Highlander Women’s Soccer Team Shuts Out Ursuline
(Pepper Pike, Ohio)—The Houghton College women’s soccer team
scored early, late and several times in between to blank
Ursuline College on Saturday afternoon, 6-0.
“We
had it right from the get-go,” acknowledged David Lewis,
Houghton’s head coach.
Senior Bethany Kowalczyk (right) opened the scoring
seven minutes into the game on an assist from Mandy
Lewandowski. Just one minute later it was Hannah Swift
getting her second goal of the year on a penalty kick and
the Highlanders led 2-0.
In
the 17th minute, Kowalczyk returned the favor,
setting up Lewandowski for her first goal of the year, and
ending the first-half scoring.
In
the second half, Lewandowski fed sophomore Kaylin Bull for a
goal in the 69th minute. Kowalczyk got her second
of the game just three minutes later to make it 5-0.
Freshman Stephanie Cleaves closed out the scoring in the 89th
minute on an assist from sophomore transfer Nicole Gabree.
“It
was nice to generate some attack,” said Lewis, whose team
had scored just one goal in its first two games combined.
“It was also good to spread around the scoring,” he added.
Erin
Asquith played the first 75 minutes in goal for Houghton and
Alexa Thayer took over for the final 15. Neither had to make
a save in earning a shutout.
Houghton outshot Ursuline 15-3 and had a 4-2 edge in corner
kicks.
Houghton, now 2-1, will host
Hannibal
LaGrange College on Saturday night, September 6, at
5 pm.
