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Men's Soccer 2003 Game SummariesNAIA Region IX Semifinals Tiffin 2, Houghton 1 (OT)
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – Despite controlling the majority of play, the Highlanders lost to No. 2 seed Tiffin, 2-1, in overtime in the NAIA Region IX Semifinals at Rio Grande, Ohio.
No. 3 seed Houghton jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) followed up a rebound on a shot from Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) and tallied his team-leading 13th goal in the seventh minute. It was Eby’s 21st assist of the year. The point moved him alone into second place on the all-time Houghton points list with 157 (54 goals, 49 assists).
Tiffin responded 30 minutes later when a corner kick deflected off a Houghton defender and past keeper Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada).
Houghton just missed on several other scoring chances in the opening half.
The second half was more evenly played, but neither team had many opportunities.
The winning goal came with three minutes left in the first overtime, when a failed clearance by a Highlander defender fell at the feet of Tiffin forward Moe Karanouh, who slipped the shot past Cox.
“It’s a disappointing way to lose,” said Highlander coach Dwight Hornibrook. “In the end, we couldn’t find a way to score enough. The guys played really well.”
Houghton (15-4-1) had a 13-12 advantage in shots. Cox made three saves, while Tiffin’s Andy Mortek made nine.
Tiffin (15-4-2) advances to take on top seed and NAIA No. 1 Rio Grande, who defeated No. 4 seed Notre Dame College, 4-0. The winner advances to the NAIA National Tournament in Olathe, Kan., Nov. 19-25.
The NAIA No. 24 Highlanders could still earn an at-large bid, depending on results in other regions.
American Mideast Conference First Round Houghton 1, Ohio Dominican 0
A goal by Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) in the ninth minute was all the Houghton College Highlanders needed to get the 1-0 win over Ohio Dominican University in the first round of the American Mideast Conference/Region IX Men’s Soccer Tournament at Houghton on Saturday.
With the win, the Highlanders (15-3-1) advance to the NAIA Region IX Final Four, Nov. 14-15 at the University of Rio Grande (Ohio). Houghton will play Tiffin on Friday, Nov. 14. Game time is still to be determined.
The ODU Panthers battled hard against the NAIA No. 24 Highlanders, but couldn’t mount much of a scoring threat throughout the contest.
Oduro’s goal was his team-leading 12th of the year. Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) picked up his team- and conference-leading 20th assist on the play. The assist also gave Eby 156 career points, tied for second all-time in Highlander history.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made two saves to record his seventh clean sheet of the season. It was the team’s 10th shutout. Eric Pfeifer made six saves for the Panthers (10-8-2).
Houghton outshot ODU, 22-7, and had a 7-2 edge in corners.
Houghton 2, St. Vincent 1
Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) had a goal and an assist to help the Highlanders (14-3-1; 7-0 AMC) close the regular season with a 2-1 win over St. Vincent. The win gives Houghton a perfect record in AMC North Division play.
Rusty Knight (Thomasville, N.C.) provided the only goal in the opening half, scoring in the 16th minute off an assist from Norton. St. Vincent would tie the score in the 64th minute, but Norton converted a direct kick just five minutes later to give Houghton the lead for good.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made one save in goal as the Highlanders outshot the Bearcats, 16-3, and had a 9-3 edge in corners.
Houghton, ranked No. 23 in the NAIA, will host Ohio Dominican (4th seed in the South Division) in the first round of the AMC/Region IX Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m.
Houghton 2 Geneva 0
Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) tallied a goal and an assist to help Houghton (13-3-1; 6-0 AMC) clinch the AMC North Division title with a 2-0 win over Geneva on Saturday.
Oduro scored his team-leading 11th goal with a 25-yard bullet from the left corner of the box that just slipped inside the far post four minutes into the game. Oduro then headed a pass to Andy Walton (Emmaus, Pa.) in the 83rd minute. Walton dribbled in and put the game away with a close-range shot that went over the keeper and into the roof of the net.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made one save to record his sixth shutout and the team’s ninth of the year. Chris Roberts had seven saves for Geneva (11-3-1; 4-2 AMC), who were outshot, 16-4.
