FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 13 (5-2)
Sacred Heart 9 (0-5)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University women's lacrosse team outscored Sacred Heart University 9-3 in the second half and battled for a 13-9 win on Saturday morning in Kessler Stadium.
 
Seven Hawks scored in the game and six of those seven had two goals each. Ella Spears led the way as she added two assists to go with her two goals and finished with four points while Cassidy Orban had two goals and a season-high 12 draw controls. Emma Kittridge led Sacred Heart with three goals. 
 
Sacred Heart outscored the Hawks 4-2 in the first period as Grace Reinold had a goal and two assists. Mya Brock and Orban scored for the Hawks in the second period but the Pioneers still led 6-4 at the break. 
 
Monmouth scored the first three goals of the third quarter and grabbed a 7-6 lead in the game. Sacred Heart briefly tied the game at 7-7 on a goal at 6:19. However tallies from Danielle McNeely and Shea Berigan to close out the quarter gave Monmouth a 9-7 lead. 
 
Caroline Brennan and Spears each had two goals in the fourth quarter as Monmouth closed out a 13-9 win.

NOTES & QUOTES
"I'm really happy for our players to get another win today. We're continuing to work on different ways to elevate our play and I'm proud of the work they are putting in and the energy they are giving to each other."
- Head coach Jordan Trautman

- Monmouth has held four straight opponents to under 10 goals. It is the first time since the 2013 season that the Hawks have held four straight opponents to 10 goals or less. 
- The Hawks made a season-high five free position goals in the game. 
- MU held a 16-10 advantage in draw controls. 
- Monmouth held a 29-22 edge in shots in the game. 
- It marked the second straight game, the Hawks have trailed at the break and rallied for the win.

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Ella Spears matched her career-high with four points in the game (2g, 2a).
- Caroline Brennan's second half goals extended her goal scoring streak to 23 straight games and her point streak to 25 games. 
- Cassidy Orban's 12 draw controls in the game were one shy of her career-high. 
- Mary Kate George matched her season-high with three caused turnovers and four ground balls to lead the Hawks' defensive efforts. 
- Gia Mitchell made five saves to earn the win in goal.
- Orban scored her 100th career goal on Saturday (44 at Vanderbilt, 57 at Monmouth). 

NEXT UP
Monmouth is back in action on Tuesday, March 7 when it hosts John Hopkins at 3 p.m.