WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Sophomore Josephine van der Hoop scored her 13th goal of the season, but it was not enough as the top-seeded Monmouth University field hockey team fell to third-seeded Fairfield, 2-1, Sunday afternoon in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship game.

van der Hoop tipped in a reverse shot by Kelly Hanna in the eighth minute to give the Blue and White a 1-0 lead it would eventually carry into the break.  Hanna Pike, the MAAC Championship MVP, scored in the 42nd and 57th minute to lead the Stags to victory and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Julie Laszlo, Georgia Garden Bachop and Tamar Klinkhamer were named to the All-MAAC Championship team.

NOTES & QUOTES
"First and foremost, I want to thank the seniors for all their hard work and helping us cultivate our program to where we are today.  I think everyone walking off the field can be proud of the effort put forth.  Obviously, it is not the result we wanted but I am extremely proud of the year we had as a group." – Head Coach Carli Figlio  

- Monmouth ends the season at 15-4, the fourth time in program history the Hawks have earned 15 wins.
- The Hawks had their seven-game winning streak snapped. 
- Monmouth, playing it its second-straight MAAC Championship finals, falls to 2-1 in MAAC Title games.
- It is the Hawks' first home loss of the season. 
- The senior class of Sydney Southard, Mallory Kusakavitch, Meg Donahue, Julie Laszlo, Rachel Konowal and Christen Piersanti conclude their careers with 53 wins, the most ever for a Monmouth field hockey senior class.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- van der Hoop finished the season with 31 points after her 13th goal.
- Hanna notched her seventh assist of the year to increase her point total to 35, good for second on the team.
- Senior goalkeeper Christen Piersanti recorded one save in defeat.
- Monmouth held a slight edge in shots, 6-4, while Fairfield earned six corners compared four for the Hawks.