Houghton and Saxons Post Shutouts
Houghton 2, Point Park 0
The Highlander men's soccer team overcame a 4.5 hour bus ride and sluggish start to earn a 2-0 victory over former American Mideast Conference foe Point Park University on the road Wednesday.
The Pioneers pressured the Highlanders early and just missed on several scoring opportunities, including a shot off the pipe. Houghton had their own shot just miss when
Cory Martin ripped a 15 yard shot off the far post midway through the half. Point Park held an 8-7 advantage in shots in the opening stanza.
Houghton made some adjustments and found their legs in the second half to turn the game in their advantage. They outshot the Pioneers 10-4 after the break and finally found the back of the net in the 70th minute on a 25-yard
John Carpenter free kick that looped over the wall and just under the crossbar. Carpenter had a role in the second Highlander goal just eight minutes later, serving up a perfectly place free kick to the head of
Paul Seddon, who knocked it down for
Landon Sheaffer to put away.
Jacob Dunnett earned his fifth clean sheet of the season and improved his record to 6-0-1 on the year. He made five saves on the afternoon.
Alfred 6, D'Youville 0
The Alfred University men’s soccer team improved to 4-5 (0-1 Empire 8) in a 6-0 decision over D’Youville, Wednesday evening.
Senior midfielder Zachary Kranefeld, junior forward Brendan Collins, sophomore midfielder Ian St. Pierre, and sophomore forward Nicholas Carey all netted goals in the first half to give the Saxons a commanding 4-0 lead.
Junior midfielder Nicholas Milliman and freshman midfielder Aidan Calkins both scored at the 46th minute and 75th minute marks to round out scoring for AU, solidifying the 6-0 victory.
Kranefeld, St. Pierre, freshman midfielder Richard Lander, and freshman midfielder Graeme Corrigan each finished with an assist apiece.
For the game, the Saxons held a 33-5 shot advantage over the Spartans.
Sophomore goalie Matthew Unick made two saves in 90 minutes of play, for AU.
Scranton 2, Ithaca 1
The Ithaca College men's soccer team (1-5-0, 1-0-0) fell to Scranton Wednesday evening, losing to the Royals by a score of 2-1. Junior
Casey Williamson scored the lone goal for the Bombers.
Junior goalkeeper
Jordan Gentile started the contest, giving up one goal on six shots in 45 minutes of work. Sophomore
Kenny Chapman played the entire second half, making one save on two shots to earn the loss.
The Royals netted the first two goals of the game, scoring in the 31st and 54th minute to take a 2-0 lead. Ithaca responded in the 60th minute, as Williamson kicked in a rebound off a shot from freshman
Sean Forward. Williamson's goal marked his first of the season, while Forward's assist marked his third-straight game with a point.
Despite the comeback, Ithaca was unable to score again, giving Scranton the 2-1 victory.