FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 4 (2-2-2)
Texas 0 (4-3-0)

AUSTIN – Three first-half goals propelled the Monmouth University women's soccer team to a 4-0 victory over No. 25 Texas on Sunday afternoon at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field.

Monmouth dominated Texas from the outset, with Dana Scheriff (Babylon, NY / Babylon) putting the Hawks on the board in the sixth minute. A low cross made its way through the Texas penalty area where Scheriff stepped in front of a defender and used her left foot to score.

A counter-attack set up Monmouth's second goal in the 18^th minute as Lauren Karabin (Wall, NJ / Wall / Brookdale) started the break. Her pass back to Madie Gibson (Cape May, NJ / Lower Cape May Regional) set up a cross that was perfectly headed inside the far post by Lexie Palladino (Medford, NJ / Shawnee).

A 70-yard run by Gibson to the Texas end line preceded a left-footed cross that A'Liah Moore (Manchester, NJ / Manchester) tapped into the empty net to make it 3-0 in the 26^th minute.

Gibson added a late goal in the 84^th minute to push the final total to 4-0.

NOTES & QUOTES
"This was a tremendous performance on the road against a Top 25 opponent. This win is for Monmouth Athletics and Monmouth women's soccer. It is a great day to be a Hawk! "
– Head Coach Krissy Turner

- The Hawks earned their first Top 25 victory since Aug. 29, 2010 (1-0 at Rutgers).
- Monmouth improved to 2-10-0 all-time against ranked opponents.
- Monmouth handed Texas its worst home loss since Sept. 18, 2009 (4-0 vs. Washington State).
- The Hawks snapped Texas' 18-game home regular season non-conference winning streak.
- Texas came into the game with a 13-game home regular season winning streak.
- Monmouth earned its first win over a Power 5 opponent since it defeated Rutgers 2-1 on Sept. 7, 2018.
- Head Coach Krissy Turner earned her 250th victory at Monmouth.
- Monmouth has won 39 straight games when scoring the first goal of the game.
- The match was Monmouth's first-ever meeting against Texas.
- It was Monmouth's first contest against a Big 12 opponent.
- Julia Evernham saw her first-collegiate action as a substitute in the second half.
- The temperature was 92 degrees at kickoff.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Texas entered the game having not surrendered a goal over its last 255:40 of match action.
- Monmouth and goalkeeper Amanda Knaub have not allowed a goal in 306:43.
- Amanda Knaub made four saves to pick up her fourth shutout of the 2019 season.
- Knaub increased her career shutout total to 34, third in Monmouth history.
 - Dana Scheriff, Lexie Palladino, A'Liah Moore and Madie Gibson each scored their first goals of the season.
- Gibson added a pair of assists to increase her career assists total to 28, which is tied for second in program history with Dana Costello (2009-13).
- Gibson increased her career goals total to 28, tying her with Jamie Kuhn (1994-97) for ninth in team history.
- Gibson has 84 career points, tied with Andrea Lopez (2006-09) for eighth all-time at Monmouth.
- The Hawks outshot Texas, 12-11, including 7-4 in the first half.
- Monmouth had an 8-4 shots on goal edge, and a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
- Scheriff scored her 10^th career goal, Palladino netted her 12^th career score and Moore got her fifth.
- Six of Scheriff's 10 career goals are game-winning goals.
- Sarina Jones tallied her second-career assist and Lauren Karabin registered her first-career assist.

NEXT UP
The Hawks open up conference play when they travel to Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon. Opening kickoff from Jersey City is set for 12 p.m.