Field Hockey | 9/30/2023 10:01:00 PM
HOUGHTON, NY – Jace Hunzinger established a new Empire 8 career assist record and Bekah Davie added to her conference-leading goals-scored total, as the Houghton Highlanders (8-1, 3-0 Empire 8) defeated the Russell Sage Gators (3-5, 0-2 Empire 8) on Saturday afternoon, 4-2.
Davie scored the game's opening goal, her 13th of the season, in the eighth minute of play on a feed from Deborah Cross. Then just over three minutes later Davie found the back of the cage again on Hunzinger's record-breaking assist, the 45th of her career.
The Gators would pull within a goal in the 14th minutes on a penalty stroke from Amy Stevens, but Hunzinger answered less than a minute later with her fifth goal of the season to make it 3-1 in favor of the Highlanders.
Hunzinger would find Cross early in the second half to make the score 4-1, before Stevens scored her second goal of the game to cap the scoring for the day.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 4 | Sage – 2
Venue: Burke Field, Houghton University | Attendance: 95
SCORING SUMMARY
| Time |
Team |
Description |
| 7:16 |
 |
Bekah Davie (13)
Assisted By: Deborah Cross |
| 10:40 |
|
Bekah Davie (14)
Assisted By: Jace Hunzinger |
| 13:16 |
 |
Amy Stevens (9) |
| 14:09 |
|
Jace Hunzinger (5)
Assisted By: Bekah Davie |
| 33:26 |
|
Deborah Cross (7)
Assisted By: Jace Hunzinger |
| 44:11 |
|
Amy Stevens (10) |
NOTABLE STATS
>> Hunzinger has tallied 16 assists this season and currently leads the NCAA Division III in assists per game (1.78).
>> Houghton maintained leads in shots (18-7), shots on goal (16-5) and penalty corners (7-4).
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will continue conference play on Tuesday, October 2, when they travel to Rochester to take on the Nazareth Golden Flyers at 6:00 p.m. The Highlanders won the last meeting between the two teams, 2-0, last season on Burke Field.
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