Cazenovia, NY – The Houghton College Men's Lacrosse team picked up their second win in as many games on the road at Cazenovia on Monday, 15-8.  

Cazenovia struck first with a Connor Smith goal less than three minutes into the game, but Houghton would fire back with three of their own to take a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Cazenovia would string together a pair of goals in the second quarter to tie the game before Houghton's Austin Andryshak would score his second goal of the game to give the Highlanders a 4-3 halftime lead.

The Highlanders owned the second half by outscoring Cazenovia 11-5 in the game's final 30 minutes. Houghton was able to capitalize and find the net on four different man-up situations in the second half.

The team's 2-0 record is their best season start since the program's inception in 2013.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 15 | Cazenovia - 8
Records: Houghton: 2-0-0 | Cazenovia: 0-2-0
Venue: Christakos Field | Attendance: 45

SCORING SUMMARY

Team	Period	Time	Scored By	Assisted By	HCM20	CAZM
	1st	12:03	Connor Smith	Unassisted	0	1
	1st	06:14	Daniel Williamson	Unassisted	1	1
	1st	05:22	Lyle Warrior	Austin Andryshak	2	1
	1st	04:01	Austin Andryshak	Unassisted	3	1
	2nd	10:28	Bernard Baafoor (1)	Connor Smith	3	2
	2nd	03:44	Nick Dussault (1)	Jake McDermott	3	3
	2nd	02:28	Austin Andryshak	Lyle Warrior	4	3
	3rd	13:40	Isaiah Harris	Unassisted	4	4
	3rd	12:48	Nathan Anderson	Unassisted	5	4
	3rd	12:02	Jonathan Mayer	Unassisted	6	4
	3rd	10:59	Isaiah Harris	Jake McDermott	6	5
	3rd	07:52	Michael Wrobel	Quinn Hull	7	5
	3rd	05:50	Bernard Baafoor	Giovanni Kelso	7	6
	3rd	03:34	Nathan Anderson (UP)	Jonathan Mayer	8	6
	3rd	02:19	Jonathan Mayer (UP)	Nathan Anderson	9	6
	4th	12:25	Jonathan Mayer	Unassisted	10	6
	4th	12:06	Nathan Anderson	Unassisted	11	6
	4th	10:24	Jonathan Mayer	Unassisted	12	6
	4th	10:04	Isaiah Harris	Connor Smith	12	7
	4th	09:02	Austin Andryshak (UP)	Unassisted	13	7
	4th	08:02	Giovanni Kelso	Unassisted	13	8
	4th	05:43	Michael Wrobel	Unassisted	14	8
	4th	04:51	Daniel Williamson (UP)	Austin Andryshak	15	8

 
NOTABLE STATS
.>>Jonathan Mayer led the Highlanders in scoring with four goals and one assist. Mayer also fielded four ground balls and caused three turnovers.  

>>Nathan Anderson added three goals and an assist for the Highlanders while also picking up 10 ground balls in the game.

>>Austin Andryshak also added three goals and two assists in the winning effort.

>>Kyle Diamond asserted his dominance in faceoffs by winning 18 of the 25 he took part in.

>>Houghton dominated the ground game by picking up 35 ground balls in comparison to Cazenovia's 18.

>>Houghton out-shot Cazenovia by margin of 52-27 on the afternoon.
 
COACH'S CORNER
"It was a hard fought game from the opening whistle. Cazenovia was a tough team and their goalie was making some incredible saves throughout the game. Kyle Diamond did a great job for us at the faceoff and won us a lot of possessions, especially throughout the second half. Overall, it was a great team win and we are looking forward to getting back on the practice field tomorrow before our next game." –Coach Andrew Lundeen

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will travel to Whittier, California on Thursday for a warm-weathered game against St. Joseph's College of Maine. The opening faceoff is set for 12:00 p.m.