FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 2 (2-1-2)
Le Moyne 0 (0-3-1)
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Ben Zakowski scored a goal in each half and the defense clamped down as the Monmouth University men's soccer team earned a 2-0 win over Le Moyne College on Tuesday night. 
 
The Hawks pushed the offensive tempo from the outset and Zakowski wasted little time in getting the home team on the board. Just 54 seconds into the game Griffin Tomas found Zakowski streaking up the field and he powered it home. 
 
Monmouth continued to pressure the Dolphins and carried that 1-0 lead into the half. The Hawks outshot Le Moyne 9-5 in the first 45 minutes as Eryk Dymora turned away the three shots he faced.
 
The second half was much of the same as the Hawks pushed the tempo and pressured the Dolphins. Zakowski struck for his second of the day in the final five minutes of the contest off a pass from Arturo McConnochie. 
 
That insurance goal closed out a 2-0 win. Dymora saved the ony shot the Dolphins managed to get on goal in the second half. 
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was nice to get off to such a positive start to the game. Give cred it to Le Moyne, who had a few unlucky moments after we scored our goal. We created a ton of goal scoring opportunities throughout the rest of the game and got the justified result. Ben Zakowski had another fantastic night."
 – Monmouth Men's Soccer Head Coach Robert McCourt
 
- It was the first ever meeting between the Hawks and Dolphins.  
- It was Ben Zakowski's second multi-goal game of the season and fourth of his career. 
- Freshman Arturo McConnochie made his first collegiate appearance and recorded a point with the helper on Zakowski's second goal. 
- Eryk Dymora recorded his second shutout of the season and eighth of his career.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth outshot Le Moyne 19-8 in the match and recorded eight shots on goal to the Dolphins' four.
- The 19 shots were a season-high for the Hawks. 
- Monmouth had nine corner kicks in the contest while limiting the Dolphins to just one. 
- Le Moyne's Wyatt Dupell had six saves while Eryk Dymora finished with a season-high four saves in the match.
- Ben Zakowski's two goals on the night gave him 25 for his career.
- The Hawks' defense has now held opponents to under 10 shots in three of its first five contests.

UP NEXT
-The Hawks are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 16 when they resume Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play by hosting Drexel at 7 p.m.