HOUGHTON, N.Y. (October 6, 2018)  – Junior Julia Panko recorded her third career multi-goal match to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Houghton College Saturday in an Empire 8 Conference fixture on Burke Field.

Panko netted the first two goals of the match and has posted consecutive multi-goal games against the Highlanders. The Millstone Township, New Jersey native, who also collected a second-half assist, has recorded a multi-goal performance in each of her three seasons on Castle Point.

The Ducks, who extended their winning streak to six, saw four different players record goals. In addition to Panko's two goals, freshman Ally Wanzor, freshman Fiona Matthews and sophomore Taylor Schaad each found the back of the Highlander's net. Stevens improved to 8-2 on the season and is a perfect 4-0 in the Empire 8.

Rachel Fortney made two saves and Sadie Dunnett added nine saves for the Highlanders. Houghton falls to 5-3-2 overall and 0-3-1 in the conference and has dropped three of its last four matches.

Inside the Numbers

• Freshman Izzy DiDario and sophomore Erika McCarthy each played a half to record a combined clean sheet.

• The Ducks fired off 36 shots, with 16 being on net.

• Senior Olivia Butera and sophomores Kaitlyn Casiano and Ashleigh Nagy.

Unsung Heroes

• The defensive unit for the Ducks protected their net and only allowed one shot during the match.

From the Sidelines

• "The team did a good job of controlling the match today. We were able to get several contributions from many different areas and individuals and it was good to see. Now we are recovering to be ready for an important match with Alfred tomorrow."

Up Next

• Stevens travels Alfred on Sunday for an Empire 8 match at 12 PM.

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