WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Field Hockey forward
Annick van Lange has been named Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
van Lange totaled 11 points (five goals, one assist) in just two games over the weekend. In Monmouth's 8-0 route of Sacred Heart Sunday, the graduate forward put up a career-high nine points. Her four-goal effort versus the Pioneers is the most in a single game by any CAA player this season and was the conference's first hat trick. Nationally, van Lange's epic Sunday matched a single-game high for goals across the entire NCAA. She also netted a goal in Friday's 2-1 loss versus No. 19 William & Mary.
With her third goal Sunday, van Lange etched her name into the Monmouth record books. Her 60
thcareer goal broke the program record for career goals scored.
The Hawks play next on October 5 at 4:00 p.m. when they host Princeton at So Sweet A Cat Field.