WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - In the 82nd minute, Monmouth junior Andreas Klang (Gothemberg, Sweden) notched his first goal of the season, in just his third game of the year, to lead the Hawks to a 1-0 win over St. Francis College, in Northeast Conference action on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Hawks improve to 8-2-2 on the season and 3-0 in the NEC, while SFC falls to 3-7-3, 1-3-0 in league play.

Monmouth is now unbeaten in its last 22 Northeast Conference matches (17-0-5), dating back to the 2004 season.

Senior Tom Gray (Middletown, N.J./Middletown South) found Klang on the left side of the 18-box, before Klang's left-footed service found the far netting, past SFC goalkeeper Chris Antonino at 81:59 for the game-winner.

"That was a special goal by Klang," said head coach Robert McCourt. "He gave us a glimpse of what we have been missing with him out of the lineup."

Monmouth goalkeeper Daniel Schenkel (Campo Verde, Brazil) registered his fifth shutout of the year, while making four saves. Antonino made three saves between the pipes for the Terriers, who have fallen to the Hawks 1-0 the last two seasons.

The Hawks outshot St. Francis 13-6 in the game, while the Terriers held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.

Monmouth returns to action on Friday, October 19, when the Hawks travel to in-state rival Fairleigh Dickinson for a 3 p.m. Northeast Conference match. In the Hawks' first match as a nationally-ranked side in 2006, Monmouth and the Knights battled to a scoreless draw on The Great Lawn last season.