FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 1 (6-1-5, 3-0-3 CAA)
William & Mary 0 (4-7-0, 2-3-0 CAA)
 
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Freshmen Victor Andersson scored his second goal of the season in the second half which helped the Monmouth University men's soccer team secure a 1-0 win at the College of William & Mary in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play Saturday night. 
 
The Hawks have won back-to-back matches and remain unbeaten in CAA play (3-0-3). Monmouth moved into a three-way tie for first place in the CAA standings with two CAA contests remaining.
 
The first 20 minutes of the contest saw both teams feeling each other out as the Hawks and Tribe each recorded one shot. 
 
The Hawks increased the pressure, firing off four shots in a two-minute stretch midway through the first period but could not break through. 
 
Eryk Dymora made a big save in the final five minutes of the stanza and the two sides went into the half tied at 0-0.
 
Monmouth fired off a couple of quick shots to start the second half before finally breaking through at 51:01. The Hawks used some crisp passing to move the ball up the field. Erik Reis crossed a ball into the box that Andersson was able to head home for the 1-0 advantage. 
 
Dymora made a pair of big stops following the goal to keep William & Mary off the board. 
 
The two teams continued to battle as Dymora made four saves in the final 20 minutes to close out the 1-0 victory.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"Tonight's game was a real battle Our guys showed tremendous character. Every player left all they had on the field and a got rewarded with a valuable three points."
 – Monmouth Men's Soccer Head Coach Robert McCourt 
 
- Monmouth moved to 2-2 all-time against William & Mary with the win. It was the Hawks' first win in three tries at William & Mary. 
- The Hawks moved into a three-way tie for first place in the CAA standings with two regular season conference matches remaining. Elon, Hofstra and the Hawks all have 12 points. 
- Five of the Hawks' six wins have come via the shutout this season. 
- Victor Andersson scored for the second straight contest for the Hawks. Andersson is now tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals this season.
- Jakob Friedman picked up his team-leading seventh assist of the season on Andersson's goal. Friedman ranks second in the CAA for assists this season.
- Friedman has the most assists by a Hawk since Dave Nigro had eight helpers during the 2016 season.  
- Erik Reis ranks second on the team with three assists.
- Eryk Dymora picked up his sixth shutout of the season for the Hawks. He now has at least six shutouts in each of his three seasons with the Hawks.
- Eryk Dymora recorded his fifth shutout of the season and 18th of his career.  

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- William & Mary finished the match with a 17-12 edge in shots. The Tribe put seven shots on goal to the Hawks' six.
- Monmouth took eight of the contest's 12 corner kicks. 
- Eryk Dymora matched his season-high with seven saves to secure the win in goal for the Hawks.
- Ryan Eapen finished with four saves in the loss for the Tribe.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth returns home for its final two home matches of the regular season. The Hawks host Penn on Tuesday, Oct. 15 before hosting Elon on Saturday, Oct. 19. Both matches start at 7 p.m.