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Field Hockey 2005 Game Summaries

 

November 5

Houghton def. St. Vincent, 6-0

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Highlanders closed their season with a 6-0 win over St. Vincent at home, putting a cap on a successful debut campaign for head coach Darlene Wells and wrapping up great careers for seniors Kelly Mazzeo and Tori Claybourn.

 

Mazzeo had two goals to lead the Highlanders over the Bearcats. Analee Kirner, Stacy Garber, Amanda Brenon, and Liz Mueller also scored. Kristen Mazzeo picked up an assist.

 

Erin Frederick (one save) and Kerry Brogan each played 35 minutes in goal as the Highlanders outshot the Bearcats, 26-1.

 

Houghton finishes the season with a 10-5 record.

 

November 5

Houghton Postseason Tournament Championship

Houghton def. Nazareth, 5-0

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Kelly Mazzeo had two goals and an assist and Kristen Mazzeo had a goal and two assists to lead the Highlanders to a 5-0 win over Nazareth in the championship of the Houghton Postseason Field Hockey Tournament.

 

Stacy Garber and Becca Showvaker also scored for the Highlanders, who dominated play, outshooting the Golden Flyers, 17-1, and holding a 9-1 advantage in penalty corners.

 

Erin Frederick (one save) and Kerry Brogan each played a half in goal.

 

All-Tournament Team

MVP: Kelly Mazzeo (Houghton)

Kristen Mazzeo (Houghton)

Stacy Garber (Houghton)

Amanda Brenon (Houghton)

Jodee Magistro (Nazareth)

Nicole Benscoter (Nazareth)

Katie Tamagno (St. Vincent)

 

November 4

Houghton Postseason Tournament

Nazareth def. St. Vincent, 3-0

Houghton def. Nazareth, 6-0

Houghton def. St. Vincent, 10-0

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – When the fourth team failed to show for the first round of the Houghton Postseason Field Hockey Tournament, the three other teams improvised.

 

Each team played a 35-minute half against the other two teams to see who would advance to Saturday’s championship. Three points were awarded for a win.

 

Nazareth defeated St. Vincent, 3-0, with Ashley Holden scoring twice and Jodee Magistro adding a goal.

 

The Highlanders then took on the Golden Flyers of Nazareth, coming out on top, 6-0. Kelly Mazzeo tallied two goals and two assists, Rebecca Showvaker scored twice, Kristen Mazzeo added a goal and an assists, Tori Claybourn scored once, and Stacy Garber had an assist.

 

Erin Frederick started in goal and played 10 minutes. Kerry Brogan played 25 minutes in goal. Neither keeper was forced to make a save as the Highlanders outshot the Golden Flyers, 21-0.

 

The Highlanders then earned a spot in the championship by defeating St. Vincent, 10-0. Kelly Mazzeo and Stacy Garber each tallied three goals, Kristen Mazzeo had a goal and three assists, Ashley Pink had two goals and an assist, Natalie Wenger scored once, and Liz Mueller and Amanda Brenon each registered an assist.

 

Erin Frederick started in goal and played 10 minutes. Kerry Brogan played 25 minutes in goal. Neither keeper was forced to make a save as the Highlanders outshot the Bearcats, 22-1.

 

November 1

Oneonta def. Houghton, 2-1

 

ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Highlanders had their four-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 field hockey loss at Oneonta on Tuesday.

 

Oneonta opened the scoring in the fifth minute, before Houghton freshman Amanda Brenon evened the score at 1-1 just five minutes later off an assist from Kristen Mazzeo. However, the hosts tallied the gamewinner on a penalty stroke 10 minutes into the second half.

 

Erin Frederick made eight saves for the Highlanders, who were outshot 18-11 on the afternoon.

 

Houghton falls to 8-5 on the year. Oneonta improves to 11-8.

 

October 29

Houghton def. Frostburg State, 1-0

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Senior Kelly Mazzeo (pictured with sister, Kristen) broke the school record for career goals when she blasted her 45th past the Frostburg State University keeper midway through the second half to give Houghton a 1-0 field hockey win.

 

Freshman Arryn Prince picked up the assist on the play for the Highlanders, who outshot the Bobcats 18-11 on the afternoon. Junior keeper Erin Frederick made three saves to register her third shutout of the season.

 

Mazzeo broke the record of Lori Sheetz, who had scored 44 goals from 1989-92. Mazzeo, who has scored eight goals this season, scored five goals as a freshman, 22 as a sophomore, and 10 last season. Her 22 goals in 2003 is a single-season school record, and earlier this year she broke Sheetz’s record for career points. She currently has 111 points (45 goals, 21 assists).

 

The Highlanders improve to 8-4 on the year, while the Bobcats fall to 11-7.

