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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE -- October 21th, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Win
Well Worth the Wait, 2-1 over Mt. Vernon Nazarene
Box
Score
Houghton,
N.Y. –
A day
full of adversity and delays was in the end worth the wait for the Highlanders
as they scored an overtime victory over Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, 2-1.
The highlight of the game was the strong play of returning starting goalie
Sr. Meghan Radimer (Branchville, NJ), who
competed in her first game of the season returning from an injury. Despite the
soggy field conditions, the teams’ tenacious attitudes were evenly matched as
they both fought hard.
The
Highlanders opened up the scoring in the 7th minute,
Sr. Britany Crozier (Souderton, PA) crossed
the defense while tipping the ball over to Sr.
Krista Fowlkes (Lake Placid, FL) who slid the ball past the Mt.
Vernon Nazarene goalkeeper. The Cougars scored their only goal of the game in
the 12th minute to tie the game up, 1-1. Both teams fought hard
trying to find a goal in the remaining time to give one of them an American
Mideast Conference victory.
The
Highlanders ended the game in the 99th minute, the final minute of
the first overtime period, Sr. Krista Fowlkes
(Lake Placid, FL) connected with So. Hannah
Swift (Perrysburg, NY) who took the pass and fired the shot past the
Cougar goalie.
The
Highlanders next game is this Tuesday, October 24th at 7:00PM versus
AMC North Division opponent Point Park University of Pennsylvania at home on
Burke Field.
Houghton College
has deep
and
solid
roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our
teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play
and
in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and
unique
emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference
for the Kingdom
on campus, in Allegany County,
in the Northeast and
around
the world.
Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected
by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door
for Houghton to be a leader,
both in the Northeast and
nationally, in character education.
Through hands-on,
innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and
student-athletes
are working together to change the culture of sport and
to change our culture through sport.
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