HOUGHTON, NY – Jace Hunzinger established a new Empire 8 career assist record and Bekah Davie added to her conference-leading goals-scored total, as the Houghton Highlanders defeated the Russell Sage Gators on Saturday afternoon, 4-2.
 
Davie scored the game's opening goal, her 13^th of the season, in the eighth minute of play on a feed from Deborah Cross.  Then just over three minutes later Davie found the back of the cage again on Hunzinger's record-breaking assist, the 45^th of her career.
 
The Gators would pull within a goal in the 14^th minutes on a penalty stroke from Amy Stevens, but Hunzinger answered less than a minute later with her fifth goal of the season to make it 3-1 in favor of the Highlanders.
 
Hunzinger would find Cross early in the second half to make the score 4-1, before Stevens scored her second goal of the game to cap the scoring for the day. 
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 4 | Sage – 2
Records: Houghton: 8-1 (3-0 Empire 8) | Sage: 3-5 (0-2 Empire 8)
Venue: Burke Field, Houghton University | Attendance: 95

SCORING SUMMARY

Time	Team	Description
7:16		Bekah Davie (13) Assisted By: Deborah Cross
10:40		Bekah Davie (14) Assisted By: Jace Hunzinger
13:16		Amy Stevens (9)
14:09		Jace Hunzinger (5) Assisted By: Bekah Davie
33:26		Deborah Cross (7) Assisted By: Jace Hunzinger
44:11		Amy Stevens (10)

NOTABLE STATS
>> Hunzinger has tallied 16 assists this season and currently leads the NCAA Division III in assists per game (1.78).
 
>> Houghton maintained leads in shots (18-7), shots on goal (16-5) and penalty corners (7-4).
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will continue conference play on Tuesday, October 2^nd, when they travel to Rochester to take on the Nazareth Golden Flyers at 6:00 p.m.  The Highlanders won the last meeting between the two teams, 2-0, last season on Burke Field.