HOUGHTON, NY – The reigning Empire 8 field hockey champion, St. John Fisher Cardinals, turned in an impressive performance on Wednesday night, defeating the Houghton Highlanders on their home field, 5-0.
The Cardinals wasted little time in getting on the board as Emily Markarian scored her seventh goal of the season in the seventh minute on a flicked pass from Bre Socker.
Fisher would score three more goals in the first half and another in the second.
Houghton had a handful of opportunities, but some excellent defending and goal-tending kept the Highlanders off the board.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 0 | St. John Fisher – 5
Records: Houghton: 3-4 (0-3 Empire 8 | St. John Fisher: 5-1 (2-0 Empire 8)
Venue: Burke Field, Houghton College | Attendance: 72
SCORING SUMMARY
|
| Time |
Team |
Description |
| 6:18 |
Fisher |
Emily Markarian (7); Assist: Bre Socker |
| 12:03 |
Fisher |
Emily Markarian (8); Assist: Reghan Amoroso |
| 24:12 |
Fisher |
Bre Socker (5); Assist: Alyssa Andres |
| 25:11 |
Fisher |
Lindsay Scott (2) – Penalty Stroke |
| 54:17 |
Fisher |
Lauren Fazio (5); Assist: Alyssa Andres |
ADDITIONAL STATS
>> The Cardinals outshot the Highlanders 21-5 and earned 11 corners to Houghton's one.
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Elizabeth Piszker made seven goals in the cage for the Highlanders.
>> Markarian's two goals tonight placed her atop the Empire 8 leaderboard in both goals and points. The senior also led the conference in scoring in 2016 with 21 goals in 22 games.
UP NEXT
Houghton will look to get back on track on Saturday, when they travel to Wells College to take on the Express at 4:00 p.m. Last season the Highlanders defeated the Express on Burke Field, 7-0.
