MONMOUTH REACHES 10-WIN MARK WITH SHUTOUT WIN AT VCU
Hawks enter the fourth tied at two before falling to undefeated Scarlet Knights
 
FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 4 (10-5)
VCU 0 (11-5)

RICHMOND, Va. – Head Coach Carli Figlio and the Monmouth University Field Hockey Team picked up its 10^th win of the season with a 4-0 victory at VCU on Sunday afternoon.
 
Freshman Lauren Relik opened the scoring 12:20 seconds into the first quarter after receiving a pass from Jess Tucker. Relik's fourth of the season turned out to be the game-winner, while Tucker tallied her sixth assist.

Both Sofia Fouces and Aylin Aufenacker recorded unassisted goals in the middle frames, and freshman defender Calista Schwartz scored her second goal of the season assisted by graduate midfielder Nora Goddard-Despot to make it 4-0, Hawks, in the fourth quarter.

Goalkeeper Jessie Eiselin recorded her CAA-leading fifth shutout of 2023 with eight saves.

Monmouth has now won double-digit games in eight consecutive seasons.

NOTES & NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth has won 10+ games in eight consecutive seasons.
- VCU leads the all-time series, 4-2, but the Hawks have won the last two meetings.
- Sofia Fouces leads the CAA with 16 goals and 37 points.
- Jess Tucker moves into the top five in the CAA with six assists.
- VCU outshot MU 14-10 overall, and but both teams landed eight shots on net.
- Monmouth earned just one penalty corner, while VCU had seven.

NEXT UP
The Hawks finish the regular season against Hofstra at home on Friday, October 27, at 4 p.m.