WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ - Annick van Lange (Sint-Job, Belgium/ Annuntia Institute) scored the game's lone goal in the third quarter and Kate O'Hogan (Dublin, Ireland/ Mount Anville Secondary) made three saves in cage as the Monmouth University field hockey team knocked off UMass Lowell on Friday afternoon at So Sweet A Cat Field.
 
After a scoreless first half for both teams, van Lange scored her first goal of the season off of a feed from Ireen Frenken (Tilburg, Netherlands/ Odulphus Lyceum). Her tally proved to be the game-winning goal as the defense in front of O'Hogan held the River Hawks to only seven shots and one penalty corner on the day.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"Today the girls showed a ton of character, they stayed the course even when their legs were tired and I'm really proud of how deep they dug today in order to come out with a total team win. All the teams that we have competed against have been such great competitors and for the girls to be able to mentally as well as physically withstand these last four games In seven days, I'm just so proud of who we're starting to mold ourselves into." 
– Monmouth Head Coach, Carli Figlio
 
- Monmouth has won three of its last four home games.
- Monmouth earned its fourth shutout of the season.
- Monmouth has won both of its meetings all-time against UMass Lowell.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Annick van Lange put in her first goal of the season and the 28th of her career.
- It was van Lange's sixth-career game-winning goal.
- Ireen Frenken has at least one point in six out of seven games this season.
- Kate O'Hogan made three saves to collect her third shutout of the year and the eighth of her career.
 
NEXT UP
The Hawks are on the road this weekend and will face UAlbany on Sunday, March 28^th at 12 PM.