 

October 22

Houghton def. Seton Hill, 2-1 (OT)

 

GREENSBURG, Pa. – Sophomore Liz Mueller tallied the gamewinner in overtime to give Houghton a 2-1 win over Seton Hill in field hockey action Saturday.

 

Junior Stacy Garber had put the Highlanders on top early in the first half with a goal off an assist from senior Kelly Mazzeo. But the Griffins’ Nortia Bailey evened the score at one before the break.

 

Neither team would find the back of the net in the second half, sending the game into overtime, where Mueller ended it with her second goal of the season off an assist from junior Kristen Mazzeo.

 

Junior keeper Erin Frederick made seven stops to get the win for Houghton (7-4).

 

October 21

Houghton def. Washington & Jefferson, 3-0

 

WASHINGTON, Pa. – Three different Highlanders scored goals as Houghton recorded a 3-0 field hockey victory at Washington & Jefferson on Friday evening.

 

Houghton (6-4) took a 1-0 lead when sophomore midfielder Elizabeth Mueller scored at the 14:13 mark of the first half.  Freshman Amanda Brenon earned the assist.

 

The Highlanders upped their advantage to 2-0 in the 53rd minute on senior forward Kelly Mazzeo’s goal.  The goal was Mazzeo’s 44th of her career, moving her into a first-place tie with Lori Sheetz (1989-92).

 

Sophomore defender Rebecca Showvaker added a late goal for a 3-0 Houghton triumph.  Junior forward Stacy Garber assisted on the final two scores. 

 

Junior goalie Erin Frederick earned the win after making five saves for the Highlanders, who out-shot W&J by a 15-6 margin. Freshman keeper Kerry Brogan played the final four minutes and did not face any shots. Heather Browne stopped seven shots for the Presidents (6-11). 

 

October 15

Houghton def. Seton Hill, 1-0

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Highlanders dominated play against Seton Hill to earn a 1-0 win in field hockey action Saturday.

 

Senior Kelly Mazzeo scored the lone goal in the 15th minute as the Highlanders outshot the Griffins, 25-6.

 

Freshman Kerry Brogan got her first start in goal and played the full 70 minutes, registering two saves to earn the shutout.

 

October 13

Rochester def. Houghton, 3-2

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Down by two early in the second half, the University of Rochester scored three-straight goals to get past Houghton, 3-2, in field hockey action Thursday.

 

Houghton was in control throughout the first half, scoring at the 31-minute mark on a tally by Stacy Garber and holding the Yellowjackets without a shot for the first 35 minutes. Senior Kelly Mazzeo picked up the assist on Garber’s goal, moving all alone into first place on the program’s all-time points list with 102.

 

Mazzeo wasn’t finished on the night, as she tallied her 42nd career goal and fifth of the season just two minutes into the second half. That score put her just two goals out of first place on the school’s career list.

 

The momentum seemed to shift, however, in favor of the Yellowjackets, as they scored just 42 seconds later to pull within one. Revay Wilson got the goal with Celinda Fletcher notching the assist. Rochester pulled even on an unassisted goal by Krista Butler in the 52nd minute, and Mary DiMatteo tallied the game-winner 11 minutes later. The Yellowjackets withstood a late flurry by the Highlanders in the closing seconds to hold on.

 

Houghton held a 26-12 advantage in total shots and 17-10 margin in shots on goal.

 

Erin Frederick stopped seven shots for the Highlanders, while Rachel Cahan had 10 saves for the Yellowjackets.

 

Houghton is now 4-4 and Rochester improves to 8-5.

 

October 12

Houghton def. Geneseo, 2-1 (2OT)

 

GENESEO, N.Y. – Senior Kelly Mazzeo scored twice, including the game-winner with just two minutes left in the second overtime, to lift the Highlanders to a 2-1 win at Geneseo in field hockey action Wednesday.

 

The Highlanders were in control most of the contest, holding a 33-15 advantage in shots, but as has been the case most of the season, struggled to put the ball in the net. Mazzeo finally broke through in the 44th minute off a pass from freshman Arryn Prince, but Geneseo responded 10 minutes later on a goal by Sarah Doster to even the score.

 

After a scoreless final 16 minutes of regulation and 18 minutes of two overtimes, Mazzeo put in her fourth of the year off a pass from her sister Kristen.

 

With four points on the afternoon Mazzeo moved into a tie for career points with Lori Sheetz (1989-92) with 101. She also now has 41 career goals and needs just three more to tie Sheetz for the No. 1 spot in that category.

 

Junior keeper Erin Frederick finished with 12 saves for the Highlanders, who improved to 4-3 with the win.

 

October 8

Ithaca def. Houghton, 6-3

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The field hockey fans and alumni who returned for Homecoming were treated to plenty of scoring on Saturday, but unfortunately the majority of the goals went to the guests as Ithaca College knocked off the Highlanders, 6-3.

