Lady Yotes Play Eastern Oregon to Scoreless Draw
CALDWELL, Idaho –
Brittany Houghton recorded her fourth career match with double-digit saves, helping the College of Idaho end an Eastern Oregon seven game win streak, as the two rivals played to a 0-0 draw at Simplot Stadium.
Houghton made 12 saves on the day – one off her career high – as the Lady Yotes (5-7-1, 3-5-1 CCC) became the first Cascade Conference team this season to take a point off the first-place Mountaineers.
Eastern (8-2-2, 7-0-1) had the run of play throughout, holding a commanding 20-6 edge in total shots – but Houghton was a wall between the posts – stopping seven shots on goal in the second half alone. It was her fifth shutout of the season and pushed her school record career total to 19.
The Mounties nearly won the game early in the second overtime, but Morgan Farrington's header banged off the right post. EOU had three other chances in the period, but could not find the twine, while keeper Cyndi Cottrell made five saves to help Eastern complete the clean sheet.
C of I closes out their home schedule on Sunday, hosting Warner Pacific at 3 p.m.