HOUGHTON, NY—Less than a minute into overtime
Caitlin Jennings beat a defender into the circle and slapped a pass across the goal mouth where junior
Tanya Hatton drilled the ball into the back the cage, giving the Houghton Highlanders a 5-4 victory over the visiting Stevens Ducks.
In addition to her game-winning assist, Jennings scored two goals on the day, the second of which put the Highlanders up, 4-2, with a little over 15 minutes to play.
Stevens would not go quietly, scoring two minutes later and adding the equalizer on a penalty stroke with less than nine minutes to play.
In the closing seconds Stevens had another golden opportunity, but Houghton goalie
Elizabeth Piszker deflected a shot off her pads and senior defender
Marissa Hollinger stopped the ball from crossing the goal line with her stick.
Houghton picks up their second consecutive Empire 8 victory and returns to .500 overall.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 5 | Stevens –4 (OT)
Records: Houghton: 6-6 (2-3 Empire 8) | Stevens: 3-7 (1-3 Empire 8)
Venue: Burke Field, Houghton College| Attendance: 94
SCORING SUMMARY
ADDITIONAL STATS
>> Jennings now leads the Highlanders with 10 goals on the season
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Nicole Jennings scored her second goal of the season and assisted on her sister's final goal
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Hannah Daniels picked up her first goal of the season and added an assist for the Highlanders
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Elizabeth Piszker made eight saves on the day for Houghton
>> Stevens scored two of their goals on penalty strokes and had another stopped by Piszker
UP NEXT
Houghton travels north on Tuesday to take on the University of Rochester at 7:00 p.m.
