WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Women's Soccer came back from a goal down to beat Northeastern Sunday, 2-1 and capture the 2022 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Regular Season Championship in the program's first season in the league.
Down a goal after Northeastern's Megan Putvinski converted in the opening half, MU needed less than five minutes to pull even. A ball played ahead saw Huskies keeper Holland Stam come out to challenge, but
Lauren Karabin was able to control and play one past Stam into the open net to get even.
Karabin contributed on the winning goal as well, recovering possession after having a shot blocked. Her cross found
Maddison Perna who headed it home to give MU the 2-1 edge with just over 30 minutes to play.
Cassie Coster was called on to make just two saves after that as MU won the regular season crown in the first season in the CAA.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I'm just so happy for the girls. They had something to prove this year, now joining the CAA they did everything we asked and they earned this, they totally earned this." – Head Coach
Kylee Flynn
"It means so much, we love playing at home and we love our fans and this environment. We know we play so much better when we have the community rallied around us, proven today by the energy in the crowd." –
Lauren Karabin
-This marks the first CAA regular season title ever won by a Monmouth team.
-MU women's soccer has now won 11 regular season crowns in program history.
-This marks the ninth time in 10 seasons the Hawks have captured their league's regular season championship.
-First Year Head Coach
Kylee Flynn wins her first conference regular season title as a head coach.
-MU finishes the regular season with 13 wins, the 16
th straight season Monmouth has won double-digit games excluding the COVID-shortened Spring 2021 season.
-Karabin and Perna each are now tied atop the team lead with five goals.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU outshot Northeastern 13-7.
-MU took six corners to the Huskies' three.
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Cassie Coster made two saves in net for Monmouth.
-There were four yellow cards issued, all on the visitors.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth will host the CAA quarterfinals, beginning this Thursday, October 27 at 3:00 p.m. against #8 Hofstra.
