MS Cedarville

Cedarville, OH- The Highlander Men's Soccer Team triumphed at last to register their first win of the season tonight against A.M.C. South Division rival Cedarville University 2-0. This win was a long time in the making, and well deserved.

The Highlanders gave a full focused 90 min performance and did not disappoint, bouncing back from a tough loss the night before to Ohio Dominican University, 3-2.

Coach Webb made two key personnel shifts tonight placing So. Chris Cruikshank (Forest Hill, MD) in the defensive line where he anchored the Highlander defense for the entire game. The other major change was moving So. Brendan McKirchey (Getzville, N.Y.) to his natural position in the midfield. These two factors paid dividends for the Highlanders tonight.

Jr. Tyler Haggerty (Warren, N.J.) scored both Highlander goals tonight, the first coming in the 7th minute of play off a header from a corner kick by Jr. Josiah Snelgrove (Coldstream, N.B. Canada). Haggerty's second goal came in the 32nd minute from a scramble in the box.

The second half was scoreless leaving the Highlanders a comfortable margin for victory.

"It was a hard fought game tonight," Says Coach Webb. "It was a great come-back game for us and an even better result compared to last night's heartbreaker. Everything came together, the guys were focused for the full game. We played like a confident ball club and we have proven to ourselves that we are cable of winning. It is great feeling getting that first win under our belts, with so many close games we have had this season already."

Goalie So. Erik Lefebvre (Ottawa, ON Canada) registered his first shut out of the season including 3 saves for the match. The Highlanders held a narrow advantage with shot's on goal, only out shooting Cedarville University by 3 shots, 17-14. The Highlanders did win the battle with corners having 7 total to Cedarville's 3.

The Highlanders record is now 1-5-1 for the season. Their next game will be against A.M.C. North Division counterpart Point Park University on September 22nd at home on Burke Field starting at 7:00 pm.

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.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September 16, 2006 CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September 16, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648