FINAL SCORE
UNCW 3 (5-7-4, 4-3-0 CAA)
rv/No. 16 Monmouth 0 (8-2-5, 4-1-3 CAA)
 
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW scored three times in the second half to secure a 3-0 victory over the rv/No. 16 Monmouth University men's soccer team in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play on Saturday afternoon.
 
The first 30 minutes of the contest were a back-and-forth battle as UNCW put a shot off the crossbar.
 
Monmouth continued to work hard, and Jasen Bottini rattled off a late shot that was saved by Trey Smiley.
 
The two sides went into the half tied at 0-0.
 
Monmouth applied the pressure to start the second half, getting off shots from Patrick Osiecki and Carl Valgma that were saved by Smiley.
 
UNCW broke the scoreless tie with a goal in the 62nd minute from Christian Acevedo.
 
The two teams traded shots before UNCW made it a 2-0 contest with a goal in the 73rd minute. 
 
UNCW added one more goal in the 80th minute for a 3-0 victory.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was a tough way to finish a great CAA regular season. Full credit to UNCW today. We have a great group of players that are very hungry to get preparations going for the CAA Tournament."
 – Monmouth Men's Soccer Head Coach Robert McCourt 
 
- Monmouth finished conference play with just one loss for the second straight season and the 11th time in program history.
- UNCW leads the all-time series with Monmouth, 2-1. UNCW has won each of the last two meetings between the two schools.
- Eryk Dymora made five saves in the contest. It was the seventh time this season he has registered five or more saves in a match.
- When Dymora surrendered a goal in the second half, it stopped a scoreless streak of more than 450 minutes for the Hawks. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- UNCW held a 12-7 edge in shots in the contest. UNCW put eight shots on goal to Monmouth's four. 
- UNCW took seven of the match's 10 corner kicks. 
- Trey Smiley made four saves to earn the win in goal for UNCW.
- Eryk Dymora finished with five saves in the loss for Monmouth.

UP NEXT
- This contest wrapped up the regular season for the Hawks. Monmouth awaits the results from later tonight and next weekend to decide its seeding and an opponent for the CAA Tournament.