HOUGHTON N.Y. - Houghton women's lacrosse turned in a strong effort against one of the top teams in the Empire 8 but came up on the short end of a 16-6 score to Utica College on Saturday on Burke Field.
With the loss, the Highlanders closed out their 2019 season with a record of 5-10. It marks the fifth-straight season the team reached the five-win mark.
The Pioneers scored in the first minute to go up 1-0 before
Marissa Hews tied the score with her first of four goals just over a minute later. The visitors then exploded for 12-straight goals over the next 35 minutes to take control. Houghton made a run at the end, scoring four-straight goals to pul within 13-6, but the Pioneers scored three more to put the game away.
Cori Beck closed the scoring for the Highlanders in the last :33 seconds.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton - 6 | Utica - 16
Records: Houghton 5-10 (3-5 E8) | Utica 13-3 (6-2 E8)
Location: Burke Field | Houghton College | Houghton, NY
NOTABLE STATS
- Hews finished with four goals on the day and added three draw controls
- Beck had a goal, two assists, five ground balls and six draw controls
- Meagan Barry tallied one goal
- Nina Dorsino tied Beck with team honors with five ground balls
- Meghan Rearick made five stops in 30 minutes of action. Sarah Olandt stopped 3 shots in 30 minutes of play.
- Shot were 36-20 in favor of Uica, while ground balls also went to the visitors 34-21.
- Houghton had a 13-9 edge in draw controls.
- Utica is 13-3 overall and 6-2 in the E8 and earned the #2 seed in the E8 tournament.
NEXT GAME
The season is complete for the Highlanders
