Sports

SIDELINES: 10/23/2013

The field hockey team was led to victory by senior Alex Carroll who recorded her first career hat trick in the 4-0 win against Bryant on Sunday, Oct. 20. Carroll is only the eighth member of MU’s field hockey team to score a hat trick.

Junior Melanie Dawson accounted for MU’s remaining goal. With the win, the Hawks improve to 5-9 overall and 2-0 for inter-league play. 


Ron Kornegay and Joan Martin, who both are members of MU’s Athletics Hall of Fame, will be inducted into the 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Basketball Hall of Fame Honor Roll.

Former MU guard, Kornegay stands as the men’s basketball all-time leading scorer with 2,526 points.

The Hawks posted a 112-17 record while Kornegay was a member of the team. After his playing career ended, he took on the head coach position for men’s basketball at the University for ten years. In 1998, his number, 22, was retired. Kornegay is currently the Director of Athletics at Manasquan High School.

Joan Martin was an active member in Monmouth Athletics for 33 years as a coach, assistant and associate athletics director, senior women’s administrator and compliance director.

Martin coached the women’s basketball team for 13 years, was softball coach for 11 years and field hockey coach for eight years. 


The women’s tennis team defeated Wagner, 4-3, on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the MU Tennis Courts. The Hawks improve to 2-5 in the season. 


UPCOMING GAMES

Wednesday, Oct. 23

WSOC at. St. Peter’s*

Jersey City, NJ 3:00 pm

 

MSOC vs St. Peter’s*

W. Long Branch, NJ 7:00 pm

 

WTEN at Drexel

Philadelphia, PA 3:30 pm

 

Friday, Oct. 25

FH vs Sacred Heart*

W. Long Branch 4:00 pm

 

Saturday, Oct. 26

WGLF at Del. Invitational

Rehoboth Beach, DE TBA

 

WSOC at Quinnipiac*

Hamden, Conn. 1:00 pm

 

MSOC vs Quinniapiac*

W. Long Branch, NJ 7:00 pm

 

Sunday, Oct. 27

WGLF at Del. Invitational

Rehoboth Beach, DE TBA

 

FH vs Quinnipiac*

W. Long Branch, NJ 1:00 pm

 

Wednesday, Oct. 30

MSOC at Manhattan*

Riverdale, NY 7:00 pm

 

*conference games