Houghton 12, Point Park 1
Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) broke the school record for career assists and seven different players scored as the Highlanders (12-3-1; 5-0-0 AMC) blasted Point Park, 12-1, on Tuesday.
Eby scored twice and added two assists. He now has 47 assists in his career, breaking Bob Schwaner’s mark of 45 set from 1992 to 1995. Eby leads the team and AMC with 19 assists on the season.
Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) had a hattrick and Guillermo Jiminez (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) tallied two goals and two assists for Houghton. Oduro leads the team with 10 goals on the year.
Mike Wheelhouse (Grand Falls, N.B., Canada), Brett Norton (Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada), Andy Walton (Emmaus, Pa.), and Tim Haffey (South Lyon, Mich.) each scored once. Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.) and Dan Kowalczyk (Waterford, Pa.) contributed three and two assists, respectively.
Michael Diercks (Haddonfield, N.J.) stopped four shots, including a second-half penalty kick, to get the win. Houghton outshot Point Park, 39-6, including a 21-5 edge in shots on goal. The Highlanders also had 12 corners to the Pioneers’ one. Point Park is 1-9 overall, 0-5 in the AMC.
Tiffin 2, Houghton 1
Despite controlling the majority of play, the 16th ranked Highlanders (11-3-1) dropped their second-straight game, 2-1, to Tiffin on the road.
The Dragons’ Robert Mugabi scored twice—in the 19th and 52nd minutes—to put the Highlanders in a 2-0 hole. The second goal was off a penalty kick after Houghton defender John Ames (Hilton, N.Y.) was sent off for a foul in the box.
Despite playing a man down, Houghton was able to pull within one when Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) scored his seventh of the year in the 75th minute. Tiffin was able to withstand a furious charge by the Highlanders over the last ten minutes to hang on.
Houghton outshot Tiffin, 15-8, and had a 6-3 edge in corners. Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made four saves in goal. Andy Mortek had six stops for the Dragons (11-3-1).
Rio Grande 2, Houghton 1
Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.) scored in the 73rd minute to give the Highlanders a 1-0 lead, but the NAIA’s top-ranked team scored twice in the last five minutes, including the gamewinner with 21 seconds left, to remain undefeated.
Rio controlled most of the play, outshooting the Highlanders, 16-3, on the afternoon and holding a 7-1 edge in corners. Ben Callan and Simon Carey scored for the Redmen, who took advantage of a strong tailwind in the second half.
Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) picked up the assist on Reese’s goal.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made seven saves for the Highlanders (11-2-1), including several strong stops early in the game and midway through the second half. Oliver Sanders had one save for the Redmen (13-0-0).
Houghton 7, Urbana 0
Rusty Knight (Thomasville, N.C.) and Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) each scored twice to lead the Highlander attack in a 7-0 home win over Urbana on Saturday.
Houghton (11-1-1) is ranked 19th in the NAIA. Urbana is 6-6-2.
Knight opened the scoring in the seventh minute off an assist from Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada). Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada), and Clodfelter each added first-half tallies before Knight scored his fourth of the year to give the Highlanders a 5-0 lead at the break.
Clodfelter and Tim Haffey (South Lyon, Mich.) scored the only goals in the second half in the 69th and 74th minutes, respectively.
Norton finished with a season-high four assists on the afternoon and now has 11 on the season. Eby got his team and conference-leading 17th helper of the year and 45th of his career to move into a first-place tie with Bob Schwaner (1992-95) on the all-time Houghton list for career assists.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) was not credited with any saves as he recorded his fifth shutout on the season for the Highlanders, who outshot the Blue Knights, 29-2, including a dominant 18-0 advantage in shots on goal.
