BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Monmouth women's lacrosse team trailed in the second half before closing out the game on a 7-3 run to secure the 12-11 come-from-behind road victory over LIU on Saturday.
 
The Hawks (2-0, 0-0 MAAC) were down by three, 8-5, with just over six minutes left on the clock in the third quarter when Mary Kate George scored to spark a 7-1 run that lasted until the 3:45 mark of the final frame. During that stretch, five different Hawks found the back of the net against the Sharks (0-5, 0-0 NEC).
 
Carli Mangum paced the offense with three goals, while George, Cassidy Orban and Liv Fanelli each found the back of the net twice. Grace Curtin, Hope Steuerwald and Mya Brock all tallied a score for the Hawks as well.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"Today was a battle against a scrappy LIU team. As a young squad still developing our identity, I'm really proud of us for finding a way to get the job done and get the win. We took an important step in our growth today as we head into the next several weeks of very competitive non-conference games."
-Head Coach Jordan Trautman

-Monmouth started its season 2-0 for the third time in the last four years.
-The Hawks improved to 14-0 all-time versus LIU.
-Mangum recorded her second career hat trick.
-Four Hawks recorded multi-goal outings.
-Monmouth outshot its opponent for the second time this season.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outshot LIU, 35-29.
-The Hawks put 29 of their 35 shots on goal.
-Monmouth converted 20-of-21 on clears.
-The Hawks caused 10 turnovers.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will remain on the road to Piscataway, N.J., to take on No. 14 Rutgers on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. non-conference tilt.