FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 5 (3-0)
Temple 2 (2-1)
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth field hockey stayed unbeaten with a 5-2 victory over Temple Friday afternoon at So Sweet a Cat Field. The Hawks improve to 3-0 on the year behind a balanced offensive effort and a career day from junior
Lauren Relik.
Captain
Claire Campen opened the scoring just nine minutes in, cleaning up a rebound off a penalty-corner shot. She then helped set up the Hawks' second tally, driving down the right side and sending a ball that deflected off a Temple defender before
Alicia Vanderlyde buried it in the 17th minute.
Relik made it 3-0 six minutes later when
Keely Bowers found her open inside the circle. The junior went on to finish with a career-high four points.
Anna Moors weaved through the defense and fired home her fifth goal of the season to stretch the lead to 4-0 in the 41st minute.
Temple mounted a brief comeback with goals in the 50th and 55th minutes, but Relik struck again in the final minute to put the game away.
Notes & Numbers
- Claire Campen and Anna Moors have scored in all three games this season.
- Moors and Relik each have 10 points through three contests.
- Monmouth edged Temple in shots, 18-17.
- The Hawks own a 21-5 goal differential on the year.
- Goalkeeper Claire Bowman finished with four saves.
Up Next
Monmouth closes its four-game homestand on Sunday at 12 p.m. against Rider at So Sweet a Cat Field. The game will be broadcasted on FloSports .