Houghton 4, Mercyhurst 0
The Highlanders avenged their only loss of the season, and they did it in convincing fashion, knocking off Mercyhurst, 4-0, Tuesday at Burke Field.
Mercyhurst (8-2) came into the game ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II. Houghton is ranked No. 19 in the NAIA.
"I think the bottom line is that it shows how much improvement this team has made," said Highlanders coach Dwight Hornibrook. "There is a special hunger in this team. The seniors have been producing solid efforts. You just have to be pleased."
Houghton (10-1-1) jumped out on top in the ninth minute when John Ames (Hilton, N.Y.) chested in a corner from Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) for his first goal as a Highlander. Clodfelter just missed registering his own goal with a 40-yard shot that Lakers keeper Mike Franks just tipped off the crossbar and out of play in the 20th minute.
Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) put Houghton up 2-0 just three minutes later, taking a back-heel pass from Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) and ripping a shot just inside the left post from 25 yards out on the right.
Franks was unable to handle Eby’s 18-yard shot in the 51st minute and Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.) sent the loose ball straight into the net. Clodfelter closed the scoring in the 60th minute, heading in another hard Eby shot that had deflected off the crossbar.
The Lakers had their most dangerous chances late in the game, including a 30-yard rip that Houghton keeper Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) managed to tip over the crossbar.
The Highlanders outshot the Lakers, 16-10, including an 8-4 edge in shots on goal. Houghton had a 4-3 edge in corners.
Cox and Franks each made four saves.
Mercyhurst beat the Highlanders, 3-0, to start the season.
Houghton 9, Daemen 0
The Highlanders treated the fans at Homecoming 2003 to a goal-scoring barrage as they downed Daemen, 9-0, at Burke Field.
Tim Haffey (South Lyon, Mich.) tallied two goals and two assists to lead the 23rd ranked Highlanders (9-1-1; 4-0 AMC). Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) scored his 50th career goal and tallied two assists to tie Dan Dominguez for second place on the all-time list with 42. Philip Cabildo (Puebla, Mexico), Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.), Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada), and Rusty Knight (Thomasville, N.C.) also scored. Daemen also was charged with an own goal.
Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) and Knight each had two assists, while Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) and Reese added single helpers.
Michael Diercks (Haddonfield, N.J.) made one save in goal to get the shutout, but he got help from Knight, who cleared a sure goal off the line late in the game.
Houghton outshot Daemen, 36-2, and had a dominant 13-0 edge in corners.
Houghton 5, LeMoyne 4
The rain-soaked field had nothing to do with the sloppy play Tuesday night as the Highlanders escaped with a 5-4 win over LeMoyne.
Houghton (8-1-1) had several defensive lapses in the first half, falling behind 2-0 in the game’s first 26 minutes. The offense finally started clicking thanks to substitute Patrick King (Albion, N.Y.) who tallied his first career goal off an assist from Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) in the 32nd minute. Andy Walton (Emmaus, Pa.) evened the score 11 minutes later off assists from Eby and Mike Wheelhouse (Grand Falls, NB, Canada).
King rebounded a shot that Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) ripped off the keeper for his second of the night to put Houghton up 3-2 in the 63rd minute. But that lead didn’t last, as LeMoyne’s Scott Newman scored his third of the game to knot the game at three. Eby put Houghton back up one, heading in a Norton corner just seven minutes later, but once again, the Dolphins answered with a goal from Geoff Berger just two minutes later to even the contest at four.
Norton got the game winner in the 85th minute, settling a cross from Reese and slipping the shot in from five yards out.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) had a busy night, allowing all four goals and making six saves. LeMoyne’s Shawn Barker had two saves and five goals allowed. Richard Shaw and Pat Delaney assisted on LeMoyne’s first and third goals, respectively.
Houghton had a 19-15 edge in overall shots, but the Dolphins had a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal. Houghton had five corners to LeMoyne’s one.
