth made a point-blank save on a shot by Endicott sophomore Lexi Dussi (Boxford, Mass.) in the 58th minute, then a close-range attempt by sophomore Nicole Fournier (Milford, Mass.) would sail just over the crossbar in the 83rd minute.

Woodworth finished with 10 saves to register her seventh shutout of the season and 15th of her career. Donnelly had one save for Endicott, which held a 21-5 advantage in shots and 7-1 margin in corner kicks.

The Nor'easters will look to wrap up homefield advantage throughout the playoffs when they host Eastern Nazarene College on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

The Gulls conclude their regular season Monday with a non-conference road match at Brandeis University (4 p.m.).