WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Freshman Annick van Lange registered her first career hat trick to help lead the Monmouth University field hockey team to its sixth straight victory with a 6-2 win over visiting Bryant, Sunday afternoon at So Sweet A Cat Field.  The Hawks, who improve to 8-5 overall and 3-0 in league play, outshot the Bulldogs 33-5, including 20-3 in the second half.

Senior Elyssa Okken sparked the first two goals for the Hawks.  The forward drove the end line in the 11th minute and sent a cross to Garden Bachop who knocked in her team-leading 11th goal into the empty cage to put the Hawks ahead 1-0.  The Hawks struck again in the 28th minute when Okken induced a turnover and set up van Lange on the two-on-one to move MU in front by two.  Bryant got one back in the 34th minute with a goal from Ally Burdick off a corner, but van Lange's second of the afternoon came with 47 ticks left in the half to allow the Hawks to enter the break ahead 3-1.

Hanna capped off a fast break, three-on-one, seven minutes into the second half as she took the pass from Garden Bachop, stopped, controlled it and kept it away from the ensuing keeper, before ripping a shot into the far side netting.  Bryant knocked in a rebound in the 48th minute to cut the lead to two again, but van Lange finished off her hat trick in the 53rd minute.  Boom sealed the victory, knocking in a deflected ball off a corner with time expired.

Kate O'Hogan recorded her fourth straight victory in cage, making one save.

NOTES & QUOTES
"I really thought the forwards did a phenomenal job at finishing today.  They were extremely smart on the ball and their pressing was very aggressive.  We are looking to keep the momentum going with a test at Drexel next week before continuing league play again." – Head Coach Carli Figlio

- The Hawks have won 27-straight regular season games on their home turf dating back to the 2015 season.
- MU is now 10-1 against Bryant, earning a victory in the last 10 meetings.
- The Hawks are 26-6 in MAAC play since joining the league in 2013.
- Monmouth has started conference play 3-0 for the seventh time in program history.
- Annick van Lange became the second Hawks this weekend to record a hat trick, the 23rd in program history.  It is the freshman's first career multi-goal game.
- Georgia Garden Bachop has goals in five of the last six games.  With her goal and assist, the senior become the 11th player all-time to join the 60-point club, while setting a new career-high in goals in a single-season. 
- Kelly Hanna's goal gives her a point in six straight games.  The senior increases her point total to 73 while with the Blue and White.
- Lotte Boom scored her first career goal with time expired off a corner.
- Elyssa Okken posted her first multi-assist game of her career.  She now leads the team with five helpers.
- Ireen Frenken recorded a pair of assists for the first time in her career.  The sophomore has four assists on the season. 
- Stefanie Bigler added an assist on van Lange's third goal. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- The Hawks recorded 13 shots in the opening half and followed with 20 attempts in the second.
- The Blue and White earned nine attacking corners, five more than the Bulldogs.
- Garden Bachop had nine shots, four of which reaching cage, to lead the Hawks.  Okken and van Lange recorded five shots apiece. 

NEXT UP
The Hawks will travel to Philadelphia for a non-conference tilt at Drexel next Friday, October 12th at 7 p.m. before hosting Sacred Heart for Senior Day on Sunday, October 14th at 1 p.m.