HOUGHTON, NY – Six different players found the back of the cage as the Houghton Highlanders turned in a dominant performance, defeating the Elmira Soaring Eagles, 8-0.
Houghton set the tone early. Just 1:05 into the game
Lauren Thurber kicked off the scoring, and less than two minutes later
Ashley Quinnett found
Kylee Barshinger, giving the Highlanders a 2-0 led just three minutes into regulation.
By the half, Houghton had opened up a 6-0 lead, firing off 17 shots while allowing only one.
Houghton's
Davannah Dunn would tack on a pair of goals in the second half to round out the scoring.
Annika Galen made two saves in goal for the Highlanders, earning her fourth shutout of the season.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 8 | Elmira – 0
Records: Houghton: 8-3 (4-3 Empire 8) | Elmira: 2-8 (1-5 Empire 8)
Venue: Burke Field | Attendance: 100
SCORING SUMMARY
NOTABLE STATS
>> Barshinger netted a pair of goals on the day, brining her total to team-leading eight this season. She also currently leads the team with 18 points.
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Adria Hartzler scored her seventh goal of the season and added an assist. She now has 24 career goals, only eight behind Brenda Pettigrove (1991-94) and Kristen Dorsey (1997-99) for 10
th place on the all-time goals-scored list.
COACH'S CORNER
"I love looking at the scoring summary of a game like today and seeing so many names, [including some new ones], behind our goals.
"There were some unexpected injuries heading into today's game that required some shifting around. I'm proud of the entire squad for another job well done." – Head Coach
Hannah Ogden
UP NEXT
The Highlanders travel to Geneva, New York on Tuesday to take on the William Smith Herons at 7:00 p.m.
