FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 3 (15-3-1)
Niagara 0 (10-7-2)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Three first-half goals lifted the Monmouth University women's soccer team to victory over No. 4 Niagara in the MAAC Semifinal on Thursday evening at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

The top-seeded Hawks came out ready to play and scored twice in the first 11 minutes and built a 3-0 lead in the 24^th minute. Lexie Palladino set up Monmouth's first two goals as Madie Gibson and Jill Conklin each found the back of the net to start the game. Jazlyn Moya added a third to push Monmouth's lead to three.  

In goal, Amanda Knaub made three saves to preserve Monmouth's shutout win.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Tonight was a terrific team performance. We are excited to be back in the final and look forward to competing for a MAAC title on Sunday."
– Head Coach Krissy Turner

- Monmouth advances to the MAAC Championship match for the third consecutive year.
Monmouth improved to 9-2 all-time in the MAAC Tournament, including a 3-2 record at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.
- Monmouth's 10-game winning streak is its longest since the 1996 season when it also won 10 straight games.
- The Hawks' 10-game winning streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the NCAA. Central Arkansas also has 10 straight wins, North Carolina has won 11 in a row and Saint Louis has 12 consecutive victories.
- The Hawks have outscored their opponents 34-2 during the 10-match winning streak.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series against Niagara 14-1-0, including 14 consecutive victories.
- The Hawks are now 8-1-1 at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn this season.
- Monmouth reached 15 total wins for the second consecutive season.
- Monmouth has won 36 straight games when scoring the first goal of the game.
- Monmouth has used the same starting lineup for the entirety of its 10-game winning streak.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Madie Gibson scored her seventh goal of the season. She now has 20 points this season and is tied with Jamie Kuhne for 11th in Monmouth history with 76 career points.
- Gibson has six goals and two assists in her MAAC Tournament career.
- Lexie Palladino contributed two assists to increase her season assists and points total to six and 18, respectively.
- Palladino has 31 career points, including six points in MAAC Tournament games.
- Jazlyn Moya scored her third goal of the season. Moya now has six goals in her career and two career MAAC Tournament tallies.
- Alli DeLuca's assist increased her team-leading total to 22 points in 2018. The senior midfielder has 45 career points and nine in MAAC postseason play (2 G, 5 A).
- Goalie Amanda Knuab made three saves to earn her 10^th shutout of the season and the 30^th of her career. Knaub is 6-0-0 with two clean sheets in six MAAC Tournament games.
- As a team, Monmouth earned its 12^th shutout of the season, the most since it had a program record 16 in 2013.
- Shots favored Monmouth, 25-6, including a 10-3 shots on goal advantage. Monmouth took six corner kicks and did not concede a corner.

NEXT UP
The Hawks will host #3 Siena in the MAAC Championship match on Sunday, Nov. 4. Game time is set for 5 p.m. at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN3.