FINAL SCORE – 2OT
Princeton 2 (6-0-0)
Monmouth 1 (2-3-1)
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Princeton's Mimi Asom scored with 2:17 remaining in double overtime to lift the visiting Tigers over the Monmouth University women's soccer team on Sunday afternoon at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn.
Each team scored once in the first half, Monmouth on a goal by
Rachelle Ross (Mt. Laurel, NJ / Lenape) after she ran onto a long ball by
Julie Spracklin (Easthampton, NJ / Rancocas Valley) and poked it past Princeton goalkeeper Natalie Grossi and then the Tigers answered less than two minutes later. Princeton's first goal was a right-footed attempt that beat Monmouth goalie
Amanda Knaub (Enola, PA / Trinity) to the near side.
Each team had opportunities that hit the crossbar, including two shots by the Hawks that hit the woodwork, before Asom ultimately scored the sudden-victory goal.
NOTES & QUOTES
"It is a difficult loss as I thought we played very well for good stretches of the game. This gives us a lot to build on as we approach MAAC play."
– Head Coach
Krissy Turner
- Monmouth used the same starting lineup for the third consecutive game.
- Rookie goalkeeper
Amanda Knaub made two saves before giving way to senior
Sydney Lavan in the 31st minute.
- Monmouth scored first for the fourth time in six matches.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series with Princeton 9-4-0. It was the first meeting between the two New Jersey programs since Sept. 24, 2002.
- Monmouth is 2-2-0 in afternoon games this season.
- The Hawks are 1-2-1 playing on turf in 2016.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Ross' goal was the 11th of her career and her first of the season. Ross now has 33 career points.
- Spracklin's assist was her first of the year and the 15th of her career.
- Spracklin's career point total is now 35.
- Knaub had not allowed a goal in 296:37 before Princeton tied the game at 1-1.
- Lavan finished with three saves in 77:23, but fell to 0-2-0 on the year.
NEXT UP
The Hawks open MAAC play on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Poughkeepsie, NY to play Marist.
