HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's lacrosse team won its second consecutive game on Wednesday night, as the Soaring Eagles nearly doubled Houghton College for a 13-7 victory at the Highlanders' Burke Field.

Elmira, which improved to 3-1 overall, has outscored its last two opponents by a combined 30-10. Additionally, Soaring Eagles have opened a season with wins in three of their first four games for the first time since starting the 2012 campaign with a 6-1 record.

In the attacking third of the field, the duo of Kendra Heath '23 and Emily Ferguson '24 once again set the tone for the Purple and Gold. Heath, a Corning, New York, native, recorded a game-high six points with four goals and two assists. Ferguson, a product of Waterloo, New York, extended her remarkable streak of five-goal performances, leading all goal scorers with five tallies.

In the midfield, Kari Jensen '23 did a little bit of everything. Another Waterloo High School graduate, Jensen contributed two goals, two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and a game-best five draw controls.

EC also received points from Catrina Dinehart '23 (1g-1a), Mikayla Carfello '22 (1g), and Maura May '24 (1a).

Collecting her third win of the spring between the posts was second-year netminder Alex Cox '23. In the first 43:39, Cox helped Elmira build a seven-goal lead despite the Highlanders (0-1) finishing the matchup with a 21-to-19 advantage in shots on goal. The goalie from Penn Yan, New York, made a season-high 12 saves before Krystyna Lilland '21 entered in relief.

In Their Own Words...
Head Coach Katelyn Sherman on Wednesday's win over Houghton...
"The team hustled hard tonight. They ironed our their play and executed what we have been practicing, and the results followed. I am very proud of them."

News and Notes

• At 3-1, Elmira is off to its best start since opening the 2012 season with a 6-1 record.
• Wednesday's win over Houghton is EC's first since 2016, snapping a three-game losing streak versus the Highlanders.
• 13 goals are the most scored against Houghton since 2014, when EC logged a 15-8 win in the series.
• For the fourth consecutive game to start her collegiate career, Ferguson scored five goals.
• Ferguson is the first Soaring Eagle with at least five goals in four straight games since 2016, when the program's all-time scoring leader, Moorea Spoljaric '16, pieced together a five-game streak. That year, Spoljaric set Elmira's single-season record with 66 goals in 15 games.
• Carfello made her 2021 debut in the win and netted her 34th career goal.

Up Next
Elmira's 2021 home opener is a rematch of the season-opening contest. The Soaring Eagles will host Alfred University on Saturday, April 10, at 3:00 p.m.