Box Score HOUGHTON, NY – The Lady Highlanders took out the Hilbert Hawks 18-9 on Tuesday night at Burke Field.
Elizabeth Piszker put Houghton on the board first just 30 seconds into the game, which was followed up with a pair of goals by
Marissa Hews giving the Highlanders an early 3-0 lead. The Highlanders rattled off 4 more unanswered goals by
Cori Beck,
Alyssa Strom,
Elizabeth Modesto, and
Marissa Hews to extend their lead to 7-0. The Hawks got on the board at the 12 minute mark to make the score 7-1.
Elizabeth Piszker would answer right back to give Houghton an 8-1 edge. Hilbert then scored back to back goals to cut the lead to 8-3, before
Meagan Barry would find
Cori Beck slashing down the middle for another Houghton goal to take a 9-3 lead into halftime.
The Hawks found the goal first in the second half scoring two quick goals cutting into the Highlanders lead, making the score 9-5. The Highlanders and Hawks then traded goals twice to make the score 11-7 with 13:07 left to play. Houghton scored back-to-back goals by
Meagan Barry and
Marissa Hews to push their lead back to 13-7. The Hawks answered back with 2 goals, before
Meagan Barry and
Elizabeth Piszker would each sling goals in for Houghton to put the scoreboard 15-9 in favor of the Highlanders. The Highlanders finished the game with a flurry of 3 goals to win 18-9.
Marissa Hews led Houghton with 7 goals on the day, while
Cori Beck and
Elizabeth Piszker each added 3 goals.
Alyssa Strom and
Meagan Barry each added 2 goals a piece, and
Elizabeth Modesto had 1 goal.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton - 18 | Hilbert - 9
Records: Houghton 1-3 | Hilbert - 0-2
Location: Burke Field | Houghton College | Houghton, NY
GAME STATS
Houghton out shot Hilbert 36-20
Houghotn won 18 draw controls to Hilbert's 11
Hilbert had 19 turnovers to Houghton's 9
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Houghton College hosts Cazenovia College on Thursday at 7pm.