Monmouth University Athletics

QUICKLY: Strong physical presence in the goal... Great communication skills... Excellent distribution... Has collected a 39-14-6 record in three seasons with the Hawks... Recorded 29 career shutouts... Named First-Team All-Northeast Conference in 2009, as well as to the 2009 NEC All-Tournament Team... 2007 NEC Tournament MVP.

2009: Backstopped the Hawks to a 15-5-1 record... Started all 21 games and recorded a league-best 14 shutouts... Posted a NEC-best 0.652 goals against average, which ranked 27th in the nation... Registered a .816 save percentage, fourth-best in the conference... Named NEC First Team All-Conference... Selected to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Team... Earned Northeast Conference All-Tournament Team Honors... Made six saves at William and Mary (8/28)... Notched four consecutive shutouts against Rider (9/6), Iona (9/11), Saint Peter's (9/13) and Lafayette (9/18), which included a season and career-high nine saves at Iona... Made three saves in a double overtime game against Lehigh (9/20)... Did not surrender a goal in 643:02, a streak that lasted seven games (6-0-1) against Navy (9/26), Mount St. Mary's (9/29), Wagner (10/2), Long Island (10/4), Bryant (10/9), Robert Morris (10/16), and Saint Francis (10/18)... Saved three shots in a victory against Quinnipiac (10/25)... Posted two shutouts to end the regular season, while making nine saves on the road at Sacred Heart (10/30) and Fairleigh Dickenson (11/1)... Blanked Quinnipiac (11/6) and Central Connecticut State(11/8) in the NEC Tournament... Stopped five shots at Maryland (11/13) in NCAA Tournament.

2008: Posted a 13-4-1 overall record in goal for the Hawks, recording the league's second-best shutout total of seven on the year... Earned 18 starts in 19 matches played as a sophomore... Led the team with a 0.99 goals-against-average, and an .806 save percentage... Made three saves in a season-opening shutout at Rider (8/31)... Recorded a second-straight blanking to open the season in a victory over Lafayette (9/5)... Notched eight saves at Dartmouth (9/7)... Made five saves against Iona (9/14)... Registered three saves in an overtime shutout at Lehigh (9/19)... Made four saves in Monmouth's 1-1 double overtime draw at Seton Hall (9/23)... Stopped four shots in a shutout victory over Sacred Heart (10/3)... Earned the win with six saves at Quinnipiac (10/10)... Recorded three straight shutouts in NEC action against Robert Morris (10/19), Mount St. Mary's (10/25) and Wagner (10/31), which included a career-high nine stops at Wagner.  

2007: Registered an 11-5-4 record in 21 games as a freshman... Earned start in 20 matches during her rookie campaign... Ranked second in the NEC in shutouts with eight... Ranked third in the conference with 0.94 goals against average... Made collegiate debut with a start at La Salle (9/2)... Had four or more saves eight times in freshman campaign... Recorded seven saves at #12 Rutgers (9/9)... Earned first shutout in double-overtime draw against Seton Hall (9/14)... Recorded first collegiate victory over Rider (9/21)... Named NEC Tournament MVP with two 1-0 shutouts victories against Long Island (11/9) and Sacred Heart (11/11)... Recorded seven saves at Penn State (11/16) in NCAA Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity starter in goal at Millburn H.S... Squad won three league titles... Opponents scored 46 goals against in four seasons... Recorded 49 career shutouts, which is a school and Essex County record... Named the 2006 Star Ledger Essex County Goalkeeper of the Year... Four-time All-Northern Hills Conference first-team selection... Named All-Essex County first-team four times... An all-state and All-Group III selection... Earned the Karin Peri Award for outstanding leadership and dedication... Two-year varsity basketball player as well... Named MVP and Best Defensive Player. CLUB: Four-time state champion with PDA Fury, where she was the starting keeper since 2001... Two-time Region I champions and national finalists in 2005. ODP: Five-year player in the NJ State ODP Region I... Won 2004 Region I title.

PERSONAL: Majoring in elementary education and English... Daughter of Lauren Fierro.

Lia Fierro's Career Statistics: