FINAL SCORE
Georgetown 18 (4-4)
Monmouth 16 (5-4)
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A game of runs went to the home team as Georgetown scored nine times in the third quarter to take the lead for good in an 18-16 win over the visiting Monmouth University women's lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field. 
 
The Hoyas jumped out to an 8-4 lead with two minutes to play in the first quarter before Monmouth responded with a stretch of eight consecutive goals. Mya Brock scored four of her five goals during the run and Monmouth ultimately held a 13-9 edge at intermission.

Six straight goals from Georgetown and nine of out 10 overall gave the Hoyas a four-goal cushion heading into the fourth. Monmouth refused to go away and scored twice to trim the deficit to 18-16 with six minutes to play, but was unable to get any closer as Georgetown hung on for the two-goal victory. 
 
GAME NOTES
- Monmouth's 16 goals were the most by a Georgetown opponent this season. 
- Monmouth fell to 2-1 on the road this season. 
- The game was the second meeting all-time between Monmouth and Georgetown and the first since 2006.
- The Hoyas lead the all-time series 2-0.
- Monmouth head coach Jordan Trautman returned to her alma mater where she was an All-American for the Hoyas and played from 2006-09.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Mya Brock scored set a new career-high with her five-goal performance.
- Brock has 40 career goals and is second on the Hawks with 17 this season. She has at least one point in every game this year.
- Danielle McNeely turned in a five-point afternoon with her third-career hat trick and two assists.
- McNeely's five points are a season high and she has 15 goals and 24 points this season. McNeely now has 52 career points (32G, 20 A).
- Caroline Brennan had two goals and an assist to extend her goal scoring streak to 25 straight games and her point streak to 27 games.
- Brennan leads the team with 19 goals and 27 points this season.
- Carli Mangum and Marissa Lagera each scored twice. Mangum has five goals this season and Lagera has three.
- Cassidy Orban had a multi-point game with a goal and an assist to extend her points streak to seven games. Orban has 15 goals and 22 points this year. Orban added 10 draw controls, her second double-digit effort of 2023.
- Shea Berigan had a goal and an assist and has scored in six straight contests. She has 12 goals this season.
- Ella Spears contributed a pair of assists and Maddie Murphy added one. Spears has 15 points this year (7G, 8A) and Murphy has 11 (6G, 5A).
- Mary Kate George and Gabriella Vangeli each had a pair of caused turnovers for the Hawks in the contest.
- Gia Mitchell finished the day with 12 saves in goal.
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth faces a quick turnaround when it returns home to host George Washington on Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on FloSports.