HOUGHTON, NY – Amy Huddell and Brooke Lewandowski combined for 28 kills to lead the Houghton Highlanders to their seventh consecutive victory, a four-set win over the SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils.
 
Huddell tied a career-high with 15 kills while Lewandowski, last week's Empire 8 Player of the Week, picked up 13 kills while committing only one attack error.
 
With the match tied at one set apiece, and Fredonia leading, 18-15, Haley Unverdorben dumped a kill to spark a Houghton rally.  Rebekah Clark then picked up four consecutive service points to give Houghton a two point lead.
 
The Blue Devils regained the lead, 21-20, thanks to a pair of aces and a Houghton attack error, but the Highlanders reeled off five straight points to take the crucial third set.
 
The two teams battled throughout the fourth, never separating by more than three points until late in the set.
 
After Fredonia picked up five straight points to take a 21-17 advantage, Houghton regained their footing, accented by a pair of emphatic Huddell kills to pull within one.  The Highlanders benefited down the stretch as the Blue Devils committed three attack errors and a service error to close out the match.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 3 | SUNY Fredonia – 1
Records: Houghton: 14-3 | SUNY Fredonia: 7-12
Scores: 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23
Venue: The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 98

NOTABLE STATS
>> Houghton's Morgan Potempa notched her 1,000^th career dig in the first set.  Potempa finished with seven digs on the night, raising her career total to 1,002.
 
>> The Highlanders victory is the first time (in six attempts) that Houghton has defeated the Blue Devils since joining the NCAA.
 
>> Jaimee Glendenning led the Houghton defensive effort, collecting a match-high 17 digs.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to Empire 8 play this Friday, October 11 at 6:00 PM when they travel to Pittsford, New York to take on the St. John Fisher Cardinals.