 

The goals came early and often, with the teams exchanging the first four scores in the game’s opening 19 minutes. Ithaca got on the board first in the sixth minute, Houghton’s Natalie Wenger responded off an assist from Amanda Brenon just four minutes later, Ithaca regained the advantage two minutes later, before Wenger got her second of the game five minutes later. Kristen Mazzeo was credited with the assist.

 

But Ithaca would pull away with three more goals before halftime, scoring in the 20th, 23rd, and 31st minutes.

 

Houghton pulled back to within two just eight minutes into the second half on a goal by Stacy Garber and an assist by Kristen Mazzeo. Ithaca answered six minutes later to close the scoring.

 

The shots were fairly even, with Houghton holding a 27-21 advantage overall, and shots on goal were 16 apiece. The Highlanders had an 18-11 advantage in penalty corners.

 

Houghton keeper Erin Frederick made 10 saves in 70 minutes of action.

 

Houghton fell to 3-3 on the year.

 

September 29

Houghton def. Mercyhurst, 1-0

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Houghton field hockey remained unbeaten at home in 2005 with a 1-0 win over Mercyhurst on Thursday.

 

Kelly Mazzeo’s goal midway through the first half gave the Highlanders all the scoring they would need and tough team defense and great play by goalkeeper Erin Frederick down the stretch preserved the win.

 

Amanda Brenon picked up the assist on Mazzeo’s goal.

 

Frederick stopped 13 shots for her second shutout of the year, as the Highlanders held a 28-16 advantage in shots.

 

September 23

Bloomsburg def. Houghton, 4-0

 

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Highlanders (2-2) struggled to produce offensively against the No. 2 team in NCAA Division II, losing 4-0 to the Bloomsburg Huskies.

 

The Huskies, who outhshot the Highlanders, 32-8, on the afternoon, couldn’t break through the Houghton defense until the 21-minute mark on a goal by Venessa Witman. The lead was pushed to two goals just four minutes into the second half on a Kristi Ney goal. Samantha Kropa scored in the 51st minute and Morgan Wolf closed the scoring in the 64th minute for the Huskies (8-1).

 

Erin Frederick stopped 23 shots and allowed all four goals in 67 minutes of action. Freshman Kerry Brogan got in her first collegiate contest and made four saves in three minutes.

 

September 20

Houghton def. Nazareth, 3-0

 

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Highlanders got goals from three different players in a 3-0 win at Nazareth in field hockey on Tuesday.

 

Junior Stacy Garber opened the scoring with her second goal of the season off an assist from junior Kristen Mazzeo in the 28th minute. The Highlanders made it 2-0 in the 61st minute off senior Kelly Mazzeo’s penalty stroke, and then Mazzeo found junior Natalie Wenger, who put the game away with her first of the year with just under three minutes to go.

 

Junior keeper Erin Frederick made nine saves, including a stop on a penalty stroke, to register her first shutout of the season.

 

The Golden Flyers outshot the Highlanders, 19-13, and had a 9-7 advantage in penalty corners.

 

September 9

Cortland def. Houghton, 3-0

 

CORTLAND, N.Y. – SUNY Cortland field hockey improved its record to 4-0 and extended its home

winning streak to 15 games with a 3-0 victory over visiting Houghton College (1-1).

 

The game was scoreless for almost 16 minutes until the Red Dragons were awarded a penalty stroke after a scramble in front of the goal with 19:01 remaining in the first half. Jessica Seren took the stroke and shot it into the upper left corner for her first goal of the season. Houghton keeper Erin Frederick got her blocker on the ball but couldn't make the save.

 

Cortland scored again with just over 11 minutes left in the half and finished the scoring with under six minutes left in the game. Kelli Johnson took a shot that was saved by Frederick, and a shot by Kayla Chambers off the rebound was stopped by Houghton sophomore Ashley Pink – her third defensive save of the game. Chambers, however, regained possession and fired a shot into the cage.

 

Frederick made 11 saves, eight in the first half, for the Highlanders (1-1). Cortland outshot Houghton, 22-6.

 

September 1

Houghton def. Brockport, 2-1

 

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Junior Stacy Garber’s goal with just over four minutes remaining gave the Highlanders a 2-1 season-opening win over Brockport State and also gave first-year head coach Darlene Wells her first collegiate victory.

 

Freshman Amanda Brenon opened the scoring with seven minutes to go in the first half off an assist from senior Kelly Mazzeo. But the visiting Golden Eagles got the equalizer from Jennifer Danker just three minutes into the second half.

 

Junior keeper Erin Frederick played all 70 minutes and made 11 stops. Brockport’s Michelle Zelich had 14 saves.

 

Houghton had a 16-12 edge in shots and a 12-7 advantage in penalty corners.