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FIELD HOCKEY SET TO HOST AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Schedule (this schedule will be updated throughout the Championship)
(Quarterfinals) Thursday 11/7 
Game 1 - 11:00 a.m.: #4 New Hampshire vs. #5 Cal    AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats
Game 2 - 1:30 p.m.:  #3 Stanford vs. #6 UAlbany         AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats

(Semifinals) Friday 11/8 
Game 3 - 11:00 a.m.: #1 Monmouth vs. #5 Cal              AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats
Game 4 - 1:30 p.m.: #2 Maine vs. #3 Stanford               AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats

(Championship) Sunday 11/10 
Game 5: 12:00 p.m.: #1 Monmouth vs #3 Stanford         AmericaEast.TV | Live Stats

Tickets
Tickets will be on sale at the gate to So Sweet A Cat Field roughly an hour before the first game.  Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children (14 and under) and $2 for students of the participating America East schools.

Parking
Fans attending the 2019 America East Field Hockey Championships are directed to park in Monmouth University's parking lot numbered 25, while available. Additional parking will be available in lots 13, 14 and 15. Lot 16 will be available on Sunday. (University Map)

Broadcast Information
The 2019 America East Field Hockey Championship will be broadcast live on AmericaEast.TV.  

Notes
- Monmouth captured the program's seventh regular season championship, its sixth straight, and will make its 15th postseason appearance.  

- The Hawks have eclipsed 10-wins for the eighth time in their history and seventh time under Carli Figlio.  The Hawks have double-digit win totals in five of the last six seasons.

- MU finished undefeated in conference play for the third time in program history (2016, 2018).

- Monmouth enters the tournament riding an eight-game winning streak, its longest run since the 2016 season.

- To begin the season, Monmouth carried a 28-game regular season home winning streak dating back to the 2015 season and extended it to 30 consecutive wins after defeating Longwood and Penn early in September.  The Hawks, who had the streak snapped in a one-goal setback to No. 21 Rutgers, finished the year 7-2 on So Sweet A Cat Field.  

- Monmouth was ranked in the Penn Monto / National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Coaches Poll for six weeks.  The Hawks were slotted No. 25 in two separate weeks before moving up to No. 23 after defeating Maine.  The Blue and White climbed to No. 21 following the wins over No. 22 UAlbany and Columbia and held its spot for two weeks before being slotted at No. 20 this week, its highest ranking ever.

- Annick van Lange has produced an impressive sophomore season for the Blue and White, owning a team-high 36 points on 17 goals and two assists.  The Belgian has six multi-goal games to her credit, including two hat tricks, and three game-winning tallies.  van Lange, who ranks fourth nationally in goals per game (1.00) and 10th in points per game (2.12), was named the NFHCA Division I National Offensive Player of the Week on October 9th after a nine-point weekend in games at New Hampshire and against Rider.
 
- Sophomore goalkeeper Kate O'Hogan has started 27 straight games in cage for the Blue and White.  In her 28 career games, the keeper owns a 1.46 goals against average, making 84 saves for .694 save percentage while having 5.5 shutouts to her credit.  The Ireland native is 21-6 in her career, with 12 of those wins coming in 2019.  

- The graduating class of graduate student Stefanie Bigler and seniors Annie Deusch and Josephine van der Hoop will finish their careers with at least 58 wins, the most in program history.  The group has won four conference regular season titles, owning a record of 21-1 in league play, and were members of two NCAA Tournament teams.

- Josephine van der Hoop was one of 38 seniors in the country to be added to the Victory Sports Tours / NFHCA Division I Senior Game roster this season.  The Netherlands native becomes the fifth player to represent the Hawks at the annual game joining Michelle Pieczynski (2012), current assistant coach Alyssa Ercolino and Casey Hanna (2016), and Georgia Garden Bachop (2018).

- Four Hawks were named America East Players of the Week this season.  Freshman Yasmin Pratt led the way with three honors, two rookie of the week accolades along with an offensive player of the week nod, while classmate Aylin Aufenacker picked up a pair of rookie of the week honors and Annick van Lange has earned a pair of offensive accolades.  Kate O'Hogan earned the lone defensive recognition.  

- Monmouth had 11 first-year players on its roster this year, with six seeing minutes on the field.  Yasmin Pratt, Aylin Aufenacker and Colleen Craven combined for 50 points on the offensive side, while Bente Steenhorst and Reese Bloomstead have both seen significant time on the back line and in the midfield.  Redshirt freshman Ally Tarantino has played 30 minutes in cage and finalized a pair of clean sheets for the Hawks, while also coming in against Columbia for the shootout and shutting down Lions for her first-career victory.

