ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's lacrosse team will conclude the 2017 regular season with an Empire 8 Conference bout against Houghton College on Saturday, April 29, at 3:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT: The Soaring Eagles were defeated by St. John Fisher College, 20-2, in their home finale on Wednesday, April 26, at Campus Field. After going nearly five minutes without a goal, the Cardinals capitalized following an Elmira yellow card to score the first of what turned into a 5-0 spurt in a span of 1:46. The Purple and Gold fell behind by nine before Hayley Baker '19 ended the drought with 6:08 remaining in the first half. The 5-foot-9-inch attacker also netted Elmira's second goal, which came at the 17:44 mark of the second half. On defense, Kelcey Crawford '18 caused two turnovers and collected three ground balls, while goalie Lindsay Wargo '17 registered 11 saves.

HUGHSON CAUSING HAVOC: Third-year midfielder Sarah Hughson '18 has been a force to be reckoned with in 2017, as she enters the season finale with a team-leading and career-high 30 caused turnovers despite having played in only 12 of EC's 14 games. She's caused three-or-more turnovers on six occasions, including a career-high seven against Cazenovia on March 25 and six in a victory over SUNY Canton on April 23. Throughout her three-year collegiate career the East Haddam, Connecticut, native has accumulated 70 caused turnovers, a figure that is tied with Marissa Mongillo '15 for seventh-most in program history.

SAVES WATCH: Wargo will likely reach a milestone in the final game of her collegiate career this weekend. The fourth-year goalie needs just three saves surpass the all-time record of 381, held currently by Malorie Stockwell '07. With 155 stops during her sophomore campaign and 127 this year, Wargo possesses two of the top-six highest single-season save totals by a Soaring Eagle.

SCOUTING HOUGHTON:  The Highlanders enter Saturday's contest coming off of a 17-6 drubbing of E8 member Alfred University. Houghton opened the game on an 8-0 run, tallying twelve goals in the first half. Alfred staged a comeback attempt to open the final stanza, but the Highlanders ended the game on a 5-0 run to close the door on the Saxons. Houghton is 2-4 over the last six contests, four of which came against Empire 8 competition. Overall, the Highlanders have not seen much of a home field advantage this season, as the squad has posted a 1-6 record at Burke Field. Houghton lays claim to the conference's top goal scorer in Jennifer Zacchinga, who averages 5.36 goals per game. The two-time E8 Player of the week now owns Houghton's all-time record for single season goals. Her teammate, Chandler Jones, sits first in conference in assists per game with a mark of 3.93. The dynamic duo's offensive prowess has both in the top five for the league in points per game, as Zacchinga ranks first (5.71) and Jones is fifth (4.43). Goaltender Alison Clark is third in conference in saves per game, averaging 7.50 per contest.

ALL TIME SERIES: Since Houghton joined the Empire 8 in the 2013 season, the Purple and Gold own a 3-1 record against the Highlanders. The most recent contest was a March 29, 2016 contest that saw Elmira walk away with an 11-8 victory.