Houghton, NY – The Houghton College Women's Soccer team notched their second win of the regular season in an exciting 2-1 victory over D'Youville College.
In an intense game of back-and-forth soccer, the Highlanders registered the first score of the game when junior
Stephanie Beattie (Maitland, ON/St. Mary's) fielded a
Tess Schilke (Houghton, NY/Fillmore) pass in stride and found the bottom-left corner of the goal.
Just over three minutes later, D'Youville answered with a Katelyn Eigenbrod goal.
The teams went into halftime with the scoreboard reading 1-1.
In the second half, junior
Kealy DeForest (Adams, NY/South Jefferson) found the net to give the Highlanders a 2-1 lead which they worked to maintain until time expired.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 2 | D'Youville – 1
Records: Houghton: 2-3-0 | D'Youville: 3-3-0
Venue: Burke Field | Attendance: 128
SCORING SUMMARY
NOTABLE STATS
>> The Highlander's out-shot the Spartans 15-8.
>> Juniors
Stephanie Beattie and
Kealy DeForest each recorded their second goals of the season for Houghton.
>> Head Women's Soccer Coach
Nikki Elsaesser earner her second straight and second career win as a collegiate head coach.
COACH'S CORNER
"I am really pleased with the way the team fought tonight to earn this victory. The way we played tonight showed tangible examples of the improvement we have made since the start of the season. This team has been putting in work during practice. Tonight we had some subs step up into some really key roles and change the game for us. We have talked about being ready for our moments whenever they might come and they were ready. Now we are back to work tomorrow with the desire to play even better." - Coach Nikki Elsaessar
UP NEXT
The Highlanders continue their home-stand on Saturday, September 14
th with a non-conference tilt as they host Medaille College in Houghton at 3:30 PM.
