FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 4 (11-2-2, 9-0-0 MAAC)
Rider 0 (8-4-4, 5-2-2 MAAC)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University women's soccer team defeated Rider by a 4-0 margin to secure the program's seventh consecutive MAAC Regular Season Championship on Saturday afternoon at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn.

The Hawks were convincing in their efforts with two goals in each half to secure the victory, while holding Rider without a shot in the match.

Sarina Jones (Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek) opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a 30-yard run that ended with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area that snuck under the crossbar.

Monmouth doubled its cushion when Madie Gibson (Cape May, NJ / Lower Cape May) set up Lexie Palladino (Medford, NJ / Shawnee) for a one-timed finish 15 minutes later.

Five minutes into the second half Lauren Karabin (Wall, NJ / Wall / Brookdale) deflected home another Gibson cross as Monmouth built an insurmountable lead. Jill Conklin (Toms River, NJ / Toms River East) tacked on the Hawks' fourth goal in the final minutes off a free kick by Megan Leffler (Livingston, NJ / Livingston) that hit the crossbar.

NOTES & QUOTES
"We played a complete game today. It is terrific for the program to earn our seventh straight regular season conference title. We will continue to strive to improve so that we will be at peak performance at the most important part of the season."
– Head Coach Krissy Turner

- Monmouth won its seventh consecutive MAAC Regular Season Championship, the longest streak of regular season titles in MAAC history.
- The win increased Monmouth's point total to 27 and the team became the first MAAC team to have a 9-0-0 regular season record since Loyola Maryland in 2009.
- Monmouth won its 11th game of the season and has won at least 11 games in seven consecutive seasons.
- Monmouth is unbeaten in its last 12 games (11-0-1), including 10 straight wins.
- Monmouth has put together 10-game winning streaks in back-to-back seasons.
- The Hawks have outscored their opponents 34-2 during the 10-game winning streak.
- The Hawks have won 12 straight home games against MAAC opponents.
- Monmouth has won 20 straight games overall against MAAC opponents and owns a goal differential of 71-5 in those games.
- The 20-game conference winning streak is the longest such streak in the NCAA.
- Monmouth improved its all-time MAAC regular season record to 62-4-3.
- Monmouth has won 48 straight games when scoring first.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series against Rider 13-4-3.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Lexie Palladino has eight goals on the season and a team-best 17 points.
- Seven of Palladino's eight goals have come against MAAC opponents.
- Palladino scored her 19^th career goal and became the 25th player in program history to reach 50 career points.
- Madie Gibson contributed two assists to give her five on the year and 31 for her career.
- Gibson tied Meg Eberhardt  (1985-87) for fifth on Monmouth's career points list with 95.
- Gibson's 95 points also tie her for ninth in MAAC history. Gibson is fifth in MAAC history in career assists.
- Jill Conklin scored her third goal of the year and seventh-career goal.
- Sarina Jones scored her first-career goal.
- Megan Leffler picked up her first-career assist.
- Amanda Knaub earned her 11th shutout of the season and 41st career clean sheet.
- Knaub extended her scoreless streak to 552:55, the second-longest streak of her career.
- The Hawks outshot Rider, 32-0, including 10-0 in shots on goal.
- Monmouth took 10 corner kicks and did not concede a corner.

NEXT UP
Monmouth will close its regular season on Wednesday night when it hosts Fairfield at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn on Senior Night. Opening kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on ESPN+.