FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 15 (6-4)
George Washington 12 (1-6)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Behind hat tricks from Caroline Brennan, Shea Berigan and Cassidy Orban, the Monmouth University women's lacrosse team earned a 15-12 win over George Washington on Monday afternoon in Kessler Stadium. 
 
Brennan led the Hawks as she poured in a season-high eight points on five goals and three assists. Berigan and Orban each added three goals. Kerry McKeever led George Washington with three goals. 
 
Monmouth jumped out to a 5-4 lead after one quarter. Brennan had two goals and two assists in the period. The Colonials outscored the Hawks 3-2 in the second and the two teams went into the half tied at 7-7. The two teams continued to go goal-for-goal in the third quarter. Each team scored three goals and were tied at 10-10 going to the fourth. The Hawks scored the first three goals of the fourth and battled for the 15-12 win.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was a gritty full team effort in less-than-ideal weather conditions against a scrappy GW team. We are proud of how our team dug deep to get the job done and close out our nonconference slate with a home win. We will enjoy some much-deserved rest after the grind of the last two weeks and set our sights in the CAA on Saturday! Also special congrats to women's hoops on winning Monmouth's first ever CAA Championship yesterday and getting an NCAA bid – good luck this week!"
- Head coach Jordan Trautman

- Monmouth snapped a two-game losing streak with the win. 
- Monmouth held a 31-27 edge in shots. 
- The Hawks are 2-1 on the year when they score 15 or more goals in a game. 
- MU had 11 caused turnovers, the Hawks improve to 5-1 on the year when they record 10 or more caused turnovers in a game. 

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Caroline Brennan finished with five goals and three assists for eight points. Her five goals, three assists and eight goals are all season-highs.
- Brennan's eight points gave her 35 on the season and 101 for her career. 
- Brennan has now scored a goal in 26 straight games and has a point in 28 straight contests. 
- Shea Berigan has scored a goal in seven straight games and posted her second hat trick of the season. 
- Cassidy Orban had scored a goal in eight straight games and picked up her second hat trick of the season. 
- Kennedy Fruit came off the bench to secure her first win of the season after posting five saves. 
- Brianna Falco had three caused turnovers, her fifth game this season with three or more caused turnovers. 

NEXT UP
Monmouth is back in action on Saturday, Mar. 18 when it officially opens Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play by hosting Elon at 11 am.