HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Houghton Department of Athletics is pleased to welcome fans back to the stands for the 2021-22 season.

Fans will not be required to wear masks while attending contests at Houghton's outdoor venues at this time.

Spectators attending events in the Nielsen Center or the Kerr-Pegula Field House must be masked, regardless of vaccination status.

"We are thrilled to welcome fans back to our games," said Director of Athletics Matthew Webb. "Having parents, students, alumni and community members supporting our athletes at our events will be a welcome sight for all."

Below are the first regular season home contests for each fall athletics team. Full schedules can be found at each team's respective schedule page.

Wednesday,September 1
Cross Country: Highlander Short Course Invitational at 5:30 p.m. -- Field of Dreams
Field Hockey vs. Oswego at 7 p.m. -- Burke Field
Volleyball vs. Brockport at 7 p.m. -- Nielsen Center (potentially will be played at alternate local location due to bleacher installation)

Saturday, September 4
Women's Soccer vs. Brockport at 1 p.m. -- Burke Field
Men's Soccer vs. Grove City at 3:30 p.m. -- Burke Field

Saturday, September 11
Women's Tennis vs. Utica at 2 p.m. -- Outdoor Courts (in case of rain, tennis will relocate to the field house)
 

Live Streaming

If you are unable to come to Houghton in person, we are once again pleased to offer live video, audio and stats streaming for most home athletics events.

For our fall sports, men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey, volleyball and tennis will offer live video streaming through our partnership with StretchInternet. You can access the streams through our All-Access Portal or click the Watch Live link on each team's web schedule. If our opponents offer streaming when the Highlanders are on the road, we will make those links available as well.