RADFORD, VA. – The Monmouth University women's lacrosse team outlasted Radford, 16-15, in a back-and-forth contest on Sunday afternoon.

Monmouth improved to 7-4 on the season with the victory, using a dominant third quarter and a late goal to secure the win. Shea Berigan scored three goals to surpass 100 scores in her career, while Brooke Lacey, Olivia Castaldo and Grace Curtin each tallied a hat trick to pace the Monmouth offense. Lauren Rismani totaled a team-high five assists and Katie Sullivan made 10 saves to earn the win in goal.

The Hawks jumped out to a fast start, scoring six times in the opening period behind multiple goals from Berigan and Lacey to take a 6-4 lead after one.

Radford responded in the second quarter, outscoring Monmouth 5-2 to take a 9-8 lead into halftime.

Monmouth seized control out of the break with its strongest stretch of the game, netting seven third-quarter goals. Castaldo, Curtin and Lymberis all contributed during the run as the Hawks built a 15-11 advantage heading into the final period.

The Highlanders mounted a late comeback, scoring four straight goals in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 15-15 with just over eight minutes to play.

Curtin delivered the decisive moment for the Hawks, finishing off a feed from Rismani with 3:32 remaining to give Monmouth a 16-15 lead it would not relinquish, thanks in part to a last-minute save from Sullivan.

Notes

• Lauren Rismani had a team-best five points on five helpers, giving her a team-high 36 assists and 51 points.
• Rismani has at least four helpers in six games this season.
• Shea Berigan had three goals and an assist, giving her 100 goals in her career.
• Berigan becomes the 17^th player in program history to cross the century mark.
• Berigan has 29 goals this season, most on the team, and seven games with at least three scores.
• Brooke Lacey scored three goals and had an assist, marking her season-high. It is Lacey's fifth performance this season with multiple points and her second hat trick of 2026.
• Grace Curtin also found the back of the net three times and dished one assist. The graduate student has goals in five straight outings and notched her second hat trick of the season on Sunday.
• Freshman Olivia Castaldo scored three goals for the second time this season. Castaldo has 11 goals and three assists through the first 11 games of her career.
• Sophia Lymberis recorded two scores, her second straight game with multiple points.
• Lymberis has points in 10 of 11 games this season.
• Cara Major scored her third goal of the year and first since Feb. 22 against Youngstown State.
• Allyson Ryan added her eighth goal of the season, adding to her career-best season.
• Ryan had a career-best nine draw controls, while Sophia Ianno had seven.
• Katie Sullivan made 10 saves, marking her sixth game this season with double-digit saves and third in a row.

Up Next
Monmouth will return home on Saturday to take on William & Mary. Opening draw from Hesse Field on the Great Lawn is set for 2 p.m.