HAMDEN, Conn. – The Monmouth women's lacrosse team continued its winning ways after defeating Quinnipiac, 12-10, on Saturday in a MAAC road contest to close out the regular season.
 
With the victory over the Bobcats (6-10, 2-6 MAAC), the Hawks (11-6, 6-2 MAAC) captured a share of the MAAC regular season title for the first time since the 2018 campaign.
 
It was a one-goal game with less than 14 minutes left to play in the third quarter before Caroline Brennan scored to spark a 3-1 Monmouth run that extended the Hawks lead to three, 11-8. Quinnipiac would put in two scores before the quarter came to a close, but Monmouth tallied one off a shot from Carli Mangum.
 
The Hawks went into the fourth leading 12-10 and that score held for the final 15 minutes of action as both sides were kept off the board.
 
Hope Steuerwald led all scorers in the game with five points on five goals. The senior attack did most of her damage early as she scored all five of her goals in the first 21 minutes of play. Caroline Brennan and Danielle McNeely each recorded multi-goal outings as well with two goals apiece. McNeely added an assist for a three-point game.
 
Defensively, Brianna Falco was all over the field. She caused two turnovers, while leading the team with six ground balls to go along with five draw controls. Cassidy Orban chipped in as well with five draws, four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I am so proud of this team for their efforts today. It was a battle for 60 minutes and I am so happy for our players that we came out on top. I think gritty wins are a reflection of a team's determination and dedication and I am excited to see that in our team as we had into championship play."
-Head Coach Jordan Trautman
 
-Monmouth won its 11th game of the season.
-The Hawks extended their winning streak to six games.
-It's the longest win streak for the program since the 2015 team won seven in a row.
-The Hawks wrapped up the season with a 6-2 MAAC record.   
-Steuerwald tallied her sixth hat trick of the season.
-It marked the third time this season she scored five or more goals in a game.
-Brennan extended her point streak to 16 games.
-It was her 11th multi-score game.
-McNeely posted her fourth multi-goal performance and third in as many games.
-Orban extended her point streak to 17 games.
-The Hawks recorded their 14th straight game with double-digit goals scored.
-Monmouth improved to 24-5 all-time versus Quinnipiac.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outshot Quinnipiac, 34-29.
-The Hawks put 24 of their 34 shots on goal.
-Six different Hawks scored.
-Three Hawks posted multi-goal performances.
-The Hawks were 18-of-21 on clears.
-Monmouth won 14 draw controls.  
-The Hawks corralled 16 ground balls.
-Four Hawks combined to force eight Quinnipiac turnovers.

UP NEXT
The Hawks will await the winner of tomorrow's game between Niagara and Manhattan to see where they will be seeded for the upcoming MAAC Tournament.