HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Highlanders scored early and often cruising to a 7-2 victory over the Pioneers of Alfred State College. The win takes the Highlanders to 9-2-3 on the year while the loss takes the Pioneers to 4-11 on the season.
Game Vitals
- Score: Houghton College - 7 | Alfred State College – 2
- Records: Houghton College: 9-2-3 | Nazareth College: 4-11
- Venue: Burke Field, Houghton, NY | Attendance: 65
Key Moments:
>> The Highlanders had three players who scored two goals apiece in the victory over the Pioneers.
>> Highlander senior
Landon Sheaffer got the scoring started knocking in his first of two goals on the night in the 10
th minute off a senior
Tyler Ashley pass with his second, and the team's sixth, coming in the 38
th minute scoring off a freshman
Kyle Brown pass.
>> Highlander sophomore
Ben Lawrence scored the second goal of the game blasting in a shot off a sophomore
Andrew Bussey pass with his second goal, and the team's fourth, coming in the 21
st minute off another
Andrew Bussey pass.
>> Highlander
Andrew Bussey scored the third goal of the night in the 19
th minutes hammering a shot into the goal off a
Ben Lawrence pass.
>> Highlander senior
Mitch Beattie scored two goals on the night with the first, the teams fifth, coming off yet another
Andrew Bussey pass and his second goal, the team's final and seventh, coming off a
Ben Lawrence pass.
>> After the Highlanders had built their lead to 7-0 the Pioneers kept playing hard and scored twice in the second half to bring the score to 7-2.
Key Stats:
>> The Highlanders outshot the Pioneers, 29-10, on the night.
>> The Highlanders also had the upper hand in corner kicks 5-4.
>>
Landon Sheaffer,
Ben Lawrence, and
Mitch Beattie each scored two goals on the night.
>>
Andrew Bussey had three assists while
Ben Lawrence collected two assists on the evening.
Coaches Corner:
"Tonight was an interesting game….. we weren't the cleanest on the ball, or as disciplined as I would like in transition, but we definitely were good in the attacking 3rd, creating good chances and finished well tonight. Three guys had 2 goals tonight (Sheaffer, Lawrence, and Beattie), and
Andrew Bussey was extremely creative, scoring one himself and assisting on three others. I am not thrilled with the two goals we conceded as they were both errors on our part, but that is something we can learn from and work on. Now we prepare for an important conference game at Ithaca on Saturday."– Houghton's Coach
Matthew Webb
Next Time Out:
Houghton heads on the road Saturday, October 22 for a 1 p.m. matchup versus the Ithaca College Bombers in Ithaca, N.Y. for an important Empire 8 Conference contest.
