HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- St. John Fisher proved why they sit atop the Empire 8 women's soccer rankings, taking a 4-0 win over Houghton on Wednesday night at Burke Field.

The loss moves Houghton's conference record to 3-3-1 and keeps the Highlanders in a fifth place tie with Sage in the E8 standings with 10 points. St. John Fisher and Brockport are tied for the top spot with 7-1 records for 21 points. The E8 tournament will feature the top-8 teams.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton 0 | St. John Fisher 4
Location: Houghton, N.Y. | Burke Field
Attendance: 50
Records: Houghton 6-6-2 (3-3-1 E8) | St. John Fisher 9-3-1 (7-1-0 E8)

DETAILS
>> In this contest, it was the visiting Cardinals who put the pressure on early. Houghton's defense was equal to the task over the first 20 minutes before the visitors broke through on the scoreboard.
>> St. John Fisher would tack on another first half goal in the 27th minute, but several other chances were turned away by a strong Houghton defense and the play of freshman keeper Preslee Miller. The Highlanders were just unable to create many dangerous scoring chances.
>> The Cardinals added goals in the 71st and 79th minutes to put the contest out of reach.

NOTABLE STATS
>> The final shots statistics were in favor of the Cardinals, 21-6. Shots on goal were 11-2 for Fisher.
>> The visitors also claimed a 10-3 advantage in corners.
>> Preslee Miller stopped seven shots in net over 82 minutes. Chesnie Waddingham closed out the contest and did not face any shots on goal.
>> After five-straight wins to open the series in 2012, Houghton is now 0-6-2 vs. the Cardinals since 2017.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders are on the road for their next contest vs. SUNY Poly on Saturday, October 19 at 2 p.m.