FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 3 (7-5, 2-2 AE)
Stanford 1 (3-5, 2-3 AE)
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University field hockey team (7-5, 2-2 AE) battled the elements and evened up its record in conference play with a 3-1 victory against Stanford (3-5, 2-3 AE) on Sunday. It was the program's first-ever win over the Cardinal.
Monmouth started the scoring eight minutes into the opening quarter when
Annick van Lange took a perfect feed from
Aylin Aufenacker, netting her team-leading 11
th goal of the season. The Cardinal countered quickly early in the second quarter, though, when Lily Croddick found enough space in front of the net to fire a shot attempt past goalkeeper
Kate O'Hogan.
For the second consecutive game,
Hanna McKie converted on a penalty stroke attempt, putting the Hawks ahead 2-1 heading into halftime. McKie would find the back of the net again early in the third quarter, giving Monmouth an insurance goal on a penalty corner opportunity.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I was happy to see some consistency in our play over the last two games. I think we haven't yet hit our stride and I'm excited to really see what our next step could be. Credit to Stanford, their girls played extremely well." – Head Coach
Carli Figlio
- Monmouth earned its first win against Stanford in program history
- The Cardinal played the entirety of the match without a goalie
- The Hawks are now 5-2 at home this season
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- McKie scored two goals for the second consecutive game
- Monmouth had a slight advantage in shots, 9-8
- McKie led the Hawks with six shots
- Seven Cardinal players registered a shot
- The Hawks earned six penalty corners compared to one for the Cardinal
- Stanford made three defensive saves
UP NEXT
Monmouth will take the field again on Friday, October 15 at 2 PM when it travels to New Hampshire to take on the Wildcats.
