South Abington Township, PA – The Houghton College Women's Soccer team put on an offensive showcase against the Clarks Summit University Defenders and won the game 7-1.
11 minutes into the game,
Moriah Steffen put the Highlanders on the board with her first goal of the game.
10 minutes later, freshman,
Sierra Neddo found the back of the net off of a
Mary Doell assist.
The Highlanders surrendered a goal near the end of the first half cutting their lead to one heading into halftime.
After a halftime talk from Head Coach
Nikki Elsaesser, Houghton came out in the second half firing on all cylinders.
Steffen and Neddo each fired in their second goals of the game to stretch the lead to three.
Kealy DeForest joined the scoring brigade 15 minutes into the second half.
Mikayla Gaffney and Mikayla Simmons each added goals later in the second half as Houghton cruised to their 7-1 victory.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 7 | Clarks Summit – 1
Records: Houghton: 4-4-1 | Clarks Summit: 3-3-0
Venue: Defender Field | Attendance: 50
SCORING SUMMARY
| 11:29 |
 |
Moriah Steffen (2)
GOAL By HTC Steffen, Moriah. |
| 21:23 |
|
Sierra Neddo (2)
Assisted By: Mary Doell
GOAL By HTC Neddo, Sierra Assist By Doell, Mary. |
| 44:41 |
 |
Randie Traxler (1)
GOAL By CSU Traxler, Randie. |
| 53:18 |
|
Moriah Steffen (2)
Assisted By: Mary Doell
GOAL By HTC Steffen, Moriah Assist By Doell, Mary. |
| 59:21 |
|
Sierra Neddo (2)
GOAL By HTC Neddo, Sierra. |
| 59:22 |
|
Kealy DeForest (1)
GOAL By HTC DeForest, Kealy. |
| 70:26 |
|
Mikayla Gaffney (1)
Assisted By: Lauren Couturier
GOAL By HTC Gaffney, Mikayla Assist By Couturier, Lauren. |
| 81:08 |
|
Mikayla Simons (1)
GOAL By HTC Simons, Mikayla. |
NOTABLE STATS
>> The Highlanders outshot the Defenders 30-2.
>> Houghton dominated the corner kicks by a spread of 10-1.
>> The Highlanders defense prevented the Defenders from getting any shots off in the second half.
>>
Sierra Neddo registered her 7
th and 8
th goals of the season for the Highlanders.
>>
Moriah Steffen recorded her first two goals of the year.
>>
Mikayla Gaffney scored her first career goal as a Houghton Highlander.
COACH'S CORNER
"As a team, we have decided that we are going to strive for consistency. Today was another day where we had moments of brilliance with occasional relapses. I am proud and impressed with the quality of play this team shows when we are operating at our best. The next step is for us to operate at our best more often to eventually become a team that knows no other way to play." - Coach
Nikki Elsaesser
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will host Empire 8 opponent, Hartwick College at 1:00 on Saturday, September 28th.
