LONG BRANCH, NJ – The 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions Monmouth University field hockey team earned three major awards, while five Hawks landed on all-league teams, announced at the pre-championships banquet Thursday night at The Ocean Place.  Senior Georgia Garden Bachop was named the league Player and Offensive Player of the Year, while Carli Figlio was named the Coach of the Year.

Garden Bachop was joined on the All-MAAC First team by classmate Kelly Hanna, junior Josephine van der Hoop and sophomore Ireen Frenken, while sophomore Hannah Schiavo represented the Hawks on the All-MAAC Second Team.

Figlio, along with staff comprised of David Williamson, Alyssa Ercolino and Chris Tyrell, guided the Hawks to the program's sixth regular season crown and their fifth-straight MAAC Regular Season Championship.  Figlio led her squad to a 10-win season for the sixth time in her tenure as she lands her fourth career coach of the year accolade.

Garden Bachop becomes the sixth Hawk all-time to be named a conference player of the year and fifth player to be named the offensive player of the year.  Monmouth has been home to both honors for the past three seasons.  Garden Bachop, making her second consecutive appearance on the All-MAAC First Team and was a unanimous selection this year, has produced her best season in a Monmouth uniform, posting career high in goals (15), game-winning goals (7) and points (34), all league-best marks.  A four-time MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honoree, Garden Bachop rides a seven-game goal streak into postseason play and has four multi-goal games to her credit.   The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Senior Game participant enters the weekend ranking sixth nationally in points per game (2.62) and goals per game (1.15).  

Hanna makes her second career appearance on the All-MAAC First Team.  The senior, who has registered a point in nine of the last 10 outings, has started all 17 games for the Blue and White.  The forward has nine goals on the season to go along with seven assists, good for 24 points.  Her 78 career points (30 goals, 18 assists) ranks top-10 all-time in Monmouth history.  

Moving to the Hawks' midfield this season, van der Hoop earns her third all-conference nod, her second on the first team.  The preseason all-conference selection started every game for the Blue and White this season, scoring in the come-from-behind victory over Bucknell, while also setting up three goals.  

Earning a starting role this season as a midfield/defender, Frenken captures her first All-MAAC honor, rounding out the Hawks' on the first team.  The sophomore started all 17 games, compiling 11 points on three goals and five assists.  The second-year Hawk deposited her first game-winning goal in the regular season finale at Lock Haven.  

Schiavo is the Hawks' lone representative on the All-MAAC Second Team, her first-career honor.  After sitting out last season, Schiavo joined the defensive corps and played nearly every minute on the backline.  A member of the defensive corner unit, Schiavo and the defense spoiled over 90 percent of opponent's attacking corner opportunities.  Schiavo also recorded her first career point, an assist, in the victory over LIU Brooklyn.

In addition to the all-league awards being announced, the conference announced its All-Academic Team, which featured nine Hawks for the second straight year. To be honored, student-athletes must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.  Garden Bachop, Hanna, Stefanie Bigler, Meg de Lange, Annie Deusch, Gab Girardi, Gabi Millan, Elyssa Okken, Aly Perez were all lauded for their academic success.

Top-seeded Monmouth opens up the MAAC Championship at 2 p.m. when it takes on fourth-seeded Sacred Heart, broadcasted live on MAAC.TV. The winner will take on the victor of the other semifinal game between No. 2 Rider and No. 3 Fairfield for a berth in the NCAA Tournament.  The title game is set for Sunday, November 4th at noon, with the broadcast platform to be determined.