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CONTACT: Doug Roorbach, Sports Information Director 585.567.9556

   Houghton College Women’s Soccer Team Gets First

                                  Victory of Season

 

Columbus, OH—The Houghton College women’s soccer team didn’t waste any time bouncing back from its first regular-season loss in four years, beating Missouri Baptist 2-1 this afternoon at the Ohio Dominican University Panther Classic tournament.

 

Junior forward Hannah Swift (picture) tallied both goals within minutes of each other and the goalkeeping tandem of Becky Wakeman and Lauren Foster held off Missouri Baptist as the Highlanders evened their season record at 1-1-1.

 

“The women gave a very good effort today,” said head coach David Lewis, “and their effort was rewarded with the win.”

 

Swift’s first goal came on a sparkling individual effort in the 20th minute when she took the ball from goalkeeper Meagan Roberts on the endline then pulled it back out to the top of the six-yard box, dribbling past three defenders before finding an empty corner of the net.

 

Swift’s second goal of the day came just a minute and a half later when Rebecca Smith headed a Spartans clearing attempt back into the penalty area. Swift collected the ball, made a touch to clear herself of a defender and found open space on the right-hand side of the goal. Smith received an assist on the play.

 

The Highlander’s held the 2-0 advantage until 2:12 remained in the half, when the Spartans Amy Kelly took a pass from Taylor Hay and slotted an 18-yarder that beat goalkeeper Lauren Foster, just inside the post to the short side.

 

Foster got the start in the net and made one save in the first half. Lewis continued his practice of splitting goalkeeping time, inserting Becky Wakeman for the second half. Wakeman made one save and kept a clean sheet for her 45 minutes to seal the win for the Highlanders.

 

The Highlanders had 11 shots, seven on goal while the Spartans had seven shots, only three of them on goal. Houghton had eight corner kicks to three for Missouri Baptist. There were two cautions given during the game: one to Missouri Baptist’s Taylor Hay in the 15th minute and one to Houghton’s Kaitlin Smith in the 82nd minute.

    

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.