(5 inn.)
Princeton Tigers (13-22) – 0
Monmouth Hawks (28-15) – 8
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Led by junior Amber Wozniak's three RBI and another complete-game shutout from sophomore Alyssa Irons, the Monmouth University softball team defeated Princeton in five innings on Tuesday, 8-0. Wozniak registered her 100^th career hit in the first inning, giving Monmouth a 2-0 lead with a two-RBI single. The Hawks also received RBI hits from freshman Lindsey Baron, junior Kayla Rosado, sophomore Katie Harrington, and sophomore Erika Coreth. In the circle, Irons tossed five scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and striking out eight batters. She tied Donna Witt (1995) for the most wins in program history for a single season (22). Monmouth improves to 28-15 on the season, and will return to conference play on Sunday, April 28 at Siena.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We were coming off a three-game losing streak, so we were just talking about getting back to what we do, which is being aggressive. I'm proud of how we came out. We still have some things to work on, but it was a good start heading into our last six games. Alyssa was attacking in the circle, which I really like to see. She had a couple innings that took only four pitches. When she competes and goes after batters, she's hard to hit." - Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Baron led off the bottom of the first being hit by a pitch, and advanced to second on a walk from junior Sam Tomasetti. Rosado loaded the bases with another walk.
-Wozniak hit a single up the middle that scored Baron and Tomasetti, putting the Hawks up 2-0.
-After a wild pitch, Monmouth put runners on second and third with no outs, but the next three batters went down.
-In the bottom of the second, Baron belted an RBI double to left center to score senior Jasmine Higa, who reached on a fielder's choice.
-Rosado made it 4-0 with an RBI double to score Baron, and Wozniak followed with an RBI single to send her home.
-Neither team scored again until the bottom of the fifth. Wozniak led off the frame with a walk, and advanced to second on a single from junior Amanda Hopeck.
-Harrington send a single to right field to score Wozniak, and Hopeck scored after a fielding error by Princeton.
-With a 7-0 lead and no outs in the bottom of the fifth, Coreth hit a sacrifice fly to end the game, scoring Harrington.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Baron broke the Monmouth record for single-season doubles, surpassing Heather Gordon (2007) who hit 17. The freshman also has nine home runs and 45 runs scored, both of which lead the team.
-Rosado leads the team with a .383 batting average and 29 RBI.
-Irons is now 22-9 on the season with a 1.53 ERA. She's struck out 175 batters in 192.1 innings. Irons pitched her 10^th complete-game shutout of the season today.
-Wozniak is now up to 28 RBI on the season, which is second on the team.
-The Hawks are 24-3 at home over the last two seasons.
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel to Siena next Sunday, April 28. The doubleheader will begin at noon.