WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ- Monmouth's (3-2) offense was hard to stop and the defense allowed just eight goals in the Hawks' 21-8 win over Quinnipiac (3-3) on Friday.
 
The Hawks were led by senior Caroline Bleck who had six goals, with Allison Turturro right behind her with five. Monmouth scored three goals in the first five minutes before Quinnipiac got on the board with 22:38 to play. MU answered right back with a run of six unanswered markers to give the home team a 9-1 lead with 7:37 remaining in the first half. The Bobcat Liza Bailey had three goals in the final 5:56 to draw her team closer but the Hawks still led 12-5 at halftime.
 
Monmouth outscored QU 9-3 in the final 30 minutes. Quinnipiac goalie Kat Henselder made 16 saves in net while Monmouth's Steph Delliturri had 10. Six different Hawks tallied multiple points in Monmouth's third win of the year.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was a monster day for us, we had a fantastic day of prep this week where we competed hard and scrapped after everything and it showed up on the field today. I'm very proud of this group." -Interim Head Coach Christie Kaestner
 
"We had a great week of practice and that definitely transferred to the game. We worked really hard on making our opportunities count and making sure we were dictating the defense. This was a great team win and we had a lot of fun celebrating each other today." -Senior Caroline Bleck
 
"The defense came together as a unit today and played very aggressive. We had fun with one another and gave support and confidence to each other. Coming off of the loss at Canisius we knew we needed to bounce back and get the win today and show to everyone who Monmouth is." – Junior Alynne Abney
 

• The Hawks are now 22-5 all-time against Quinnipiac, including a 12-2 record at home
• Bleck's six goals is tied for the third most in school history in a single game
• Monmouth's 21 goals is the second most in school history and the most since a 2009 game against LIU
• Turturro added nine draw controls and two ground balls to her efforts
• Senior Sarah Gillogly had three points with two goals and an assist

 
NUMBERS CRUNCH

• Monmouth outshot Quinnipiac 43-28
• Each team had 11 turnovers
• Monmouth won 17 of 30 draw controls
• The Hawks were 3-of-5 on free position shots

 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host Quinnipiac again on Sunday at 1 PM. That game will air on ESPN+