WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ- Sophomore Colleen Craven (Moorestown, NJ/ Moorestown) tied the game on a deflection into the netting midway through the fourth quarter but Stanford's Sarah Johnson scored the game-winning goal with 3:49 left in the second overtime to give No. 20 Stanford a 3-2 win over No. 19 Monmouth, Saturday afternoon in the America East Field Hockey Championship game.
 
The Hawks, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped, finished the spring season 10-3, while the Cardinal improved to 10-2 and earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
 
In a highly competitive game throughout, Monmouth found itself in a hole in the fifth minute when Corinne Zanolli scored her first of two goals on the afternoon.  Junior Annick van Lange (Sint-Job, Belgium/ Annuntia Institute) answered back quickly with her seventh goal of the season off of a corner less than a minute later to even things at 1-1.
 
Zanolli registered a penalty stroke in the eighth minute to give Stanford a 2-1 advantage it would carry into the fourth quarter.  Craven's one-handed deflection into the top left netting knotted things up with 7:30 left in regulation and forced the extra periods.  Stanford got the better the opportunities in the overtime sessions, outshooting the Hawks 7-1 and earning three attacking corners.
 
Kate O'Hogan, who registered four of her six saves in overtime, was named to the All-America East Championship Team and was joined by van Lange and Ireen Frenken.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"To say the coaching staff is proud of this team would be the understatement of the year. There is not a press release long enough to explain the dedication, love, heart, camaraderie, teamwork, and family that this group has created. I know I speak for everyone when I say I am beyond thankful to the seniors who have created and left an amazing legacy as well as the underclassmen who through all adversity came together to create one of the most memorable seasons I've had! So thankful and proud of them." 
- Monmouth Head Coach, Carli Figlio
 
- Playing in its second season in the America East, Monmouth, has reached the title game in both years.  It marks the fifth straight season the Hawks have played for in a league final.
- The Hawks accumulated at least 10 wins in a season for the eighth time in program history, seven of which under Carli Figlio.  
- Monmouth has tallied double-digit wins in five consecutive seasons. 
- It was the Hawks' first postseason overtime game since having to play back-to-back double-overtime affairs in the 2016 MAAC Championship.
 
Numbers Crunch 
- Annick van Lange, who ran her point streak to five games, scored her fourth career postseason goal and finished the year with 19 points on seven goals and five assists.
- Colleen Craven registered her first goal of the season, the third of her career.  The sophomore also chipped in a defensive save in the defensive circle.
- Aylin Aufenacker inserted van Lange's goal for her team-leading sixth helper of the season.
- Julianna Carletti added her third assist on the year.
- Ireen Frenken notched an assist, her team-leading 28th point of the year.  The senior ranks in the top-15 all-time with 68 career points after coupling her four assists with a career-best 12 goals.
- Kate O'Hogan made her second straight appearance on the All-Championship Team.  The junior made eight saves in the postseason. 
- For the game, each team attempted eight attacking corners, while Stanford held a 15-10 shot advantage.
 
-@MonmouthFH-