WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Four different Hawks scored, led by freshman Colleen Craven's (Moorestown, NJ / Moorestown) first career goals, while sophomore goalkeeper Kate O'Hogan (Dublin, Ireland / Mount Anville Secondary) made three saves as the Monmouth University field hockey team topped Drexel, 5-0, Friday afternoon.

The Blue and White (5-2) jumped on the Dragons in the opening period, peppering nine shots, seven reaching target, in the first 15 minutes.  The Hawks broke through in the 10th minute as rookie Yasmin Pratt (Wicklow, Ireland / Kilkenny College HS) deflected in a corner to give MU a lead it would never relinquish.  Pratt collected a ball near midfield a minute later, split two defenders and connected with Annick van Lange (Sint-Job, Belgium / Annuntia Institute) in the circle.  The sophomore settled, spun and found Aylin Aufenacker (Hamburg, Germany / Gymnasium Eppendorf) in stride where she beat the keeper to the far side to put Monmouth up a pair.

Four minutes into the second frame, Stefanie Bigler (North Vancouver, BC / Seycove Secondary School) collected a loose ball inside the defensive 25, sent a 70 yard pass to Josephine van der Hoop (Rotterdam, The Netherlands / Wolfert van Borselen) where she beat a defender to the endline and sent a cross to a streaking Bigler who capped off the run with a one-timer, her second marker of the year.  

Craven scored both of her goals in the final quarter, 54-seconds apart.  The freshman broke behind the Dragon's defense and capitalized off a feed from van der Hoop inside the far post for her first career goal before connecting with Pratt for the final marker of the afternoon.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was important for us to bounce back from Rutgers.  It was great getting contributions from many different people today and correcting our mistakes from last weekend.  We will build off this win with another big test coming up in William & Mary on Sunday."  - Carli Figlio, Head Coach

-    Monmouth registered the program's second win over Drexel in seven meetings.
-    The Hawks recorded 15 points, two tallies off their season high (17 at Hofstra).

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-    Yasmin Pratt finished the afternoon with three points with a goal and assist.  Her sixth goal of the year was her second game-winning goal of the season. 
-    Aylin Aufenacker notched her fourth goal of the year.
-    Stefanie Bigler found the back of the cage for the third time in her career.
-    Colleen Craven, playing in her seventh game, notched her first career points with her pair of goals.  She becomes the fourth Hawk this season to register a multi-goal game, the third freshman to do so.
-    Ireen Frenken increased her team-leading assist total to four.
-    Annick van Lange dished out a helper and has a point in four of the last five games.
-    Josephine van der Hoop climbs to 68 career points with her pair of assists.
-    Kate O'Hogan posted her first solo shutout of the year, the fourth of her career.
-    Gabby Salisbury made her season debut. 
-    Monmouth outshot the Dragons 16-12, including 12-5 in the opening half.
-    The Hawks defense fended off 10 attacking corners from the Dragons.  MU had four attacking corners of their own.

NEXT UP
Monmouth will welcome William & Mary on Sunday, September 22 in a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament Play-In game.  The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 beginning at 11 a.m.