Caitlin Jennings
2
Sage SAGE (7-10, 0-6)
3
Winner Houghton HOUGHTON (6-10, 3-3)
Sage SAGE
(7-10, 0-6)
2
Final
3
Houghton HOUGHTON
(6-10, 3-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Sage SAGE 0 0 1 1 2
Houghton HOUGHTON 0 1 0 2 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Late Heroics Lift Houghton Past Sage

HOUGHTON, NY – Caitlin Jennings scored twice in the final 1:30 to help Houghton field hockey to a 3-2 win over Sage in Empire 8 action Saturday on Burke Field.

The win keeps Houghton's Empire 8 post-season chances alive.

Houghton outshot the Gators 8-1 in the first half and controlled the majority of play. Freshman Katherine Manley scored in the 24th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. Houghton continued to have the game in their hands, but the Gators found an opening and put their first score on the board in the 45th minute, then took the lead with another tally just six minutes later.

As the clocked ticked away, the Highlanders turned away three-straight penalty corners and then transitioned to the attack. Grace McBride sent a pass to Jennings in the middle, and the junior rifled a low 10 yard shot past the keeper. After the faceoff, the urgency continued, and Houghton earned a corner with 31 seconds left. Zoey Kasper started the play to Hannah Daniels, who centered to Jennings for the game-winner with 21 seconds on the clock. 
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 3 | Sage - 2
Records: Houghton: 6-10 (3-3 E8) | Sage: 7-10 (0-6 E8)
Venue: Burke Field | Houghton, NY | Attendance: 65

SCORING SUMMARY
23:14 HOUGHTON Katherine Manley
44:55 SAGE Charity Rushinski
50:59 SAGE Sara O'Connor
58:39 HOUGHTON Caitlin Jennings; Assisted By: Grace McBride
59:39 HOUGHTON Caitlin Jennings; Assisted By: Hannah Daniels


NOTABLE STATS
>> Houghton outshot Sage 13-5
>> Corners were in the favor of the Highlanders, 8-3
>> Sarah Olandt made three saves on the afternoon
>> Jennings leads the Highlanders with seven goals on the season
>> Manning's goal was her second of the campaign
>> The Highlanders are in a three-way tie for fourth place with a 3-3 mark with one game to play. Washington & Jefferson and Nazareth are also in the mix. A win by Houghton over Utica and a loss by Nazareth to St. John Fisher would give Houghton the fourth spot. Houghton holds the tie-breaker over W&J based on their head to head win. Various other tie-breaker scenarios could come in to play, depending on how next week's final conference matchups work out.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to action on Saturday, November 2 at 4 p.m. when they travel to take on Utica to close the regular season.
 
 
 
 
 
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