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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE -- October 25th, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Highlanders Defeat Notre Dame, 1-0
South Euclid, OH- The Highlander Men's
Soccer team grabbed an important road win today over Notre Dame College, 1-0. In
sluggish and wet conditions
Fr. Dan
Brubaker (Shippensburg, PA) scored the winning goal for the
Highlanders improving the men to 3-1-1 AMC North Division record for post season
play next week.
The game was highlighted by two-thirty minutes
game delays due to thunder and lighting. "The guys just toughed it out," stated
Highlander Coach Webb.
Fr. Dan
Brubaker (Shippensburg, PA) came in the 23rd minute of play
from an assist from
Jr. Josiah Snelgrove (Coldstream,
New Brunswick).
The Highlander's had nine shots for the game to
Notre Dames fifteen.
So. Erik Lefebrve’s
(Ottawa, ON)
collected his fifth shutout of the season having five saves for
the match.
The Highlander's will now enter the AMC Qualifying
Round next week. Opponent updates and venue will be posted on the Men's schedule
when officially released.
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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