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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Doug Roorbach, Sports Information
Director 585.567.9556
Highlanders’ Unbeaten Streak Ends at 64
Columbus, OH—The Houghton College women’s soccer team
saw its 64-game unbeaten streak in regular season play come
to an end when Ohio Dominican University (ODU) shut them out
2-0 at the ODU Panther Classic here Friday evening.
Highlanders Coach David Lewis expressed disappointment at
the end of his team’s streak, but felt that “They [ODU] were
the better team.” He said that ODU had controlled play
throughout the game. The statistics bear out that
assessment: ODU lead Houghton in shots, 27-6.
ODU’s
Jen Burgei scored her first goal of the season just over 5
minutes into the game on an assist from Kelsey Buck. The
second goal came in the 73rd minute from Briana
Coddington, with an assist from Julia Martin.
Becky
Wakeman and Lauren Foster each played half the game in net
for the Highlanders and each gave up one goal. Wakeman had
eight saves and Foster had four.
The game
was played in oppressive weather, with a heat index over 100
at the 5:00 p.m. kickoff, so officials deemed it necessary
to allow each team a water break midway through each half.
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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