In a Friday afternoon matchup, field hockey set multiple program records while closing out their regular season with a dominating 10-1 win over William & Mary.
Defender Anna Moors wasted no time getting back to work after her three goal performance against LIU on Oct. 27, and tacked on another goal in just the first quarter against William & Mary. This goal came at 5:01 off of a penalty corner that was assisted by defender Caliste Schwartz and midfielder Libby Doehner.
Shortly after, midfielder Lauren Relik found the net for her first goal of the season, putting Monmouth up 2-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Moors continued her offensive performance in the second quarter with her second goal of the contest, and another assist from Schwartz. Just 27 seconds later, forward Jess Tucker finished a pass from midfielder India Shakespeare, to give Monmouth the 4-0 lead just before halftime.
William & Mary fought back, getting one past Monmouth goalie at 28:49 but Monmouth held the lead, 4-1, going into halftime.
At no point did the Hawks pump the breaks, and continued their offensive strike into the second half. Forward Lilly Ricks opened the scoring gates for the Hawks after halftime with an assist from midfielder Milla Frye.
The Hawks scored five more times in the contest. Both Tucker and Moors recorded hat tricks in the fourth as they combined for six goals, three each for the day. Doehner had one of her own, an unassisted goal that expanded the Hawks lead, 7-1. Ricks capped the scoring spree for the Hawks, finalizing the score 10-1.
This marked the first time in program history that two players have had three goals in a game while Schwartz five assists were the most ever in a single game by a Hawk.
Monmouth’s defense held the Tribe to only seven shots, four of them on goal and forcing goalkeeper Jessie Eiselin to make three saves.
This is the third CAA Championship spot in three seasons that Field Hockey has captured. As they sit at the No.4 seed, they will face top-seeded Drexel in the semifinal, which will take place in Philadelphia on Nov. 8.
A hard fought battle will be underway for the Hawks as their all time series record sits at 4-7. The last time these two teams met up was a one goal loss for Monmouth. They will look to capture the semifinal victory and their fifth win over Drexel to clinch a spot in the CAA Championship.
