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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September 1, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Messiah Defeats Houghton College 3-1
Box Score
Houghton, N.Y-
The
Highlanders showed a gutsy effort against the defending NCAA Div. 3 National
Champions Messiah College losing 3-1. The Highlanders competed tenaciously
against the defending champions.
Messiah
College
opened the scoring in the 3rd minute of play with a goal from Patrick Lenehan,
assisted by Kai Kasiguran. The second goal came in the 27th minute
from a penalty kick scored by Kai Kasiguran. Kasiguran was the Most Outstanding
Player of the 2005 NCAA Div. 3 National Championships.
The
Highlanders struck back with a quick substitution from Coach Webb, putting
Fr. Jesse Woolsey (Houghton, N.Y) for
the first goal of the season for the Highlanders in the 65th minute,
assisted by Jr. Josiah Snelgrove (Coldstream,
New Brunswick). Woolsey reinvigorated his team with that goal for the
remaining of the game.
Messiah
closed out the scoring with a goal from Mike Rinker in the 68th
minute, assisted from Dan Wagner.
“We
created great opportunities for ourselves in this game, playing this type of
competition gives our guys some credible feedback on how good we are as a team,”
say Highlander Coach Webb. “We felt we didn’t finish some plays like we wanted
to, but it shows we can play with the best.”
The
Highlanders record is now 0-3 for the season with their next game tomorrow at
home against Judson College, IL at 4pm.
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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