HOUGHTON, N.Y. – With four-straight goals early in the first half, St. John Fisher spoiled Houghton's men's soccer Homecoming to claim a 5-2 victory on Burke Field.
Houghton had some bad bounces that led to the early deficit. Houghton was able to fight back with two goals but couldn't get another ball past the strong play of the Cardinals's keeper.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 2 | St. John Fisher – 5
Records: Houghton: 5-7 ; 1-3 E8 | St. John Fisher – 7-3-3; 2-2 E8
Venue: Burke Field, Houghton, NY | Attendance: 1200
SCORING SUMMARY
St. John Fisher – 2:44; Muhamed Milikovic; unassisted
St. John Fisher – 5:40; Tyler Randall; Assisted by: Dallas Kaiser
St. John Fisher – 6:40; Jeff Meyers; unassisted
St. John Fisher – 29:44; Jake Gentile; Assisted by: Bryan Rollins
Houghton—34:27;
Zach Shilvock; Assisted by:
Ben Lawrence
Houghton—79:34;
Ben Munkittrick; Assisted by:
Ben Lawrence
St. John Fisher – 88:52; Muhamed Milikovic; unassisted
ADDITIONAL STATS
>> Houghton outshot St. John Fisher 12-8
>> St. John Fisher had 4 corner kicks to Houghton's 3
>> Houghton had two strong scoring chances late in the second half, but
Ben Lawrence's point-blank header was well played by the keeper, and then the Cardinal keeper turned away a strong blast by
Andrew Bussey.
COACH'S CORNER
"We just weren't sharp today. The guys weren't ready to start the game and we were on our heels and not prepared to battle. At the end of the day, that is on me as the coach. I have to do better in preparing them. We really have our backs against the wall now in terms of making the E8 tournament and we talked after the game about how to respond to the task. We can hang our heads and concede, or we can come out on Monday and get back to work. We are coming back to work. I still believe we can do it – we just have to put our minds to it, focus on the details. We will be prepared for our next outing."
-- Head Coach
Matthew Webb
UP NEXT
Next game is on the road at Keuka College on Wednesday, October 11
th at 7:00 PM.
