WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Annick van Lange scored three times, including less than two minutes into overtime to lead 22^nd-ranked Monmouth University Field Hockey (4-1) past Villanova University (2-3) on Friday afternoon at So Sweet a Cat Field.
 
van Lange outran her defender down the left side after an Ally Tarantino save got Monmouth possession back in overtime. On an attempt to pass across, the ball deflected off a Villanova defender and into the cage for the winner.
 
MU trailed 3-2 after Villanova scored twice in 1:24 in the fourth to take the lead. After the Hawks pulled their keeper, a rocket from van Lange found the back of the net to tie it with 5:52 remaining. The Hawks led early in the second half when Lorane Vanneste tipped home a van Lange shot off a corner.
 
Monmouth jumped out to the lead in the closing minutes of the opening period off a corner, with Vanneste inserting to Hanna Mckie, who fired one towards cage that was tipped in by van Lange to put the Hawks on top. At the 4:05 mark of the second quarter, Villanova tied it when Rachael Overlander tipped home an Emma Schwarz shot following a corner to send it to the half tied at one.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Annick had a fantastic game, being able to finish and showing true leadership and being able to step up in the way that she did. We're excited to host nationally ranked Harvard and look to focus on our consistency and defending our home field." – Head Coach Carli Figlio
 
-Annick van Lange moved into third place alone in the Monmouth all-time record books for career goals with her 37^th in the first half.
-Lorane Vanneste extended her points streak to five games in a row to open the season.
-Mckie's assist was her seventh point of the season, tying her for second on the team.
-Monmouth has won seven in a row against Villanova and are now 7-9 all time against the Wildcats.
-This marked van Lange's fourth career three-goal game, and first since November 1, 2019 at Vermont.
-van Lange has scored multiple goals in back-to-back contests.
-The Hawks are now 12-4 in program history while playing as a ranked team.
-The win marked Monmouth's fourth in a row.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outshot Villanova 18-7.
-The Hawks had 12 shots on goal to the Wildcats' five.
-MU took nine penalty corners compared to three for the visitors.
-Ally Tarantino made two saves in cage for the Hawks.
-van Lange's seven shots led all players in the contest.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts Harvard on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.