HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Senior Jennifer Zacchigna scored five goals, but Houghton women's lacrosse fell short to SUNY Canton at Burke Field on Friday night, 16-9.

Houghton got on the scoreboard first with a goal by Zacchigna, assisted by Chandler Jones just 2 minutes into the game.

SUNY Canton stormed right back with 3 unanswered goals.  Another goal by Zacchigna cut the deficit to 1 making the score 3-2 going into halftime.  

Three unanswered by the Canton put the score at 6-2 to open the gates in the second half.  Houghton then made a surge of 3 goals in a row by Zacchigna, Marissa Hews, and Meghan Oswald to cut the score to 6-5.

Canton then went on a tear and out scored the Highlanders 10-4 the rest of the way.

Canton out shot the Highlanders 35-24 on the evening.  

Alison Clark had 11 saves in the goal for Houghton.  Jones recorded 4 assists.  

The Highlanders head to Utica for an Empire 8 matchup Saturday afternoon.