Monmouth Women’s Soccer Clinches Seventh-Straight MAAC Regular Season Title

10/26/2019 3:24:45 PM

EDISON, N.J. (Oct. 26, 2019) – Monmouth University (11-2-2, 9-0 MAAC) clinched the regular season title today following a 4-0 win over Rider University (8-4-4, 5-2-2). The Hawks have claimed the last seven regular season titles since entering the conference in 2013, winning the MAAC Championship in 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Monmouth will receive a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed in the upcoming MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship.

Monmouth opened the scoring less than 10 minutes into the match with a goal from junior defender Sarina Jones, the first of her career. Senior midfielder Lexi Palladino tacked on another goal midway through the first half to put the Hawks up 2-0, a lead they would take into the break. The Hawks bumped the lead to three with a tally from sophomore forward Lauren Karabin to start the second half. Sophomore Jill Conklin notched the final score of the game with 5:11 remaining on the clock.

The Hawks offense has been led by Lexie Palladino with a team-high 17 points on eight goals with one assist, including today’s first half tally. Madie Gibson follows with five goals and five assists for 15 points, collecting two assists today against the Broncs. Dana Scheriff trails closely with five goals and two assists for 12 points. The trio leads the league’s best offense, which has averaged 2.21 goals per game entering today’s match.

Amanda Knaub anchors the Monmouth defense that has allowed a league-low 0.29 goals per game entering today’s contest. Knaub tops the MAAC in both goals against average and save percentage. With no goals allowed in today’s game, the senior keeper moves up to 11 shutouts on year for the Hawks, four more than any other goalkeeper. Knaub has recorded at least nine shutouts every season since her freshman campaign in 2016.

The 2019 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship begins on Sunday, Nov. 3 with the No. 3 seed hosting the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed hosting the No. 5 seed. The Hawks will start their three-straight title defense on Thursday, Nov. 7 by hosting the lower advancing seed of the first-round games. The No. 2 seed will host the higher advancing seed the same day. The 2019 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship Game is set for Sunday, Nov. 10 and will be hosted by the highest remaining seed. Tickets for all games can be purchased by visiting MAAC.Ticketleap.com or by visiting MAACSports.com/WSOC.

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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 39^th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.