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BEVERLY, Mass. -- Julia Champigny scored in front with 6:12 remaining to give top-seeded Endicott College a 1-0 decision against No.2 University of New England in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Field Hockey Championship on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 3) at North Field.

The Gulls (17-4) are the league champions for the third time in program history, adding onto back-to-back crowns in 2011 and 2012. With the CCC's automatic bid, Endicott now moves into the 2018 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship, which begins Wednesday.

The Nor'easters, who came into their sixth straight final as the four-time reigning winners of the tournament, conclude the season with a record of 12-10.

Endicott held the run of play in the opening 35 minutes, registering all 14 shots and each of the 11 penalty corners. Along with four stops by UNE goalie Liz Sargent, Kersey Boulay (CCC Defensive Player of the Year / 1st Team) came up with a denial of her own in the 30th minute to keep the match level.

It took the Nor'easters less than 60 seconds of the 2nd half to get shots and a corner on the board, and action was much more back-and-forth the rest of the way. While UNE's Marge Gardiner (CCC 1st Team) halted numerous EC transition attempts on one end, the Gulls needed a defensive save from Blake Braman (CCC 2nd Team) to maintain the deadlock in the 55th minute.

Champigny's go-ahead tally was the ninth of the season, and her first since October 2 at UNE. She had her back to the goalie to receive a pass from Kristen McCarthy (CCC Offensive Player of the Year / 1st Team) before turning and sliding a shot into the right side.

Endicott received another defensive stop from Cameron Molinare (CCC 1st Team) in the 68th minute, and goalie Taylor Farrin (CCC 1st Team) made two of her three saves in the waning moments to complete the shutout.

During the final period, Endicott had a 11-7 cushion in shots and a 4-2 edge in corners.

Sargent notched 10 saves on the afternoon. For the second time in eight days, the Nor'easters limited the nation's second-best offense (4.8 goals per game) to just one score.