BEVERLY, Mass. — The University of New England scored three unanswered goals to defeat Endicott 3-1 in a Commonwealth Coast Conference field hockey game Wednesday.

Endicott’s Brittany Bushey scored 14:19 into the game to give the Gulls (7-7, 6-2) a lead, but the Nor’easters (12-2, 7-0 CCC) answered with goals by Alex Staples and Nicole Matarozzo for a 2-1 halftime lead.

Matarozzo added another goal with 9:32 to play.

Holly Smith had six saves for UNE.

Cheka Ventura stopped nine shots for the Gulls.

ST. JOSEPH’S 2, UM-FARMINGTON 0: Elyse Caiazzo had a goal and an assist as the Monks (8-5) edged the Beavers (8-3) in a nonconference game at Farmington.

Samantha Silva opened the scoring for St. Joseph’s off a feed from Caiazzo at the 9:31 mark and Caiazzo followed with an unassisted goal 12:12 later.

Megan Baker turned aside seven shots for St. Joseph’s while Patty Smith stopped five shots for the Beavers.

BATES 3, BABSON 2: Taylor Lough scored the winning goal 1:41 into overtime, and the Bobcats defeated the Beavers in a nonconference game at Babson Park, Massachusetts.

Sydney Beres opened the scoring for Bates (7-5) off a feed from Lough 9:35 into the game.

Victoria Spofford answered with an unassisted goal for Babson as the teams finished the first half in a 1-1 tie.

Spofford gave the Beavers a lead with her second goal of the game 5:39 into the second half, but Adah Lindquist countered with the tying goal for Bates off an assist by Beres with 12:36 left in regulation.

Adelae Durand and Alyssa Souza split time in the cage for the Bobcats, combining for seven saves.

Deirdre Barry had two saves for Babson.

MEN’S SOCCER

BATES 2, THOMAS 1: Nate Merchant scored two second-half goals to lead the Bobcats (4-6-2) over the Terriers (8-4-1) in Waterville.

The Terriers took the lead on a goal by Josh Emard in the 41st minute, assisted by Willie Clemons. Merchant’s unassisted goals came in the 54th and 87th minutes.

Robbie Montanaro stopped nine shots for Bates. Terriers goalie Drew Martin recorded eight saves.

FOOTBALL

IN ANOTHER step toward redefining the amateur status of college athletes, Northwestern has agreed to drop social media restrictions placed on football players after a complaint about the team handbook was filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

ESPN first reported Tuesday the complaint was withdrawn in September after Northwestern agreed to modify its rules.

The NLRB’s advisory memo states the scholarship football players are assumed to be “statutory employees” and that certain team rules were unlawful. That could affect players at the other 16 private schools that compete in FBS.

A group of former Northwestern players failed last year in an attempt to gain the right to unionize the team.

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