Field Hockey Team Shut Out

Highlanders Field Hockey Team Shut Out

(Erie, Pa.)—The Houghton College field hockey team couldn’t make its game work on the faster, smoother artificial surface at Mercyhurst College and was shut out by the Lakers 3-0 on Tuesday.

“The girls played their hearts out, but we just couldn’t find our game,” said Highlander Head Coach Rachael Allison.

The Lakers dominated play, scoring about 15 minutes into the game to go on top 1-0 and then adding another with less than two minutes remaining in the first half.

Emily Warren got her second of the game 12 minutes into the second half to account for the final.

The Lakers outshot Houghton 22-3 and had a 13-3 advantage in penalty corners.

The loss drops Houghton to 7-5. The Highlanders next game is Saturday at 7 p.m. at Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio.

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.

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

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