ROCHESTER, NY – After scoring the game's opening goal, the Houghton Highlanders eventually conceded three unanswered goals, falling to the Nazareth Golden Flyers on Saturday afternoon, 3-1.
Just inside the 20 minute mark,
Cedar Smith took a pass from
Sarah Retz and deposited her second goal of the season into the back of the cage to give the Highlanders the lead.
But with just over five minutes remaining in the half, Nazareth's Bailey Selman scored the first of her three goals to tie the score.
Selman would eventually give the Golden Flyers the lead in the 47
th minute, and tack on an insurance goal with less than three minutes to go in the game.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 1 | Nazareth – 3
Records: Houghton: 4-8 (2-3 Empire 8) | Nazareth: 4-9 (3-2 Empire 8)
Venue: Nazareth College Artificial Turf | Attendance: 100
SCORING SUMMARY
| Time |
Team |
Description |
| 19:59 |
 |
Cedar Smith
Assisted By: Sarah Retz |
| 25:37 |
 |
Bailey Selman |
| 46:29 |
|
Bailey Selman |
| 57:35 |
|
Bailey Selman
Assisted By: Bella Rehermann |
NOTABLE STATS
>> The two teams played near-evenly throughout most of the game. Through the first 40 minutes, they each scored one goal on nine shots, while Houghton held a 6-5 advantage in corners. In the final 20 minutes, however, Nazareth outshot the Highlanders, 5-1, while Houghton out-cornered the Golden Flyers, 4-3.
>>
Sofia Gildemeister made three saves in the cage for the Highlanders.
UP NEXT
Houghton will host Allegheny College on Thursday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. This will be the first field hockey meeting between the two schools.