Houghton 1, Roberts Wesleyan 0
Houghton earned a key AMC road win over rival Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday, knocking off the Raiders, 1-0, in a rain-soaked match.
With the win, the 24th ranked Highlanders improve to 3-0 in the AMC and 7-1-1 overall.
Senior Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) provided the only goal of the contest, taking a Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) cross and heading in the winner from five yards out in the 49th minute.
The Highlanders had the majority of the dangerous chances, outshooting Roberts, 17-4, including a 7-2 edge in shots on goal. Two Houghton goals were negated by offsides. Roberts pressed forward late in the game but had the equalizer called back on an offside and another shot rifled off the left post.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made one save to get the shutout.
Houghton 7, Notre Dame College (Ohio) 0
The Highlanders (6-1-1; 2-0-0 AMC) were able to get a little revenge over last year’s AMC North Division champions, downing Notre Dame College of Ohio, 7-0, at Burke Field on Saturday. Notre Dame defeated Houghton, 2-1, last season.
The scoring started early, with Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) scoring his fourth goal of the season off an assist from Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) in the second minute. Two minutes later Andy Walton (Emmaus, Pa.) scored his third off an assist from Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.). Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.) knocked a shot off a defender and into the net for a Falcon own goal in the 11th minute and Tim Haffey (S. Lyon, Mich.) tallied in the 16th minute, faking a pass to his left before cutting back to the right and ripping a 15-yard shot into the lower right corner. Haffey scored his second of the contest and third of the year with three seconds to go in the first half after Eby headed down a Clodfelter throw-in.
Joe Mazzeo (Braddock, N.J.) got his first career goal and first career assist within a two-minute span in the second half. He redirected a nice cross from Eby in the 71st minute and then returned the favor for Eby’s third goal of the year in the 73rd minute to close the scoring. Eby’s shot was a low 25-yard strike into the lower left corner.
The Highlanders had a 29-8 advantage in shots and 7-4 edge in corners. Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made three saves in 73 minutes of action, while Michael Diercks (Haddonfield, N.J.) faced no shots in 17 minutes.
Houghton 3, Ashland 1
Houghton used three first-half goals to knock off NCAA-II No. 21 and previously undefeated Ashland University, 3-1, Tuesday at Burke Field.
Senior defender Tim Haffey (S. Lyon, Mich.) put the Highlanders up 1-0 in the 16th minute with a low 18-yard shot that found its way through a maze of defenders and just inside the right post. Senior Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.), who picked up the assist on Haffey’s goal, made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, when he stepped around two defenders and ripped a shot from 15 yards. But one minute later Ashland’s Ben Walker headed in a Brent Scarbrough corner to trim the deficit to one goal.
Senior Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) gave the Highlanders some breathing room in the 35th minute, taking a beautiful cross from Eby and one-timing the ball from three yards out.
Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made three saves and allowed one goal for the Highlanders (5-1-1). Charles Curren made six saves and allowed three goals for the Eagles (3-1-1).
Houghton outshot Ashland, 19-8, and had a nine to three edge in shots on goal.
With four points on the night, Eby moved into fourth place on the Highlanders all-time points list with 129 (47 goals, 35 assists), passing Bob Schwaner (41-45-127).
Houghton 2, Walsh 0
The Highlanders (4-1-1) had little trouble with Walsh University (3-2-1), easing to a 2-0 win at home on Saturday.
Freshman Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada) scored his third goal of the year in the 5th minute off a pass from senior Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) to put Houghton up 1-0. Eby made a run down the left and chipped a beautiful ball across the box to Oduro, who one-timed the pass under the bar and into the top of the net.
Eby ripped a shot off the Walsh keeper in the 52nd minute, but sophomore Andy Walton (Emmaus, Pa.) gathered in the loose ball to score his second of the year.
Junior Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) did not face any shots and got the shutout. Houghton outshot Walsh, 15-0, and had an 8-0 edge in corners.
