Monmouth Hawks (1-10-2, 1-4-1 MAAC) – 1
Fairfield Stags (3-5-4, 1-2-2 MAAC) – 3
FAIRFIELD, CT – Sophomore
Liam McGregor (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North) scored his first career goal to cut the deficit to one in the 77
th minute, but Fairfield scored one minute later to seal the win over the Monmouth University men's soccer team on Saturday night, 3-1.
The Stags opened the scoring in the 38
th minute and added to their lead at the beginning of the second half.
Connecticut native
Griffin Tomas (Seymour, CT/Seymour) dribbled down the left side of the 18 and played a low ball across the box, where McGregor battled a defender and tapped it in.
Fairfield went back ahead by two goals in the 78
th minute, as a through ball got behind the Monmouth defense into the 18, where the Stags finished inside the left post.
Monmouth drops to 1-10-2 (1-4-1 MAAC) on the season, and will head back home to host Quinnipiac on Wednesday.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Tonight was a tough loss on the road. We created some good scoring chances in the first half but failed to convert. In the second half, we did well to make it 2-1, but then gave up a soft goal. We continue to work hard and are learning as young teams do." -
Monmouth head coach Robert McCourt
-Monmouth registered four shots in the first 15 minutes, including a
Sebastian Rodriguez header that hit the crossbar.
-Fairfield took a 1-0 lead in the 39
th minute, as a one-touch shot hit the inside of the left post and went in.
-At the beginning of the second half, the Stags made it 2-0 with a cross and header.
-In the 77
th minute, Tomas dribbled down the left side and sent a low cross to McGregor, who tapped it in to make it 2-1.
-Exactly one minute later, Fairfield got behind the Monmouth defense and chipped it over Monmouth goalkeeper
Sean Murray to go back ahead by two.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-McGregor scored his first career goal in his 12
th career contest.
-Tomas recorded his first career assist in his 13
th career game. The freshman started his 11
th game tonight.
-Murray added two saves.
-Each team registered five shots on goal.
-Monmouth was awarded six corner kicks, compared to Fairfield's two.
-Tomas and Rodriguez led the team with three shots each.
UP NEXT
Monmouth returns home to face Quinnipiac on Wednesday. The Hawks hold a 14-5-4 all-time series lead.
