Monmouth Hawks (2-0-1) - 4
Delaware Blue Hens (0-3-0) – 0
NEWARK, DE – Behind two-goal efforts from juniors
Griffin Tomas (Seymour, CT/Seymour) and
Julian Gomez (Fairview, NJ/St. Benedict's) and another shutout for redshirt senior
Sean Murray (Fanwood, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood), the Monmouth University men's soccer team ran past Delaware on Tuesday night, 4-0.
Tomas opened the scoring in the 38
th minute and closed the scoring in the 90
th minute. Gomez added goals in the 41
st and 72
nd minute, extending his scoring streak to nine games.
Graduate student
Jonas Lindner (Bavaria, Germany/Gymnasium Eschenbach), freshman
Brett Sieg (Little Silver, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy), junior
Ben Zakowski (Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock), and freshman
Jonas Lyshoj (Hillerod, Denmark/Bagsværd Kostskole Gymnasium) each added an assist in the win.
Murray stopped four shot attempts to secure his second consecutive shutout.
Monmouth improves to 2-0-1 on the season, and will travel to UConn on Saturday night.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was a very committed performance by the boys tonight. I'm happy we continue to score on our chances, and Murray was fantastic again in goal. Delaware is a strong program in the CAA, so this is a nice win for us."
– Monmouth head coach Robert McCourt
-Monmouth started the scoring in the 38
th minute. Lindner sent a pass from the left side, Tomas dribbled inside the 18, and found the back of the net.
-Less than three minutes later, Gomez made it 2-0 with a shot from just inside the box after taking a feed from Sieg.
-After 31 scoreless minutes, Gomez struck again, tapping home passes from Zakowski and Lyshoj.
-In the 90
th minute, Tomas stole the ball and shot to the bottom right to seal the 4-0 win.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Gomez has scored a goal in nine straight games played dating back to the spring. He has 25 points in 24 career games.
-Tomas increased his career goal total to three.
-Zakowski notched his eighth assist. He has 26 points in 30 games.
-Lindner picked up his first assist in a Monmouth uniform.
-Murray registered his ninth shutout and now has 205 saves in his career.
-Sieg and Lyshoj earned their first career point.
-Monmouth had a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal.
UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel to UConn on Saturday. The Huskies hold an 2-0-1 all-times series lead. In a 2009 matchup, the Hawks advanced on penalty kicks in the NCAA Tournament.