Houghton 5, Seton Hill 1
Five different players scored as the Highlanders opened conference play with a 5-1 win over visiting Seton Hill University.
Freshman Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ont., Canada), redirected a cross from senior Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.) to put Houghton up 1-0 in the 11th minute. Eby headed in his first of the year four minutes later off a pass from senior Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.). Senior Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.) got his second of the year in the 33rd minute after senior Tim Haffey (South Lyon, Mich.) headed down a Clodfelter throw in.
Clodfelter picked up his third assist under three minutes later, sending a beautiful 40-yard direct kick to the far post, where senior Brett Norton (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) slid in to redirect the ball past the keeper. Sophomore Andy Walton (Emmaus, Pa.) closed the first half scoring off an assist from Haffey in the 42nd minute.
Seton Hill avoided the shutout with a goal by Eric McKeever in the 81st minute. A low 20-yard shot by Josh Sobota was headed for the left corner, but the ball ricocheted off McKeever and to the right of Houghton junior keeper Michael Diercks (Haddonfield, N.J.).
Houghton (3-1-1; 1-0 AMC) outshot Seton Hill, 18-6, and had a 6-0 edge in corners. Junior keeper Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made one save in 60 minutes of action. Diercks made two saves in 30 minutes. Ryan McCandless stopped 10 shots for Seton Hill (4-2; 0-1 AMC).
Houghton 1, Fredonia 1
The Highlanders (2-1-1) played their second-straight double overtime contest, but this time they couldn’t escape with the win, tying Fredonia State, 1-1, in the Fredonia State University Tournament on Saturday.
Guillermo Jiminez (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) scored his first career goal off an assist from senior Brett Norton (Prince Edward Island, Canada) to give the Highlanders the lead in the 12th minute. Fredonia’s Tim Cupello tied it four minutes later.
Junior Steve Cox (Markham, Ont., Canada) made four saves in goal for Houghton, who outshot Fredonia 23-12.
Seniors Tim Haffey (S. Lyon, Mich.), Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.), and Norton were named to the all-tournament team.
Houghton 1, Warner Southern College 0 (2OT)
Despite dominating play and outshooting Warner Southern, 39-8, the Highlanders needed all of regulation and the majority of two overtime periods to get the 1-0 win in the first round of the Fredonia State Tournament.
Senior Rusty Knight (Thomasville, N.C.) scored with six seconds left in the second overtime to seal it for Houghton (2-1).
Junior Michael Diercks (Haddonfield, N.J.) needed to make just two saves to get the shutout. Houghton had an 11-0 edge in corners.
The Highlanders play Fredonia at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Houghton 2, Gannon 0
Senior Chad Reese (Rome, N.Y.) and freshman Kwame Oduro (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) each scored their first career goals to lead the Highlanders (1-1) to a 2-0 win over Gannon (1-1) in a rain-soaked contest on the road.
Reese opened the scoring in the 18th minute off assists from seniors Brad Clodfelter (Winston Salem, N.C.) and Tim Haffey (South Lyon, Mich.), then Oduro tallied just 52 seconds later, redirecting a cross from senior Trevor Eby (New Holland, Pa.).
Junior Steve Cox (Markham, Ontario, Canada) needed to make just two saves to register the shutout. The Highlanders and Golden Knights each took 12 shots, but Houghton held a 4-2 edge in shots on goal. Houghton also had a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Mercyhurst 3, Houghton 0
The 2003 season got off to a poor start for the Highlanders (0-1) as they dropped their opener to Mercyhurst, 3-0, on the road.
The Lakers, ranked No. 7 in NCAA-II, scored in the 16th, 32nd, and 38th minutes. Houghton outshot the hosts, 22-12, but could not find the back of the net.
Steve Cox made four saves. Houghton had a 6-3 edge in corners.
These two teams will meet for the second time this season at Houghton on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
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