FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 5 (14-4-2)
Quinnipiac 2 (12-7-1)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ –  The Monmouth University women's soccer team scored three first-half goals and defeated Quinnipiac by a 5-2 final to win its sixth conference championship in program history on Sunday evening at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

Monmouth earned the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will make its fourth NCAA appearance in program history.

The Hawks struck first in the 23rd minute when Alli DeLuca (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) unleashed a rocket from outside the penalty area that hit the upper 90 and beat Quinnipiac goalie Olivia Myszewski. Less than 10 minutes later, DeLuca set up Rachael Ivanicki (Colts Neck, NJ / Colts Neck [Bryant]) for right-footed shot that made it 2-0 in favor of the top-seeded Hawks.

Miranda Konstantinides (Voorhees, NJ / Eastern Regional) scored consecutive goals late in the first half and early in the second to put the Hawks up 4-0. After the Bobcats converted a penalty kick in the 53rd minute, Madie Gibson (Cape May, NJ / Lower Cape May) tacked on a fifth goal for the Hawks in the 62nd minute to increase the lead to 5-1.

NOTES & QUOTES
"We had a tremendous performance in all phases of the game. We left no doubt that we are the best team in the MAAC. I am very proud of every player, coach and support staff member in our program who worked extremely hard to allow us to hold up the trophy today."
 – Head Coach Krissy Turner

- Konstantinides was named the 2016 MAAC Tournament MVP
- Gibson, Ivanicki and Rachelle Ross were named to the All-Tournament Team
- Monmouth will make its first NCAA Tournament trip since 2013
- It is Monmouth's fourth NCAA Tournament berth in program history (2007, 2009, 2013, 2016)
- Monmouth won its sixth conference tournament title overall (NEC - 1995, 1996, 2007, 2009) and second as a member of the MAAC (2013, 2016)
- The Hawks reached 14 total wins, the most since 2014.
- Monmouth increased its overall unbeaten streak to 12 games (11-0-1), its longest since the 2013 season when it was unbeaten in 14 straight matches.
- The Hawks won their seventh straight home match.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series with Quinnipiac 14-7-2.
- Monmouth's Class of 2017 won its 58th game. The 58 wins are the third most by a class in Monmouth history.

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Konstantinides recorded her third two-goal game of the season. She has six goals this year.
- Her first goal, a header, was set up by Anna Lazur and Julie Spracklin.
- Lazur picked up her fourth assist of the year and Spracklin's was her fifth.
- Gibson scored for the fourth-consecutive match and was set up by Alexis McTamney.
- Gibson leads the Hawks with 33 points (12 G, 9 A) in 2016.
- Ross and McTamney each assisted Konstantinides' second goal. Ross now has 25 points on the year (10 G, 5 A).
- McTamney's two assists moved her career-point total to 88, which is seventh in program history.
- DeLuca's goal and assist increased her season point total to 15 (6 G, 3 A).
- Ivanicki scored for the third straight match and increased her season total to seven goals. She now has 39 career points (16 G, 7 A).
- Monmouth scored first for the 16th time in 20 matches.
- Monmouth outshot Quinnipiac 25-3, and held a 3-1 edge in corner kicks.
- It was the 17th time this season Monmouth has held its opposition to less than three corner kicks.

NEXT UP
Monmouth will receive the MAAC's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. The NCAA Selection Show for Division I Women's Soccer will air on NCAA.com on Monday, November 7 at 4:30 p.m.