Mansfield,
Pa.-
Outnumbered
and
outgunned,
the
Houghton
women's
field
hockey
team
stretched
the
NCAA
Div. II
#8
ranked
Mansfield
University
Mountaineers
into
overtime
before
falling,
3-2.
Mansfield
overpowered
the
Highlanders
offensively
in the
first
half
dishing
out a
stunning
17-1
shot
advantage
over
Houghton.
The
Mountaineers'
pressure
led to
two
first - half
goals,
the
first by
Keely
Jarrett
who
banged
in a
shot off
a
rebound
off
Highlander
goal
keeper
Ashley
Farr in
the
third
minute
of play.
The
second
goal
came in
the 30th
minute
when
Mountaineer
Ryanne
Higgins
returned
a
rebound
from a
scramble
in front
of the
goalie
(2-0).
Houghton's
defense
played a
major
role in
the
second
half;
the
Highlanders
limited
the
Mountaineers
to only
five
shots in
the
second
half.
Houghton
made the
most of
the
defensive
stand by
scoring
two
goals
within a
minute
of each
other
midway
through
the
second
half.
Houghton's
Elizabeth
Mueller
scored
twice,
first in
the 46th
minute
of play
off a
pass
from
teammate
Jenny
Huyett
from the
top of
the
circle.
The
second
goal
came in
the 47th
minute
of play
from a
right-side
blast.
Houghton
ran out
of steam
during
the
overtime
period.
It was
the
Highlanders
second
extra
period
game in
just
three
days. Mansfield's Carlyn
Spangler
scored
the game-winning
goal seven
minutes
into
overtime
to give Mansfield
a 3-2
win.
Highlander
goal
keeper
Ashley
Farr
recorded
15 saves
on a
busy
afternoon.
The
Highlanders
fall to
6-9 for
the
season
and will
play
again on
the road
at SUNY
Morrisville
October
20. Game
time is
scheduled
for 1:00
pm.
