Houghton, NY – The Houghton College Women's Soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision, against the Nazareth College Golden Flyers on Saturday.
The Golden Flyers put the first three shots of the game on goal, but were denied admission by Houghton Goalkeeper
Megan Merrifield.
Houghton worked their way down the field for their own first look at the net in the 8
th minute when
Kealy DeForest sent a shot wide of the goal.
Nazareth gave the net a scare six more times in the first half, but both teams went into halftime scoreless.
The second half remained a stalemate until Nazareth's Sarah Merriweather scored in the 65
th minute of the game.
Just five short minutes later, the Golden Flyers struck again with a McKayla Hughes goal.
Facing a 2-0 deficit, the Highlanders needed to get their offense into position to catch up. In the 80
th minute, Houghton's
Anna Kalivoda's had a chance, but the shot sailed wide to the left.
Six minutes later,
Kealy DeForest got another opportunity, but the shot ricocheted off the goal post.
When time expired, the scoreboard showed 2-0 in favor of the visitors.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 0 | Nazareth – 2
Records: Houghton: 4-7-1 | Nazareth: 6-3-1
Venue: Burke Field| Attendance: 450
SCORING SUMMARY
| 64:31 |
 |
Sarah Merriwether
Assisted By: Mia Longo
* |
| 69:31 |
|
McKayla Hughes
Assisted By: Noelle Colilli |
NOTABLE STATS
>> The Golden Flyers out-shot the Highlanders 18-3.
>>The Highlanders were unable to record any shots on goal.
>> Keeper
Megan Merrifield was active in the net making seven saves in the game.
COACH'S CORNER
"It was great to have all the support of alumni and family. Moving forward, we are going to look to implement more creative ways to get in behind the defense, offensively. We have the pieces to be dangerous on top. We will continue to work and improve with a good week of practice before we compete again." -Coach
Nikki Elsaesser
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Rochester to take on St. John Fisher on Friday, October 11th. The game kicks off at 7:00 pm.
