WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth women's soccer team earned the MAAC regular season title after topping Siena, 1-0, at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn on Saturday.
 
The Hawks (11-4-1, 7-1-1 MAAC) have now won the regular season title in eight of nine seasons since joining the conference in 2013.  
 
Monmouth tallied its lone score of the afternoon in the 38th minute when Chloe Ferreira sent a ball into the box that was headed by Jill Conklin before being tapped into the back of the net by Brianna Russo.
 
The Hawks' defense held strong and after Maddie Ogden made a pair of early stops in the fourth minute, Siena (8-8-1, 6-3-0 MAAC) was held without a single shot on goal for remaining 86 minutes of action.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"We earned a shutout which was the first one for us in several games. We will need to have a strong defensive presence throughout the remainder of the season. I am super proud of this group of young women. We have had a lot of adversity with injuries but weathered the storm to be regular season champions. We will look to finish strong for our final MAAC regular season game on Wednesday."
-Head Coach Krissy Turner
 
-Russo netted her second goal of the year.  
-Ferreira handed out her first helper of the season.
-Conklin notched her second assist of the season.
-Ogden improved to 5-2 on the year in between the pipes.
-She posted her third shutout of the season.
-Monmouth picked up its sixth shutout victory and improved to 7-0-1 when holding the opposition scoreless.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth claimed its eighth MAAC regular season title.
-The Hawks improved to 11-4-1 overall and 7-1-1 in conference action.
-Monmouth outshot the Saints, 14-6, and held an 8-0 advantage in corners.
-The Hawks improved to 10-1-2 all-time versus Siena.

UP NEXT
-The Hawks will close out the regular season on Wednesday in Riverdale, N.Y., when they take on Manhattan in a MAAC tilt.