Final Score: Hartwick 2, Houghton 0
 
Venue: Oneonta, NY – Elmore Field
 
Records: Hartwick (8-5-1, 4-2 E8); Houghton (5-4-2, 0-4-1 E8)
 
Recap: Gabrielle Kreppein (Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls) scored a goal in each half to lead Hartwick's women's soccer team to a 2-0 Empire 8 victory over Houghton Saturday on Elmore. Kreppein started the scoring in the 13^th minute as she took advantage of a Houghton defender's slip, broke in alone with Houghton keeper Sadie Dunnett, and buried her shot low for a 1-0 lead. The Hawks were unlucky not to get a second later in the half. A cross from Shannon Lauko (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker) into the box found Alexa DuBois (Hobart, NY/South Kortright) in front with 20 minutes left. DuBois' shot smacked the upright and the game remained 1-0. Eight and a half minutes later, Kiley Richardson (Flanders, NJ/Roxbury) served a ball in from the left side of the Highlander goal. It sailed over the head of Dunnett but ricocheted off the far post. Kreppein put it away in the 84^th minute. Tanner Reed (Unadilla, NY/Unatego Central) played a ball into the mixer and Kreppein was first to it. Her first touch got her past the Houghton keeper and she tucked the ball into a open net for her sixth tally of the season. The Hawks closed the match with a 22-8 advantage in shots. Cassandra Robataille (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam) made three saves in the opening 87 minutes for the Hawks. Hannah Erbe Smith (San Dieo, CA/Scripps Ranch) played the final three minutes in her first action this season to preserve the clean sheet.
 
Notes: With the win, Hartwick stays in second place in the Empire 8 standings and are a near lock for the playoffs. The Hawks improve to 4-2-1 against the Highlanders all-time. 'Wick is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings.
 
Up Next: Hartwick plays at city-rival SUNY Oneonta on Wednesday, October 17 beginning at 4 p.m.