On Sunday Nov. 10, the Hawks field hockey team concluded their season after losing 3-4 in overtime against Deleware for the CAA Championship title. Monmouth opened up the scoring early when only a minute into the game, defender Anna Moors put the Hawks up 1-0 with the as- sist from defender Calista Schwartz.
Delaware responded evening the score about halfway through the second quarter however, Monmouth stole their lead back when forward, Jess Tucker, found the back of the net just minutes later, giving Monmouth the 2-1 lead heading into halftime. Delaware came out strong in the third, tying the score once again now at 2-2. Mid- fielder Sofia Fouces eagerly got Monmouth the lead back but not for long. Delaware’s Valentina Martorell tied the game for the Blue Hens, later being the goal that resulted in the game being forced into overtime.
With lots of back and forth scoring during the first 45 minutes, the game entered overtime after a goalless final quarter. Goalie for the Hawks, Jessie Eiselin, held off Delaware’s offense as she had five crucial saves how- ever not enough to stop the Blue Hens from securing the win and the CAA champion- ship title with 1:44 remaining in overtime as Lulu Fulton found the cage resulting in the 3-4 loss for the Hawks. They concluded their sea- son with a record of 12-7 and a total of 62 goals. The sea- son nor the program would have been what it was without the effort of the five seniors that included: Morgan Kato, India Shakespeare, Sofia Fouces, Johanna Karlhuber and Jess Tucker.
