LOCK HAVEN, PA – Freshman goalkeeper Kate O'Hogan made eight saves, including six in the second half, to preserve two first-half goals en route to the Monmouth University field hockey team's 2-0 road victory at Lock Haven, Friday afternoon in the regular season finale.

Monmouth (11-6) opened the scoring in the 21st minute as Ireen Frenken connected on a corner strike from the top of the circle to give the Hawks a lead they would never relinquish.  Just over three minutes later, sophomore Meg de Lange set a hard pass to Georgia Garden Bachop outside the circle where she took control of the ball, dribbled in and sent a hard shot to the far post to give the Blue and White the two-goal advantage.  Garden Bachop has now scored in seven straight games for the Hawks.

O'Hogan earned her seventh win of the year with her third shutout.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It is nice to close out the regular season with a win.  We are excited to refocus our attention to the conference tournament and striving to achieve another one of our team goals." – Head Coach Carli Figlio

- Today's game is the first meeting between the Hawks and Lock Haven since the 2009 Northeast Conference Championship.  
- It's the Hawk first victory over the Bald Eagles all-time (1-7).
- Georgia Garden Bachop has scored in seven straight games and nine of the last 10 outings.  The senior has 15 goals on the year.
- Ireen Frenken registered her third goal of the season, her first career game-winning tally.  
- Kelly Hanna inserted the corner on Frenken's goal, her seventh assist of the year.  The senior has points in nine of the last 10 games.
- The Hawks received assists from two midfielders as Stefanie Bigler and Meg de Lange each set up Monmouth goals.  It is the fifth point for Bigler, while de Lange registered her second assist of the season.
- Kate O'Hogan stands at 7-1 with three shutouts to her credit.  Here eight saves is a season-high for the rookie keeper. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth outshot Lock Haven 7-2 in the opening half, but the Bald Eagles controlled the attack in the second half, outshooting the Hawks 9-2.
- Lock Haven earned six attacking corners for the game, while the Hawks attempted two.

PLAYOFF PICTURE
This year's MAAC Championship field will feature Monmouth, Rider, Fairfield and Sacred Heart.  The top-seeded Hawks (5-0) will take on the Pioneers (2-3), who earned the fourth seed, while the Broncs (4-1) secured the second-seed with a victory on Friday and will face the third-seeded Stags (3-2). 

NEXT UP
The Hawks will open up the MAAC Championship on So Sweet A Cat Field at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 2nd and Sacred Heart. All information on the tournament will be available on MonmouthHawks.com and MAACSports.com when it becomes available.