FINAL SCORE
Princeton 3 (1-0-0)
Monmouth 0 (1-2-0)
 
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Monmouth University women's soccer team got a season-high five saves from junior Cassie Coster but it was not enough as the Hawks fell at Princeton University, 3-0 on Friday night. 
 
Coster kept the Hawks in the game early as she made four saves in the first 41 minutes of the game. Monmouth had a big chance in the 22nd minute as graduate student Julia Evernham's shot hit the post for the Hawks.
 
Princeton finally broke through in the 43rd minute as Pietra Tordin scored off a pass from Kayla Wong. The Tigers carried that 1-0 advantage into the half. 
 
Princeton tacked on two more goals in the second half, one from Wong and Tordin's second of the day. 
 
Monmouth's best chance in the second half came off the foot of freshman Liza Suydam but Tyler McCamey was able to scoop it up. 
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"We schedule quality non-conference teams like Princeton to prepare us for our competitive CAA schedule. This game served just that purpose. We were challenged physically and athletically and were forced to compete at the next level. We had some great moments to build on and other moments that we will learn from in order to close the gap. I'm always proud of our effort as that is something we can control – credit to our entire roster for battling for 90 minutes tonight."
 – Monmouth Women's Soccer Head Coach Kylee Flynn
 
- Monmouth moves to 1-1 on the year against opponents from the state of New Jersey.  
- It was the first meeting between the Hawks and Tigers since the 2017 campaign. Monmouth leads the all-time series 9-6 despite Princeton having won five straight. 
- Monmouth used the same starting lineup for the second straight game. 
- It was the fifth time since the start of the 2022 season that Cassie Coster has registered five or more saves in a game. 
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Princeton held a 20-6 advantage in shots in the game. 
- It was the first time this season an opponent had more corner kicks than the Hawks. The Tigers had all four corner kicks in the game. 
- Cassie Coster finished with five saves for the Hawks while Tyler McCamey had one for Princeton.
- Rachel Ludwick led Monmouth with three shots while Liza Suydam had two, including one on goal. 

UP NEXT
-The Hawks have just over a week until their next contest. Monmouth is back in action on Sunday, Sept. 3 when it visits No. 8 Penn State for a 1 p.m. contest.