WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Clinging to a one-goal lead, the Monmouth University field hockey team withstood four attacking corners, blocking away three shots in the final 3:11, while sophomore Annick van Lange (Sint-Job, Belgium / Annuntia Institute) capped off a hat trick with an empty-cage goal with 13 seconds left to propel the Hawks (4-1) to a 4-2 win over Penn, Friday afternoon.

Trailing by one, the Quakers pulled their goalkeeper for the extra attacker.  The visitors created four attacking corner chances with Gracyn Banks getting off three shots, but all three attempts were blocked away by Hannah Schiavo (Glen Gardner, NJ / Voorhees) and the defensive unit.  The Hawks were able to flip the field following the defensive stand and freshman Yasmin Pratt (Wicklow, Ireland / Kilkenny College HS) set up van Lange for the insurance marker to seal the victory.

Following a scoreless first quarter, Penn struck for two goals 43 seconds apart to take a 2-0 lead.  The Hawks cut the deficit in half before the break as Pratt settled the ball in the circle, spun and sent a shot to the short side for her fifth of the year.  The Hawks evened things up on a corner in the 39th minute when Schiavo inserted to the top the circle to junior classmate Meg de Lange (Johannesburg, South Africa / St. Mary's Waverley) who stick-stopped and set up van Lange's first of the afternoon.  A loose ball off a scrum found van Lange's stick in the 52nd  minute to give the Hawks their first lead of the afternoon.

Kate O'Hogan recorded three saves in the victory for her fourth win of the season.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was fantastic to see our team have the resiliency on the defensive side and to also continue to be strong on the attacking side.  Moving forward for Sunday [against No. 21 Rutgers], we still need to clean up things defensively, but I am excited to see where we are going."  - Carli Figlio, Head Coach

- The Hawks have won 30 straight regular season games on their home turf dating back to the 2015 season.  It is the longest active winning streak in the nation.
- Carli Figlio earned her 130th victory.
- Today's game is the first meeting between the two sides since 2014.  The Hawks are 3-1 against the Quakers, having won the last three meetings.
- MU has at least 10 shots on target in each of its five games this season.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Annick van Lange's second career hat trick in her third career multi-goal game and second of the season. 
- van Lange has two career game-winning goals. 
- Yasmin Pratt finished the afternoon with three points and shares the team-lead in points (12) with van Lange.
- Meg de Lange and Hannah Schiavo both their first assists of the season.
- Annie Deusch made her 50th career appearance for the Hawks, earning her 34th career start on the backline. 
- Pratt and van Lange each had four shots to lead the Blue and White.  Ireen Frenken registered three shots.
- The teams finished even in shots, each recording 16 attempts.
- Penn earned 11 attacking corners including seven in the final quarter.  The Hawks earned six corners on the afternoon.

NEXT UP
Monmouth welcomes 21st-ranked Rutgers to So Sweet A Cat Field on Sunday, September 15th.  The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+, beginning at 2 p.m.