FINAL SCORE
Elon 2 (6-2-0, 3-1-0 CAA)
Monmouth 1 (3-4-0, 0-4-0 CAA)
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth University men's soccer team fell in a tight conference battle to visiting Elon on Saturday afternoon, 2-1.
 
The Phoenix controlled play throughout the opening half and took a 2-0 lead into halftime after scoring in the 19^th and 40^th minutes. The Hawks were on the attack in the second half and found the back of the net in the 81^st minute when Chris Morandi scored off assists from Gabriel Miranda and Luke McBeth.
 
Monmouth continued to push over the final nine minutes of the contest but could not find the equalizer.
 
NOTES
-This afternoon was the first-ever match between the Hawks and Phoenix
-Morandi's goal was the first of his career
-He's the fourth different goal scorer for Monmouth in 2022
-Miranda's assist represented the first point of his career
-Eryk Dymora made three saves in goal, bringing his season total to 23
-Seven different Hawks registered a shot
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The total shots were even, 11-11
-Elon had the slight edge in shots on goal, 5-4
-Monmouth earned more corners, 5-0
-The Hawks committed 16 fouls compared to 10 for Elon
-Both sides made three saves
-Three yellow cards were given out in the match, all to Monmouth
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will head to Philadelphia for a non-conference match against Saint Joseph's on Tuesday at 7 p.m.