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Phillips
0
Niagara NIAW (2-9-1, 1-5-0 MAAC)
5
Winner Monmouth MONMOUTH (8-4-1, 5-0-0 MAAC)
Niagara NIAW
(2-9-1, 1-5-0 MAAC)
0
Final
5
Monmouth MONMOUTH
(8-4-1, 5-0-0 MAAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Niagara NIAW 0 0 0
Monmouth MONMOUTH 3 2 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Defeated By Monmouth

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Niagara women's soccer team was defeated by the Monmouth Hawks on Saturday afternoon.

Game Summary
Final Score: Niagara 0, Monmouth 5
Niagara Goal Scorers: None
Niagara Assists: None
In Goal: Shania van Nuland (1-7-1) 5 Goals Against, 6 Saves
Records:  Niagara (2-9-1, 1-5-0 MAAC), Monmouth (8-4-1, 5-0-0 MAAC)
Location: Hesse Field – West Long Branch, N.J.
Attendance: 307

Game Recap
  • Monmouth got on the board quickly, scoring its first goal of the game in the 13th minute; Alexis McTamney dribbled the ball into the box and slipped her shot past van Nuland near the far left post.
  • Niagara created a chance quickly; less than 30 seconds after the goal, Sophie Connor took the Purple Eagles' first and only shot of the first period. Connor's shot was saved by the Monmouth keeper.
  • Monmouth continued to dominate in the first half of the game scoring two more goals, one in the 26th minute and one in the 44th minute, to give themselves a 3-0 lead going into halftime. Both goals were scored on penalty kicks.
  • Eva Bachmann took Niagara's second and final shot of the game; it was saved by the Hawks' keeper.
  • The Hawks gave themselves a 4-0 lead in the 75th minute and put the game away with their final goal of the day in the 78th minute.

Inside the Numbers
  • Van Nuland's six saves are a career-high.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles return home on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to host the Saint Peter's Peacocks at 3:00 p.m.
  • Following Saint Peter's, Niagara hosts Fairfield for senior day on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 1:00 p.m.

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