Canton, NY – The Houghton College Women's Soccer team secured a 4-1 victory on the road at SUNY Canton on Thursday night. The Highlander's win snapped a four-game drought.
 
The Highlanders jumped out to a 1-0 lead as team scoring leader Sierra Neddo netted her 9^th goal of the season at the 11-minute mark off of a Kealy DeForest assist.
 
Less than two minutes later, Sarah Riedel answered for the Kangaroos to tie things up.
 
After the early action, the Highlanders controlled the game registering eight shots in the remainder of the first half, but to no avail. The teams entered halftime with an even 1-1 score.
 
In the second half, Houghton's offense caught fire. 10 minutes into the half, Mikayla Gaffney sent a pass from the end-line to the 18-yard mark where Moriah Steffen connected with her left foot and dropped the goal over the outstretched reach of the Canton keeper to give the Highlanders the lead.  
 
12-minutes later, Houghton's Mary Doell snuck a low shot into the bottom-left corner of the net from 18 yards out to extend the Highlander lead to 3-1.
 
With three minutes left to play, Alexa Hoag launched a shot from 25-yards out that floated through the air, grazed the keeper's mitts, and bounced into the goal. The Highlanders held on to their 4-1 lead until time expired.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 4 | SUNY Canton - 1
Records: Houghton: 5-7-2 | SUNY Canton: 4-9-1
Venue: SUNY Canton Turf | Attendance: 24

SCORING SUMMARY

Time	Team	Description
10:15		Sierra Neddo (9) Assisted By: Kealy DeForest Breakaway And Finised Far Post
12:53		Sarah Riedel (3) Finished At The Pk Spot Left Post
55:38		Moriah Steffen (4) Assisted By: Mikayla Gaffney GOAL By HCWS19 Moriah Steffen, Assist By Mikayla Gaffney, Goal Number 4 For Season.
67:32		Mary Doell (1) Assisted By: Sierra Neddo GOAL By HCWS19 Mary Doell, Assist By Sierra Neddo, Goal Number 1 For Season.
86:48		Alexa Hoag GOAL By HCWS19 Alexa Hoag.

 
NOTABLE STATS
>> The Highlanders outshot the Kangaroos 24-5 on the night.  
 
>> Houghton's four goals tonight was their third-highest scoring output of the season.
 
>> Kealy DeForest, Sierra Neddo, and Mary Doell each recorded three shot attempts to lead the Highlander's on offense.
 
>> Keeper Rachael Fortney's goalie record moves up to 1-0-1.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"It was great to see the girls running off the ball and looking for seams in behind the back line. The offensive sequences we work on day in and day out during practice were finally clicking for us tonight. We are eager to watch this team continue to improve with a strong final push to end out our season strong."  -Coach Nikki Elsaesser
 
UP NEXT

The Highlanders travel to Albany, New York to take on the Sage Colleges on Saturday, October 19^th. Kickoff is set for 2:00 PM.