FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 1 (6-2-2, 3-0-0 MAAC)
Rider 0 (2-8-0, 2-2-0 MAAC)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Behind Dana Scheriff's goal late in the first half, the Monmouth University women's soccer team edged Rider, 1-0, on Wednesday night at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

The highly competitive match saw action on both ends of the field from the opening whistle, but it was Monmouth that broke through in the 41st minute when Scheriff ran onto a bouncing ball and headed it past the emerging Rider keeper for the eventual game-winning goal.

Monmouth's Madie Gibson and Lexie Palladino each had scoring chances after intermission, and Amanda Knaub was active off her line as she collected her fourth consecutive shutout in goal for the Hawks.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Tonight was a hard-fought win for us. To earn another shutout is a terrific accomplishment for our team."
– Head Coach Krissy Turner

- Monmouth has won 12 consecutive home games, which is the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA. The Hawks are now 5-0-0 at home in 2017.
- The Hawks have outscored their opponents 41-7 during the 12-game home winning streak.
- Monmouth is unbeaten in seven straight matches (6-0-1).
- Monmouth leads the all-time series with Rider 12-3-3, and is unbeaten in its last 11 regular-season meetings with the Broncs (8-0-3).
- The Hawks are unbeaten in 17 straight MAAC matches (16-0-1) and have outscored their opponents 57-6 during the winning streak.
- The Blue and White improved their five-year MAAC record to 38-2-3 and earned their 28^th shutout in 43 games.
- Monmouth is 22-0-0 in MAAC games at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Dana Scheriff scored her second goal of the season. Both of her goals were game-winning scores.
- Amanda Knaub secured her seventh shutout of the season and her 16th career clean sheet with one save. The sophomore keeper made her 23rd straight start.
- Madie Gibson made her 31st consecutive start for the Hawks.
- The Hawks held a 13-5 advantage in shots, including a 6-1 edge in shots on goal. Monmouth took five corners and Rider earned two.
- Carmen Carbonell made five saves in goal for Rider.

NEXT UP
The Hawks continue MAAC play on Saturday when they travel to Hamden, CT to face Quinnipiac. Opening kickoff is 12 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on QuinnipiacBobcats.com.