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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Doug Roorbach, Sports Information Director 585.567.9556

Houghton Men Take Down Rio Grande, 2-1

 

(Rio Grande, Oh.)—The Houghton College men’s soccer team defeated Rio Grande University 2-1 on the Redmen’s home field Saturday afternoon.

          Johnny Kimani (pictured, in a previous game) scored the first goal for the Highlanders in the 33rd minute when he took away a poor clearance by Rio goalkeeper Nate Walzer and converted it. Bryan Gerlach got an assist on the play.

          In the 40th minute Dan Brubaker made it 2-0, scoring on a corner kick from Josiah Snelgrove.

          After halftime, Houghton withstood repeated attacks by Rio. “They threw numbers forward in the second half and we defended the lead,” said Houghton Head Coach Matthew Webb.

          It almost wasn’t enough, as Rio’s Nick Hewison scored in the 55th minute and then Rio pressed even harder. “[Houghton defenders] Chris Davis, Tyler Haggerty and Justin Farnsworth just played unbelievable,” Webb said, “and [goalkeeper] Erik Lefebvre was great.”

          Webb admitted that Rio may have had more of the play—especially in the second half—but “we managed to win,” he said, “They [the team] weathered the storm.”

          Lefebvre faced 25 shots, 13 on goal and had 12 saves. Houghton was credited with eight shots, five on goal. Walzer had three saves.

          The Highlanders, who improved their record to 4-0-3, will host Notre Dame College at Burke Field next Saturday at 5 p.m. 

 

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.