- The Hawks will enter the week ranking in the top-10 in six statistical categories. The Hawks rank fifth in assists per game (2.71), seventh in points per game (8.94), eighth in scoring margin (1.68), ninth in winning percentage (.765) and 10th in goals per game (3.12) and scoring average (2.98).   All those marks are top-two in the America East.

- In its history, Monmouth has had 99 athletes earn all-league honors, while being home to six players of the year (Gina Chico-2000 [NEC], Michelle Pieczynski- 2012 [NEC], Alex Carroll-2013 [MAAC], Trish O'Dwyer-2014 [MAAC], Julie Laszlo-2016, 2017[MAAC], Georgia Garden Bachop – 2018 [MAAC]), five offensive players of the year (Michelle Pieczynski-2012 [NEC], Trish O'Dwyer-2014 [MAAC], Alyssa Ercolino-2016 [MAAC], Josephine van der Hoop-2017 [MAAC], Georgia Garden Bachop – 2018 [MAAC]), three defensive players of the year (Alex Carroll - 2013 [MAAC], Casey Hanna-2014, 2015 [MAAC], Julie Laszlo-2016, 2017 [MAAC]), three rookies of the year (Kellie Nurko – 1999 [NEC], Meg Donahue-2014 [MAAC], Tamar Klinkhamer-2017 [MAAC]), one goaltender of the year (Christen Piersanti – 2015, 2016 [MAAC]) and two coach of the year recipients (Monica Morgan Levy – 1999, 2000 [NEC], Carli Figlio – 2010 [NEC], 2014, 2016, 2018 [MAAC]).

All-Time Series Records
Monmouth vs. Maine 
• All-time: 1-1 
• Season Result: W, 4-2 (10/11/19)
• Playoffs:  Never Met

Monmouth vs. New Hampshire
• All-time: 1-0 
• Season Result: W, 5-1 (10/4/19)
• Playoffs:  Never Met

Monmouth vs. Stanford 
• All-time: Never Met 
• Playoffs: Never Met 

Monmouth vs. Cal  
• All-time: Never Met 
• Playoffs: Never Met

Monmouth vs. UAlbany
• All-time: 1-4
• Season Result: W, 1-0 [2ot] (10/18/19)
• Playoffs:  Never Met
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Players Mentioned

Meg Donahue

#11 Meg Donahue

F
5' 3"
Senior
Julie Laszlo

#14 Julie Laszlo

D
5' 8"
Senior
Christen Piersanti

#31 Christen Piersanti

GK
5' 2"
Senior
Tamar Klinkhamer

#23 Tamar Klinkhamer

D
5' 6"
Freshman
Georgia Garden Bachop

#16 Georgia Garden Bachop

F
5' 7"
Senior
Stefanie Bigler

#18 Stefanie Bigler

M
5' 4"
Graduate Student
Annie Deusch

#27 Annie Deusch

D
5' 2"
Senior
Kate O

#1 Kate O'Hogan

GK
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ally Tarantino

#00 Ally Tarantino

GK
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Josephine van der Hoop

#8 Josephine van der Hoop

M
5' 7"
Senior
Annick van Lange

#17 Annick van Lange

F
5' 6"
Sophomore
Yasmin Pratt

#22 Yasmin Pratt

F
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Meg Donahue

#11 Meg Donahue

5' 3"
Senior
F
Julie Laszlo

#14 Julie Laszlo

5' 8"
Senior
D
Christen Piersanti

#31 Christen Piersanti

5' 2"
Senior
GK
Tamar Klinkhamer

#23 Tamar Klinkhamer

5' 6"
Freshman
D
Georgia Garden Bachop

#16 Georgia Garden Bachop

5' 7"
Senior
F
Stefanie Bigler

#18 Stefanie Bigler

5' 4"
Graduate Student
M
Annie Deusch

#27 Annie Deusch

5' 2"
Senior
D
Kate O

#1 Kate O'Hogan

5' 7"
Sophomore
GK
Ally Tarantino

#00 Ally Tarantino

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
GK
Josephine van der Hoop

#8 Josephine van der Hoop

5' 7"
Senior
M
Annick van Lange

#17 Annick van Lange

5' 6"
Sophomore
F
Yasmin Pratt

#22 Yasmin Pratt

5' 5"
Freshman
F