Fairfield and Monmouth Advance for Third-Straight MAAC Championship Final
No. 2 Rider University 0 | No. 3 Fairfield University 1
MAAC Field Hockey Semifinal
So Sweet A Cat Field | West Long Branch, NJ
No. 3 Fairfield (11-8) blanked No. 2 Rider (12-8) behind a stingy defense Friday afternoon, 1-0. The Stags are in the MAAC Championship game for the fourth-straight year. Fairfield won in 2015 and 2017. Fairfield’s shutout victory marked its seventh shutout of the season and allowed a season-low two shots.
Fairfield Notes
• Luzi Persiehl scored her first career goal and game-winner.
• Danielle Profita tallied a game-high four shots and three on goal.
• Fairfield outshot Rider 15-2.
Rider Notes
• Lena Vandam totaled six saves.
• Alison Amen recorded a defensive save late to keep the Broncs within one.
• The Broncs end their season 11-8 overall.
No. 1 Monmouth University 7 | No. 4 Sacred Heart University 1
MAAC Field Hockey Semifinal
So Sweet A Cat Field | West Long Branch, NJ
No. 1 Monmouth (12-6) had control throughout the game scoring four first-half goals. Monmouth defeated No. 4 Sacred Heart (8-12), 7-1. Elyssa Okken and Josephine van der Hoop scored two goals each to advance to the MAAC Championship for the third year in a row.
Monmouth Notes
• Elyssa Okken and Josephine van der Hoop each scored two goals.
• Gab Giradi and Annick van Lange both scored goals.
• Kelly Hanna and Annie Deusch recorded an assist.
• Kate O’Hogan recorded four saves
Sacred Heart Notes
• Kayla Bedel-Franklin scored her second goal of the season.
• Coleen McAninley recorded her fourth assist of the season on the Bedel-Franklin goal.
• Hailey Power totaled 11 saves.
The MAAC Championship will be played Sunday, November 4 at 12 p.m. Fairfield and Monmouth will have met in the past three
MAAC Field Hockey Championship games; winning two. Monmouth was the 2017 runners-up and the 2016 and 2014 champions. Monmouth and Fairfield each have two MAAC Championships, most in league history. Monmouth leads MAAC history with three championship appearances.
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.