FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 4 (11-3, 4-0 CAA)
Towson 1 (6-11, 2-2 CAA)
TOWSON, Md. – No. 11 Monmouth field hockey earned a 4-1 victory over Towson in its final road test of the regular season Friday afternoon at TU Field Hockey Complex. With today's win, Monmouth has clinched at least a share of the regular season CAA title.
Next week's game against Northeastern will determine who is the No. 1 seed in the CAA Tournament.
Freshman
Alicia Vanderlyde opened the scoring in the 11th minute after Monmouth was awarded a penalty corner. Vanderlyde capitalized on a rebound and placed her shot into the right side of the cage to give the Hawks an early 1-0 lead.
Just a minute later, sophomore
Claire Campen doubled Monmouth's advantage with her 10th goal of the season. After
Stella Goddard-Despot's initial attempt was saved, Campen collected the rebound and finished to make it 2-0.
In the 20th minute, sophomore
Milla Frye extended the Hawks' lead to 3-0, converting her first penalty stroke of the season and recording her fifth goal of the year. Monmouth carried that three-goal advantage into halftime.
Towson got on the board in the 36th minute when Wiarda Roos scored off a penalty corner, marking the Tigers' lone goal of the afternoon.
Frye struck again late in the match, scoring her second goal of the game on a backhanded finish after a setup from
Lilly Ricks in transition, sealing the 4-1 win for Monmouth.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Monmouth held a 14-5 edge in penalty corners.
- The Hawks outshot Towson 36-9.
- Claire Campen scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season.
- made three saves in goal for Monmouth
UP NEXT
Monmouth will close out the regular season on Friday, hosting Northeastern at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed live on FloCollege.
