BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Monmouth University women's soccer team cruised to a 3-0 win in its season opener at Lehigh on Friday night.
The win for the Hawks (1-0) marked the first of
Kylee Flynn's career as a collegiate head coach.
Monmouth struck early in the opening half after
Olivia Ramiz got control of the ball at midfield and took it past a pack of Lehigh (0-1) defenders before scoring her team's first goal of the 2022 campaign.
The Hawks eventually tacked on an insurance goal in the 72nd minute after
Chloe Ferreira got ahold of a loose ball off a corner and buried the shot. Less than 10 minutes later,
Julia Evernham was sprinting down the sideline with the ball in her possession before ripping a shot to the opposite end of the goal to extend the lead to 3-0.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"This is our first win, as a staff and as a team. Our players brought it tonight just like they do every single day. It's a special time for Monmouth women's soccer and I am thankful to be a part of it."
-Head coach Kylee Flynn
-Monmouth bested Lehigh to open the season for the second straight year.
-It's the third consecutive season that the Hawks began the year with a season-opening victory.
-The three goals scored were the most in a season opener since tallying three opposite Iona on March 9, 2021.
-Ramiz logged the Hawks' first goal of the 2022 season and the second of her career.
-Ferreira posted her second career score.
-Evernham notched her first career goal.
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Summer Reimet made her collegiate debut and first career start.
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Clara Ford Sophie Merrifield and
Kayla Reed made their collegiate debuts, while
Holly Burns appeared in her first match for Monmouth.
-The Hawks did not allow Lehigh to take a single shot in the first 45 minutes of action.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outshot Lehigh, 13-6.
-Three different Hawks scored a goal.
-Monmouth held a 6-0 advantage in corners.
-The Hawks improved to 11-4-5 all-time versus Lehigh.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth returns home on Sunday to welcome UAlbany to West Long Branch for a 2 p.m. tilt.
