Sarah Gabriele
Jason Mucher
1
Houghton College HCWS14 (6-6-1 (2-4-1 E8))
1
Elmira College ELMIRA (5-5-3 (1-2-2 E8))
Houghton College HCWS14
(6-6-1 (2-4-1 E8))
1
Final
1
Elmira College ELMIRA
(5-5-3 (1-2-2 E8))
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT-2 OT 1 F
Houghton College HCWS14 0 1 0 0 1
Elmira College ELMIRA 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Second Half Goal Nets Houghton 1-1 Tie with Elmira

HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Stephany Ellison (Whitesville, NY, Whitesville Central) scored in the 56th minute to tie the score and the Highlanders finished in a 1-1 tie with Elmira College in women's soccer action on Saturday.

The Soaring Eagles used a header off a corner kick in the 23rd minute to grab a 1-0 lead in an evenly played first half. The shots were square at six apiece after the first 45 minutes.

Houghton found more scoring chances in the second half and found the back of the net when Ellison took a pass from Sarah Gabriele (Mahwah, NJ, Eastern Christian) for her team-leading 14th goal of the campaign.

Neither team would score in the extra sessions.

Final stats had Houghton with a 21-15 edge in shots, while Elmira had a 9-6 edge in corners.

Houghton keeper Shawna Sprout (Portville, NY, Portville Central) made eight saves.

The Highlanders (6-6-1; 2-4-1 E8) return to play on Tuesday, Oct. 21 vs. Alfred State at Burke Field.
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