HOUGHTON, NY – After watching a 12-point halftime lead disintegrate into a one-point Westminster lead late the in the third quarter, the Houghton Highlanders rallied late to move to 5-0 on the season with a 71-63 victory over the Titans.
 
Over a seven-minute period on the third quarter, the Titans outscored the Highlanders, 15-3, erasing an 11-point Houghton lead and giving Westminster a one-point advantage. 
 
A three-pointer from Hannah Farley, and a pair of buckets from Keely Mullins would put the Highlanders back up by four heading into the final 10 minutes.
 
Westminster kept things close in the opening possessions, but a 7-0 Houghton run to the midpoint, capped by a three by Tabitha DeVries from the top of the key, all but sealed the game for the Highlanders.
 
Over the remaining minutes, the Titans would never pull closer than eight points, as the Highlanders wrapped up the win.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 71 | Westminster – 63
Records: Houghton: 5-0 |Westminster: 2-3
Venue: Dix Family Court, The Nielsen Center, Houghton University | Attendance: 174

NOTABLE STATS
>> Perhaps the largest single statistical disparity was that Houghton scored 27 points off turnovers, while the Titans put up only 15.
 
>> Crysta LaCrosse scored a season-high 21 points and added six rebounds and two assists.  She now has 932 career points and 342 career assists. She is now six assists behind fourth-place-holder Charity O'Connor (1994-97).
 
>> DeVries added 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while collecting nine boards and two steals.  Karina Crouse chipped in a season-best 10 points, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders have off until Friday, December 5^th, when they will travel to Bradford, Pennsylvania to take on the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Panthers at 5:00 p.m.  The Highlanders defeated the Panthers in the season-opener for both teams on November 7^th, 114-40.