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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE -- February 10 2007
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Highlander Defense Shuts Out Griffins
Box Score
Houghton,
NY –
The
women’s basketball team quickly learned what was necessary to control Seton
Hill’s offensive threat winning 61-55. Learning from their previous season loss
to Seton Hill Houghton was able to outscore Seton Hill in the second half by 11
points.
“Coming
into the game we knew that Seton Hill was a team that likes to run the floor and
play aggressively. We wanted to make sure that we didn’t give them control of
the game. We made a defensive adjustment in the second half to keep one person
on their top player and we kept her to 5 points in the second half,” said Coach
Lord who was pleased with yet another victory for the season.
Cassie Merrill
(Jr. Houghton, NY)
led the team with 12 points. Followed by her fellow
Jr. Becky Kallal (West Chester, PA) and
Fr. Leah French (Owego, NY) who earned 11
points a piece. Erika Forland (Fr.
Huntington Station, NY) earned 10 points and led the team with 7 rebounds.
The
leaders for Seton Hill this evening were Autumn Himes who had 16 points and
Elena Radenkovic who followed just behind her with 15 points.
The
Highlanders are now 12-11 overall and 6-6 in the AMC North Division. Houghton
will look to improve both of their records when they play away against neighbor
rival Daemen College on Tuesday, February 13th with the tip off at
5:30 PM.
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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