FINAL SCORE 
#21 Monmouth  4 (13-4, 5-0 AE)
Vermont 0  (6-10, 1-4 AE)

BURLINGTON, VT – Behind a first-half hat trick from sophomore Annick van Lange (Sint-Job, Belgium / Annuntia Institute) and stifling defense that limited no more than three shots in a quarter, the No. 21 Monmouth University field hockey team earned a 4-0 victory over Vermont, Friday afternoon in the regular season finale.

With the victory, the Hawks' eighth straight win, Monmouth earns the America East's East Division Regular Season Championship outright with a perfect 5-0 record. 

Monmouth's offense did its damage over an 18-mintue span between the first and second quarter.  van Lange scored a pair of goals off set corner plays, while the third came off a feed from freshman Yasmin Pratt (Wicklow, Ireland / Kilkenny College HS).  Meg de Lange (Johannesburg, South Africa / St. Mary's Waverley) rocketed a shot that Stefanie Bigler (North Vancouver, BC / Seycove Secondary School) deflected into the high netting which put the Hawks up 2-0 late in the first quarter.

Kate O'Hogan (Dublin, Ireland / Mount Anville Secondary) and Ally Tarantino (Miller Place, NY / Miller Place) combined for the Hawks' fourth shutout of the season. 

NOTES & QUOTES
"Incredibly proud of this team on how we approached a new chapter and a new challenge joining the America East.  The mindset of team-first was evident today and we are so excited to end the regular season on a high note and get back to 'The Cat' for the postseason.  " Head Coach Carli Figlio

- Monmouth has won four straight over the Catamounts and improves to 4-1 all-time in the series that began in 2008.  
- MU finished undefeated in conference play for the third time in program history (2016, 2018).
- Monmouth's eight-game win streak is the longest since the 2016 season.
- The Hawks will enter the conference tournament as the number one seed for the seventh time in history.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Annick van Lange's posted her second hat trick of the season, the third of her career.
- The three-goal game is the sixth multi-goal game of the season for the sophomore.  
- van Lange increased her season point total to 36 on the strength of 17 goals and two assists.
- Stefanie Bigler notched her fourth goal of the season, the fifth of her career.
- Meg de Lange registered her second assist of the year.
- Yasmin Pratt has 25 points on the year with her seventh assist of the season.
- Kate O'Hogan made one save for her 12th win of the season, the 21st of her career.
- Ally Tarantino was not forced to make a save in her fourth-quarter appearance.
- It is the second time this season the keepers combined for a shutout.
- Monmouth outshot Vermont 16-7 for the game. 
- The Blue and White earned 10 attacking corners, four more than the Catamounts.

NEXT
Monmouth will begin its postseason play on Friday, November 8.  All championship information including seeding, times and broadcast schedule will be available on AmericaEast.com and MonmouthHawks.com when all regular season games are finalized.

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