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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE -- October 7th, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Highlander
Spirit Remains Strong despite Defeat, 1-0
Box Score
Houghton,
N.Y.
– The
Highlanders came out to a packed Burke Field crowd in celebration for the
Homecoming weekend, but in the end lost 1-0 to the Milligan College Buffs. The
Highlanders played a tenacious defense versus the Buffs who were tough
competition for the Highlanders today.
Although the Highlanders were unable to score, the highlight of the afternoon
was the strong goaltending of So. Erik Lefebvre
(Ottawa, ON) who faced 10 shots in total. The tough Highlander
defense, challenged the Buffs to step up their play. The only goal in the game
came in the 18th minute on a direct kick by the Buffs in which, the
ball was perfectly placed out of arms reach of So.
Lefebvre (Ottawa, ON).
Highlanders Head Coach Matthew Webb, said “Our team is continuing to improve
each game. This was definitely a challenging team who came out and did just
that but, our defense answered their challenge well. The upcoming games for us
are very important conference games.”
The
Highlanders look to improve both their overall and American Mideast Conference
record at home this Tuesday, October 10th versus neighbor and rival Daemen
College with kickoff starting at 7:00PM 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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