FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 7 (1-0)
Cal 2 (0-1)
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Seven different Hawks found the back of the cage as Monmouth field hockey opened the 2025 season with a commanding 7-2 victory over Cal Friday afternoon at So Sweet a Cat Field.
junior
Ava Zerfass set the tone just 39 seconds into the contest, sparking a first-quarter surge the Hawks never relinquished. She was one of four Hawks to tally her first career goal, joining freshman
Florence van Doorn, sophomore
Keely Bowers and junior
Hannah Tromble.
Van Doorn converted on a penalty corner in the 16th minute, finishing a feed from junior
Lauren Relik and graduate student
India Shakespeare. Relik paced the offense with a career-best three assists.
Claire Campen extended the advantage to 3-0 in the 22nd minute, cleaning up a rebound in front of goal.
After Cal responded with its first goal a minute later in the 23
rd minute of the contest, Monmouth regained control, netting three straight to put the game out of reach.
Junior
Anna Moors and
Milla Frye picked up right where they left off last season, both connecting on goals on penalty corners. Graduate student
Luisa Schlueter assisted both of their goals.
In goal, sophomore
Charlie Bowman anchored the defense with six saves in her third career start
QUOTE
"To be able to compete against an ACC team of that level is exciting, we have a great foundation and it happened because of a total team effort. The work this group has put in—on the field, in training, and in their preparation—was incredible, and it showed today. I'm proud of how we executed, but even more proud of how we did it together. Now the focus is on carrying that same consistency and professional approach into Sunday and beyond. - Head Coach
Carli Figlio
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Monmouth has now won 12 of its last 13 home openers
- Four different Hawks recorded their first career goals
- 12 different Hawks registered a point on Friday
- The Hawks finished with eight assists on seven goals
UP NEXT
Monmouth will welcome LIU to So Sweet a Cat Field on Sunday for a 12 p.m. battle. The game will be broadcasted live on Flo Sports.
