DURHAM, NH - In its first ever America East Conference game, the Monmouth University field hockey team scored four fourth-quarter goals in a span of 3:58 en route to a 5-1 road win at New Hampshire, Friday afternoon at Memorial Field.  Sophomore Annick van Lange (Sint-Job, Belgium / Annuntia Institute) and freshman Aylin Aufenacker (Hamburg, Germany / Gymnasium Eppendorf) each registered two goals for the Blue and White, which improve to 6-4 overall on the year.

Entering the fourth quarter with the game tied at 1-1, the Hawks defensive corner unit blocked a shot from the Wildcats (5-5) and quickly broke out on a fastbreak.  van Lange collected the ball near midfield and sent a long pass to Aufenacker who fired a shot above an attacking keeper for the game-winner.  53-seconds later, freshman Yasmin Pratt (Wicklow, Ireland / Kilkenny College HS) set up van Lange for her first of the afternoon, while Ireen Frenken (Tilburg, Netherlands / Odulphus Lyceum) scored off a corner in the 50th minute. van Lange capped off the scoring spree, cleaning up a loose ball off a corner and sending one to the back cage through the five-hole. 

In the 10th minute Aufenacker got things started for the Hawks sending in a reverse shot into the netting to give the Blue and White a 1-0 lead it would eventually take into the break.  The Wildcat's second effort on a corner play in the 38th minute tied the game at 1-1.

Sophomore Kate O'Hogan (Dublin, Ireland / Mount Anville Secondary) made four saves in the victory.
                                                            
NOTES & QUOTES
"It is really exciting to get our first conference win.  I thought our first and fourth quarters were our best by far; when we started to play together the results were certainly in our favor." – Head Coach Carli Figlio

- Today's game is the first meeting between Monmouth and New Hampshire. 
- It marks the Hawks first America East Conference game.
- The Hawks are now 14-8 all-time in conference openers, including 10-3 under Figlio.
- Monmouth has outscored opponents 13-1 in the fourth quarter this season.
- The Hawks hand UNH, which beat No. 18 Stanford earlier in the year, its first home loss.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Aylin Aufenacker scored her fifth and sixth goals of the season with her second multi-goal game.  The rookie's second goal is her first game-winning goal of her career.
- Annick van Lange notched her third multi-goal game of the season, the fourth of her career.  The sophomore finished the afternoon with five points adding an assist on Aufenacker's game-winning tally.  She moves into 16th all-time with 39 points, reaching the mark in 30 career games.
- Ireen Frenken scored off a corner for the second consecutive game.  She has three markers on the year.
- Yasmin Pratt increased her point total to 19 with a pair of assists.
- Stefanie Bigler and Hannah Schiavo set up Frenken's goal off the corner.
- Frenken and Meg de Lange both made their 30th consecutive start in the midfield. 
- Kate O'Hogan made her 20th career start in cage for the Hawks, earning her 15th career victory.
- Both MU and UNH fired 12 shots on the afternoon.  Nine of the 12 shots from the Hawks were on target, while only five reached cage for the Wildcats.
- New Hampshire earned six attacking corners, while Monmouth had four, three coming in the final frame.
- van Lange finished with a team-high four shots, while Aufenacker and Bigler each had two attempts.

NEXT UP
The Hawks will welcome in longtime rival Rider for a non-conference tilt on So Sweet A Cat Field on Sunday, October 6th.  The opening whistle is slated for noon.