FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 0 (1-3-1, 0-0-1 CAA)
William & Mary 0 (5-0-4, 2-0-1 CAA)
 
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Back on the pitch for the first time in 11 days, the Monmouth University women's soccer team battled William & Mary to a 0-0 tie in its Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) opener.
 
Junior Cassie Coster made a season-high eight saves to lead the Hawks on the evening. 
 
William & Mary applied the early pressure, firing off three shots in the first 10 and a half minutes but Coster stopped one and the other two went wide. 
 
Maddison Perna had a shot on goal at 28:18 but the Tribe's Zoe Doughty was able to turn it away. The two sides went into the half tied at 0-0.
 
The story of the second half for the Hawks was the play of Coster in goal. The junior racked up seven saves, including two saves in 11 seconds as the Tribe applied a late rush to try and get a goal. 
 
Coster held strong and the Hawks and Tribe settled for a 0-0 draw.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"What a battle from start to finish tonight. William & Mary is a very good team and we knew we had to compete for a full 90 minutes. Going into that type of a game without having played in nearly two weeks was not an easy task so we will take the point on the road. 
 
Credit to our entire team for raising the level of training in the last 11 days to prepare us for our strong conference schedule and tough battles like tonight. Shout out to our goalkeeper, Cassie as she came up big in the second half and made some world class saves to keep us in the game! We are looking forward to one more game on Sunday before heading back to West Long Branch."
 – Monmouth Women's Soccer Head Coach Kylee Flynn
 
- The Hawks were back on the field for the first time since Sept. 3 at Penn State since weather postponed their match against Elon (scheduled for Sept. 10). 
- It was the second straight tie between the Hawks and Tribe (2-2 in 2022). 
- Cassie Coster posted her second shutout of the season and 11th of her Monmouth career. 
- Coster is just the second player in the CAA to post eight or more saves in a contest this season.
- The Hawks moved to 6-1-3 in CAA contests since the start of the 2022 season with tonight's opener.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- William & Mary held a 16-7 advantage in shots in the contest. 
- The corner kicks were nearly even in the contest as the Tribe finished with a 5-4 edge in that stats category. 
- Cassie Coster finished with eight saves in the match while Zoe Doughty posted one stop.
- Maddison Perna and Summer Reimet were tied for the team lead with two shots each in the match. 

 
UP NEXT
-The Hawks wrap up their trip to Virginia on Sunday, Sept. 17 when they visit Hampton for a 1 p.m. match. That contest will be played on the campus of Old Dominion University.