FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 18 (1-0)
George Mason 9 (0-1)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Cassidy Orban, Caroline Brennan and Shea Berigan each scored four goals to lead the Monmouth University women's lacrosse team to a resounding 18-9 win over George Mason on Friday afternoon in the season opener.
 
Brennan had two assists to go along with her four tallies and finished with a team-high six points. Orban had the four goals and one assist for five points while Berigan had the four goals in her collegiate debut. Shannon Tuozzo had three goals and two assists for George Mason. 
 
The Hawks jumped out to an early advantage as they struck four times in the first period. Highlighting that period were goals from Danielle McNeely and Grace Curtin that were separated by just 23 seconds. Monmouth scored the first two goals of the second period and pushed its lead to 6-0. George Mason got on the board late in the second period but the Hawks led 6-2 at the break. 
 
Monmouth scored seven times in the third period, including the first three goals of the stanza and the final three goals. Brennan and Orban completed their hat tricks in that period while Berigan notched the first two goals of her career. Monmouth led 13-6 heading to the fourth period. The Hawks tacked on five more goals in the game's final stanza to close out the 18-9 win. Berigan had two more goals while Mya Brock, Orban and Brennan all had a goal and an assist. 

NOTES & QUOTES
"I'm so happy for our players that we kicked off the 2023 season with a win at home. Today was a great day to see all the work during the preseason pay off. I'm really proud of this group and excited for what's to come."
- Head Coach Jordan Trautman

- Monmouth won its season opener for the fifth straight year. 
- The win was the first in four tries for the Hawks against George Mason
- Caroline Brennan's hat trick was the 11th of her career. 
- Cassidy Orban's hat trick was the ninth of her career
- Caroline Brennan has now scored a goal in 17 straight contests.
- Cassidy Orban has recorded a point in 20 straight contests.
- Brianna Falco led the defensive efforts with seven ground balls and four caused turnovers. 
- Cassidy Orban led the Hawks in the draw circle with six. 
- Gia Mitchell made five saves in her collegiate debut while playing the first 45 minutes of the game. 

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Seven Hawks scored a goal in the game.
- Monmouth held a 41-20 advantage in shots in the game as the Hawks put 27 shots on goal. 
- The Hawks caused 10 of the 14 George Mason turnovers in the game.
- Both teams were solid on their clear attempts as Monmouth was 15-of-16 and George Mason was 16-of-17.
- Monmouth held a 16-9 advantage in ground balls. 

NEXT UP
Monmouth is back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 15 when it hosts No. 8 Rutgers at 2 p.m.