MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville field hockey team picked up their second straight win Tuesday evening as senior Heather Cummings (Akron, N.Y.) scored twice in the come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Houghton in Houghton.

THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 2, Houghton 1 (Halftime: Houghton 1-0)
• Location: Burke Field, Houghton, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 2-2, Houghton 0-2

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville collected their second straight win Tuesday evening as they posted the 2-1 come-from-behind win over host Houghton College.
• Both of the Mustang tallies came off the stick of senior Heather Cummings (Akron, N.Y.) within minutes of one another.
• Camberly VanValkenburg (Walton, N.Y.) registered two assists and Makayla Haven (Richford, N.Y.) one in the win.
• Morgan Dueber (Owego, N.Y.) made eight stops in the win in cage for Morrisville.
• Houghton scored 8:46 into the contest and maintained the one goal lead for 40 minutes until the Mustangs offense broke through with the equalizer at the 49:13 mark.
• VanValkenburg crossed the ball into the scoring circle from the left, connecting with Cummings for the backhanded shot.
• Within minutes, Morrisville took advantage of a Highlander foul causing a penalty corner and put the go ahead tally into the back of the net at 51:52 as VanValkenburg sent the insert to Haven who crossed to Cummings for the scoring shot.
• Houghton had a final attempt to tie the contest at two in the closing minutes, but the shot sailed wide of the target and Morrisville collected the non-conference win.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will have one final non-conference tune-up before opening State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play as they travel to Keystone College for a 7 p.m. contest. The Mustangs next outing will take place on Sept. 22 as they open league action against Oswego on Drake Field.

 
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