FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 3 (13-2-2)
Niagara 0 (9-8-2)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University women's soccer team took its next step in a quest for a fourth consecutive MAAC Championship with a 3-0 victory over #6 Niagara in the conference semifinal on Wednesday evening at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

Monmouth closed a back-and-forth first half with the upper hand after Jesi Rossman (Phoenixville, PA / Phoenixville Area) pounced on a loose ball inside Niagara's six-yard box in the 43^rd minute. The goal came off of a Madie Gibson (Cape May, NJ / Lower Cape May) corner kick that Maddison Perna (Rockaway, NJ / Morris Knolls) deflected to Rossman for the goal.

Less than a minute into the second half, Monmouth capitalized on a hand ball inside the penalty area. Sarina Jones (Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek) calmly slotted home the ensuing PK and Monmouth seized control at that point. Jess Johnson's (Howell, NJ / The Hun School) free kick was headed in by Lauren Karabin (Wall, NJ / Wall / Brookdale) in the 80^th minute to put the game out of reach.

Amanda Knaub (Enola, PA / Trinity) finished the night with four saves, including deflecting a Niagara chance in the 23^rd minute off the crossbar, to preserve the shutout.

NOTES & QUOTES
"In the first half it took us time to settle into the game. The second half I thought we played very well and created some terrific chances. To score off of three restarts is a great way to advance to the championship game."
– Head Coach Krissy Turner

- Monmouth advances to the MAAC Championship match for the fourth consecutive year.
- Monmouth improved to 11-2 all-time in the MAAC Tournament, including a 5-2 record at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.
- Monmouth is unbeaten in its last 14 games (13-0-1), including 12 straight wins.
- It is the longest winning under Krissy Turner and the longest streak since the program won 17 straight games spanning the 1994 and 1995 seasons.
- The Hawks have outscored their opponents 39-2 during the 12-game winning streak.
- The 12-game winning streak is tied with Stanford for the longest active winning streak in the NCAA.
- The Hawks have won 13 straight home games against MAAC opponents and improved to 6-3-0 at home in 2019.
- Monmouth has won 22 consecutive games overall against MAAC opponents and owns a goal differential of 76-5 in those games.
- The 22-game conference winning streak is the longest such streak in the NCAA.
- Monmouth has won 50 straight games when scoring first.
- Monmouth won its 13th game of the season and has won at least 13 games in seven consecutive seasons.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series against Niagara 16-1-0, including 16 straight victories.
- Monmouth has shut out Niagara in each of the last eight meetings between the teams. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Amanda Knaub made four saves to earn her 13th shutout of the season and 43rd career clean sheet.
- Knaub's 13 shutouts are tied for third-most in a season in Monmouth history with Ashley Lewis (2013).
- Knaub extended her scoreless streak to 732:55, the longest streak of her career.
- Knaub is 8-0-0 with three shutouts and has allowed six goals in eight MAAC postseason games.
- Jesi Rossman scored her second goal of the season and fifth-career goal.
- Rossman has three goals in three games in her MAAC Tournament career.
- Sarina Jones scored her first-career penalty kick opportunity and registered her second-career goal.
- Lauren Karabin scored the third goal of her sophomore season.
- Jess Johnson collected her second assist of the season and seventh-career assist.
- Madie Gibson picked up her team-leading sixth assist of 2019. She now has 32 career assists and 98 career points.
- Gibson has seven goals and five assists in eight career MAAC Tournament games
- Monmouth outshot Niagara, 27-5, including 15-4 in shots on goal.
- Sabrina Locus finished with 14 saves in net for the Purple Eagles.
- Monmouth earned 10 corner kicks and Niagara took one.

NEXT UP
Monmouth will host the MAAC Championship match at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn on Sunday, November 10. Opening kickoff is set for 4 p.m. and tickets can be purchased online at maac.ticketleap.com or in person at the game. The contest will also be broadcast on ESPN+.