ALFRED, NY – The Houghton Highlanders dropped a pair of non-conference road matchups on Saturday afternoon, first falling to the University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals, 3-0, before losing to the host Alfred State Pioneers, 3-1. 
 
In the opening match, front row play proved the difference, as the Bengals outhit the Highlanders, 38 kills-to-17.  Houghton committed 20 attack errors, while UMFK made only 11.
 
In the second match, Alfred State picked up the first two sets before the Highlanders battled back to take the third.  In the fourth set, Houghton had match point, 27-26, but the Pioneers rallied to win the final three points, and the match.
 
GAME VITALS
Game #1:
Match Score: Houghton – 0 | Maine-Fort Kent – 3
Records: Houghton: 0-2 | Maine-Fort Kent: 3-0
Set Scores: 14-25, 20-25, 12-25
Venue: Orvis Activities Center, Alfred State College | Attendance: 154

Game #2:
Match Score: Houghton – 1 | Alfred State – 3
Records: Houghton: 0-3 | Alfred State: 1-1
Set Scores: 22-25, 14-25, 25-20, 27-29
Venue: Orvis Activities Center, Alfred State College | Attendance: 150

NOTABLE STATS
>>  Julie Immel posted a combined 13 kills and only four attack errors, while Emma Cole notched 11 kills and only one attack error. 
 
>> Ainslie Reimer led the Highlanders with 27 digs, combined, and Logan Baer compiled 22 assists.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Hamburg, New York on Tuesday, September 6, to take on the Hartwick Hawks at 7:00 p.m.