FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 2 (6-7, 2-1 CAA)
Hofstra 0 (6-7, 1-2 CAA)
HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Monmouth University field hockey team defeated Hofstra by a final score of 2-0 Friday afternoon in Hempstead, NY.
Monmouth's
Phileine Hazen earned her first career shutout, coming up with six big saves in a game that was tight from start to finish.
After a scoreless first half, the Hawks finally capitalized on their fifth corner of the game.
Meis Kengen whipped a pass to
Bente Steenhorst, who then setup Monmouth's career goals leader
Annick van Lange for the shot. From just inside the circle, van Lange fired a shot that beat Hofstra goalkeeper Merlijn van der Vegt to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
The turning point in the game occurred in the middle of the fourth quarter when the Hawks were able to kill off two minutes of 9-on-11 play when both
Aylin Aufenacker and
Katie Yoder were given green cards.
Senior back
Reese Bloomstead made a clutch defensive save in the 56
th minute to preserve a 1-0 lead for the Hawks.
In the final minute,
Jess Tucker batted in a rebound out of midair to give Monmouth insurance. The Hawks held on for a hard-fought 2-0 conference win.
NOTES & QUOTES
"It was great to get another CAA win behind a strong performance by Phileine. We fought hard to score again at the end, and we capitalized." – Head Coach
Carli Figlio
- Monmouth improves to 2-3 on the road.
- The Hawks now sit in third place in the CAA standings.
- It is the third shutout win for the Hawks this season.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
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Jess Tucker now has three goals in 2022, all of them coming in October.
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Annick van Lange, with 13 goals, is scoring at a one goal per game pace in 2022.
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Phileine Hazen earned her first career shutout victory.
- Hofstra outshot Monmouth 15-13 in the game, but Monmouth landed more shots on goal, 8-7.
- Both Monmouth and Hofstra had seven corners each.
NEXT UP
The Hawks travel to Boston, MA on Sunday, October 16, to take on Northeastern at noon. The Huskies currently sit in first place in the CAA with a 2-0 conference record.
