Penn (1-0-0) – 2
Monmouth (0-2-0) – 0
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Early goals sent Penn past the Monmouth University men's soccer team on Friday night, 2-0. The Quakers scored in the 9^th minute before tacking on another in the 17^th minute, and never looked back for a win in their season opener. Monmouth's redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sean Murray secured two saves in the loss. Junior Chris Scheuerman, junior Santo Arena, sophomore Michael Neff, and freshman Anthony Arena all tallied shots for the Hawks. Monmouth falls to 0-2-0 on the season, and will travel to Lafayette for its first road test on Tuesday.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We had a tough start to the game. Full credit to Penn for that. The boys bounced back and played really well in the second half, which is something we can build on." - Monmouth Head Coach Robert McCourt
 
-Penn took an early lead in the 9^th minute, as freshman Kai Lammers curled a shot to the far post from the left side.
-The Quakers took a 2-0 lead in the 17^th minute, as Anthony Rovito sent a cross to the far post that found the head of Joey Bhangdia.
-Scheuerman sent a hard shot towards goal in the 30^th minute, but it flew wide.
-In the 49^th minute, Murray made a diving save to his left to keep it a two-goal deficit.
-Monmouth had a 3-2 advantage in shots in the second half, but could not find the back of the net.
 
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Murray now has 97 saves in 19 career starts.
-Arena, Scheuerman, and freshman Julian Gomez lead the team with two shots this season.
-Neff and sophomore Anes Mrkulic both saw their first action of 2019.
-Penn takes a 2-1 all-time series lead.
 
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel to Lafayette on Tuesday for a 7:00 PM matchup.