WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - The Monmouth University women's soccer team improved to 2-0 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action, and 8-1 overall, behind its 2-1 victory over Canisius on The Great Lawn on Saturday afternoon. In the home win, freshman forward Alexis McTamney (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional) added the game-winner and an assist for the Hawks.

"We created a lot of great chances today," stated Krissy Turner, who has guided the Hawks to one of their best starts in her 16th season as the head coach. "It is good to be 2-0 in league play, but we need to execute better in front of the goal."

Monmouth outshot Canisius 29-4 in the match, forcing Golden Griffin goalkeeper Megan Tock to make 10 saves.

The Hawks opened the scoring in the 17th minute when McTamney fed senior Monique Plescia (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Regional-Old Tappan) for her second tally of the season.

Following a defensive breakdown, Canisius knotted the score at 1-1 in the 28th minute, as Brianna Smith netted her team-best seventh goal for the Golden Griffins (3-8-1, 1-2-0 MAAC).

Monmouth retook the lead just 1:23 into the second half when junior Alexa Freguletti (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah) crossed a ball on the ground into the box that McTamney finished with one touch, for her team-high sixth goal of the season.

Fifth-year senior Ashley Lewis (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro) made one save in goal for the Hawks, who also held an 8-3 edge in corner kick opportunities.

Monmouth, now 5-0 at home this season, returns to action on Wednesday night, when the Hawks host Manhattan in MAAC play on The Great Lawn at 7:00 p.m.

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