HOUGHTON, N.Y. — After two-straight losses, Houghton women's soccer earned a decisive 7-0 win over Wells College on Tuesday at Burke Field.
It was the team's fifth shutout of the campaign.
The goals were scored by seven different players with four players tallying the first scores of their careers. Freshman
Alex Steele opened the scoring in the seventh minute, with
Meagan Barry,
Brielle Kwarta,
Stephanie Beattie and
Erin Maggio also scoring to stake the hosts to a 5-0 halftime lead.
Jessica Beattie and
Megan Stoltzfus added second half goals.
The majority of the contest was played in the Express end of the field. Each time the visitors cleared the ball past midfield, Houghton defenders quickly sent the ball back into the attack.
MATCH VITALS
Score: Houghton- 7 | Wells - 0
Records: Houghton: 5-2-2 | Wells: 1-10
Location: Burke Field | Houghton, N.Y.
SCORING SUMMARY
MATCH STATS
> Houghton outshot the Express, 38-0, and put 17 shots on frame.
Tess Schilke led the Highlanders with 8 shots.
> The goals by Steele, Maggio. S. Beattie and Stoltzfus were the first of their careers
> The goals were the first of the season for Barry and Kwarta.
> J. Beattie now has seven goals on the year, just one behind team-leader
Kealy DeForest. Beattie leads the team with 19 points (7 goals, 5 assists)
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Alexa Hoag led the team with two assists.
Elisabeth Tate,
Amy Romig and the Beattie sisters also had helpers
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Rachael Fortney played the full 90 minutes in goal and did not face a shot.
COACH'S CORNER
"To Wells' credit, they kept playing hard for the entire 90 minutes. Now we prepare for our Homecoming match with Stevens Tech on Saturday." -- Head Coach
David Lewis
NEXT UP
Houghton next plays Stevens on Homecoming on Saturday, October 6 at 1 p.m.
