Football defeated Charleston Southern 23-20 to extend Monmouth’s winning streak to five games and improve to 7-1 (2-0 Big South) on the season Saturday night. After the win, they became ranked 24th nationally in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) coaches poll for the first time in program history.
The Monmouth University Field Hockey team secured its fourth straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season crown this past weekend with two victories over Bryant and Rider. With the two wins, the Hawks have earned the right to host the MAAC championship next weekend. Monmouth will take a six-game winning streak into the tournament and hope to win it for the second straight year.
Monmouth men’s soccer finished the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 3-1 victory over the Hartford Hawks at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn last Wednesday night, bumping them up to 3-4-1 on the season.
Wednesday, Oct.25
Football defeated FBS-bound Liberty 56-39 behind 364 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on Homecoming weekend. The win starts Monmouth 1-0 in conference play.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
The 25th ranked Monmouth University’s Field Hockey team spilt their games over the weekend. On Friday afternoon they suffered a 3-1 loss to Fairfield University in Fairfield, C.T. They successfully rebounded on Sunday by beating Hofstra University 3-0 in Hempstead, N.Y. With the spilt the Hawks improve to 9-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.