ORONO, ME – Annick van Lange netted her 100^th career point, but No. 20 Monmouth University Field Hockey (5-4) dropped its America East opener on Friday at the University of Maine (3-5) by a score of 5-3.
 
Maine jumped to a 2-0 lead, with Brooke Sulinski scoring both on each end of halftime. MU got one right back just 1:21 later when Lorane Vanneste netted her seventh of the season on a rebound following a corner. van Lange topped the 100-point mark less than three minutes later, deflecting one through to tie the game in the third.
 
The Black Bears scored the next three goals of the contest, one late in the third before Sydney Meader got two early in the fourth. MU got within a pair when Jess Tucker took a nice feed from van Lange and buried it, but the Hawks got no closer.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"It was a disappointing game and showed weaknesses in some major areas. Maine executed a very well put together plan. They were the better team today. We will work to create a more competitive and gritty environment so we can truly become the team we say we want to become." – Head Coach Carli Figlio
 
-van Lange became the third Hawk in program history to reach 100 points, passing Julie Laszlo to move into third all-time by herself.
-Vanneste now has a point in eight of nine games this season.
-van Lange scored a goal for the third game in a row.
-The Hawks and Black Bears have now split four all-time meetings.
-This marked the first time MU dropped its first conference game since 2012 while a member of the NEC.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
 
-Maine outshot MU 10-7.
-Ally Tarantino had two saves for the Hawks.
-MU had four penalty corners to Maine's six.
-Mia Borley picked up the win in cage for the Black Bears with two saves.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts Vermont next Friday, October 1 at 4:00 p.m.