Field hockey goal celebration by Peyton Bentley and Cedar Smith
Peyton Bentley (25) celebrates her first goal of the season with teammates Cedar Smith (10) and Sarah Retz (5).
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Winner Morrisville MORRISVI (2-2)
1
Houghton HOUGHTON (0-2)
Winner
Morrisville MORRISVI
(2-2)
2
Final
1
Houghton HOUGHTON
(0-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Morrisville MORRISVI 0 0 0 2 2
Houghton HOUGHTON 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Two Late Goals Push Mustangs Past Highlanders

HOUGHTON, NY – Two goals in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter vaulted SUNY Morrisville past the Houghton Highlanders on Tuesday evening, 2-1.
 
Houghton took an early lead in the ninth minute of play when Peyton Bentley took a pass from Jace Hunzinger inside the crease and ripped a shot past the Mustang keeper. 
 
The Highlanders continued to pressure Morrisville throughout the first half, but the game tilted toward the Mustangs after the break. 
 
Just less than five minutes into the fourth quarter, Heather Cummings took a long pass from the left side and backhanded a shot into the cage to tie the score. 
 
Two-and-a-half minutes later, Cummings would strike again, this time off a Morrisville corner, receiving a combination of passes before slotting home the eventual game-winner.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 1 | SUNY Morrisville – 2
Records: Houghton: 0-2 | SUNY Morrisville: 2-2
Venue: Burke Field, Houghton College | Attendance: 62


SCORING SUMMARY
8:46 HOUGHTON Peyton Bentley (1)
Assisted By: Jace Hunzinger
14 Slide From Right, Goal In Front Of Ca
49:13 MORRISVI Heather Cummings (1)
Assisted By: Camberly VanValkenbu
*Long Cross From Left Side, Backhand Goal
51:52 MORRISVI Heather Cummings
Assisted By: Camberly VanValkenbu , Mikayla Haven
*Corner

NOTABLE STATS
>> While Houghton maintained an 11-6 shot margin in the first half, Morrisville outpaced the Highlanders 10-3 in the final 30 minutes.  The Mustangs also out-cornered the Highlanders, 13-7, including an 8-1 differential in the second half.
 
>> Houghton was whistled for 59 fouls on the day, while the Mustangs committed only 26.
 
>> Bentley's goal was her first of the season and the 10th of her career.  Hunzinger's assist was her first collegiate point.

>> Sofia Gildemeister made seven saves in goal for the Highlanders.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to Burke Field on Saturday, September 11, when they will open Empire 8 Conference play against the Keuka College Wolves at 3:30 p.m.  Houghton won the last matchup between the two teams, 2-1, in September 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
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