Columbia (3-1-1) – 1
Monmouth (1-4-1) – 0
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ  – An early goal sent Columbia past the Monmouth University men's soccer team on Friday night, 1-0. The Lions passed a ball into the box, quickly turned and scored inside the left post in the 11^th minute. The final 79 minutes were back-and-forth, with each team assembling chances, but Columbia held on for the win. Redshirt freshman Sean Murray made four saves in the loss, giving up the lone goal. Monmouth falls to 1-4-1 on the season, and will travel to Hartford on Tuesday for the non-conference finale.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was a hard fought game from both sides. We have on more non-conference game left, and come conference time we need to start playing the game on the front foot instead of the back foot." -    Monmouth Head Coach Robert McCourt
-Murray has conceded just one goal over the last 290 minutes.
-The Hawks have been outscored 6-1 in the first half of games this season.
-Redshirt freshman Alex Hajj made his first career start.
-Freshman Liam McGregor saw the field for the second time in his career.
-Columbia held the slight 9-7 advantage in shots, but had five shots on goal to Monmouth's one.
-Freshman Ryan Keenan led the Hawks with two shots.
-Each team took three corner kicks.
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel to Hartford on Tuesday, September 18 for a 7:00 PM kickoff. The Hawks then begin conference play on Wednesday, September 26 when they host Manhattan on ESPN3.