FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 2 (11-5, 5-1 CAA)
Hofstra 1 (5-12, 1-5 CAA)
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – For the second time in as many seasons, the Monmouth University Field Hockey Team won the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Field Hockey Regular Season Title following a 2-1 win over the Hofstra Pride on Friday afternoon at So Sweet A Cat Field.
Monmouth fell behind early as the Pride capitalized on their only shot on goal for the contest just 3:34 into the first quarter. Hofstra held the 1-0 lead at the half, although Monmouth generated more scoring chances and held a 10-2 shots advantage.
Junior
Johanna Karlhuber tied things up on a penalty stroke 1:53 into the second half. Hofstra was called for illegal touching inside the box on a Monmouth corner to give Karlhuber the opportunity to score her second goal of 2023.
Early in the fourth, junior
Sofia Fouces scored her CAA-leading 17
th goal of the season after receiving a pass from freshman defender
Calista Schwartz – who caused a turnover at midfield.
Fouces's goal would hold as the Hawks held on for the 2-1 victory, as she leads the conference in game-winning goals with seven.
The Hawks will serve as the CAA Tournament's No. 1 seed in Newark, Del. Next weekend as four teams – Monmouth, Drexel, William & Mary, and Northeastern – play for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament later this fall.
NOTES & NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth earns the No. 1 in the CAA Tournament for the second straight year.
- Monmouth has won six straight against the Pride.
- The Hawks lead the all-time series, 6-5.
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Sofia Fouces leads the CAA in points (39), goals (17), and game-winning goals (7).
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Johanna Karlhuber notched her first goal since the 4-1 win over Wagner on Sept. 11.
- The Hawks outshot the Pride, 20-2, and landed 13 shots on goal to Hofstra's one.
- Monmouth earned all six penalty corners in the game.
NEXT UP
The Hawks open up play in the CAA Tournament on Friday, November 3, where they take on fourth-seeded Northeastern at 1 p.m. in Newark, Del.
