FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 14 (2-2)
Manhattan 3 (2-1)

RIVERDALE, NY – Mya Brock had two goals and three assists and the defense did not allow a goal in the second half as the Monmouth University women's lacrosse team earned a big 14-3 win over Manhattan College on a rainy Wednesday afternoon.
 
Brock added a pair of draw controls to go with her five points on the afternoon. Caroline Brennan contributed four goals for the Hawks while Danielle McNeely finished with one goal, three assists, four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Julianna Iovine led Manhattan with two goals. 
 
The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair as the Hawks and Jaspers traded goals. Brock's goal at 4:04 of the first quarter gave the Hawks a 3-2 lead after one.
 
The Hawks scored the first three goals of the second quarter and pushed their lead to 6-2 with 6:48 to go until the half. Iovine scored to briefly break up the Hawks' run before Brennan completed her hat trick just before the half. Monmouth led 7-3 at the break.
 
Monmouth scored six times in the third period and extended its lead to 13-3. McNeely and Shea Berigan had a goal and an assist in the stanza for the Hawks. The defense clamped down in the period, holding the Jaspers to just two shots and no goals. 
 
The lone goal of the fourth quarter belonged to Monmouth's Caitlin Colbert. The defense again came up big and allowed just two shots in the stanza. 

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was great to get back on track today with a full team effort win. It was important for us to show up and play 60 minutes of Monmouth lacrosse today and I'm so happy for our players ot come out on top during our first road game of 2023."
- Head coach Jordan Trautman

- Monmouth shut the Jaspers out in the second half and allowed a season-low three goals. It was the fewest goals allowed by the Hawks since they gave up two in last year's season opener.
- Monmouth held a 30-11 edge in shots in the game. 
- The Hawk defense recorded a season-high 14 caused turnovers in the game.
- MU held an 11-9 edge in draw controls. 
- It was a balanced attack as nine Hawks scored at least one goal in the game.

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Caroline Brennan matched her season-high with four goals in the game and now has two hat tricks on the season. 
- Mya Brock's and Danielle McNeely's three assists are the most by a Hawk in a single-game this season. 
- Caitlin Colbert's goal was her first of the season and second of her career. 
- Danielle McNeely led the squad with four caused turnovers while Cassidy Orban and Gabriella Vangeli each had three.

NEXT UP
Monmouth is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 25 when it hosts Columbia at 1 p.m.