FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 2 (11-3-2, 8-1-0 MAAC)
Fairfield 0 (6-9-0, 4-5-0 MAAC)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University women's soccer team captured its fifth consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship with a 2-0 victory over Fairfield on Wednesday night at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

The Hawks got on the board in the 29^th minute when Gabriella Cuevas scored her third goal in two games. Cuevas pounced on a loose ball near the far post following a Sarina Jones corner kick and the Hawks went into halftime with a 1-0 lead after outshooting the Stags 14-1 in the first 45 minutes.

Monmouth's lead doubled in the 71^st minute when a long shot by Sophie Centi was deflected by Dana Scheriff past Fairfield's Megan DeFeo, who committed to stopping Centi's low driven shot.

Goalkeeper Amanda Knaub made four saves in the second half to earn her MAAC leading 10^th shutout of the 2017 season.

NOTES & QUOTES
"A solid performance for us in our final home game of the season. We defended well and earned another shutout which is terrific. It is very difficult to be the best team over the stretch of an entire regular season. I am extremely proud of this team for the work they have put in that allowed us to claim our fifth straight regular season championship."
– Head Coach Krissy Turner

- The Hawks secured their fifth consecutive MAAC regular season championship will open the MAAC Tournament with a quarterfinal match against the winner of the #8/#9 game at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29 in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The Hawks will play on Field 17.
- Monmouth reached 11 wins for the fifth consecutive season.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series with Fairfield 6-1-1.
- The Hawks are 10-0-0 in 2017 when scoring the first goal of the game.
- Monmouth improved its five-year MAAC record to 43-3-3.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Gabriella Cuevas scored her third goal of the season and now has four goals in her career.
- Sarina Jones assisted Cuevas goal and has one assist in consecutive games.
- Dana Scheriff scored her third goal of the year and Sophie Centi collected her third assist.
- Centi has 13 career points (3 goals, 7 assists).
- Madie Gibson started her 36th consecutive match for the Hawks.
- Amanda Knaub made her 29th straight start in goal and made four saves.
- Knaub's shutout was her 10^th of the year and the 19^th of her career, which ties her for fourth in program history with Kristin Spohn (1997-2000).
- The Hawks finished with a 24-6 advantage in shots, and a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal. Monmouth took 12 corner kicks and Fairfield took two corners in the match.
- Megan DeFeo made three saves in goal for the Stags.

NEXT UP
Monmouth closes its regular season on Saturday afternoon when it plays Saint Peter's in Jersey City, NJ. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.