Lehigh University Athletics
Friday, September 4
West Long Branch, N.J.
3:00 pm
Lehigh University
at
Monmouth
Lehigh travels to Monmouth for Friday matchup
9/3/2015 6:01:00 PM | Field Hockey
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - After a strong 3-1 home opening win over Davidson Sunday, the Lehigh field hockey team hits the road on Friday to face Monmouth at 3 p.m. The Mountain Hawks were led by a balanced effort on Sunday, including three different goal scorers, a strong effort in goal and a big defensive save from sophomore Julia Washburn.
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After a 3-0 defeat at Rider last Friday, junior Amanda Granger scored Lehigh's first goal of the season 7:06 into Sunday's contest. Classmate Gabby Tofig scored the second goal on a nifty tip of a Taylor Mygatt shot, while senior Lindsey Schott rounded out the Mountain Hawks' scoring behind a second-half penalty stroke. Davidson scored a goal with less than five minutes remaining with the game well in hand.
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Three of Ward's five saves came in the final five minutes of the first half, helping her team go into halftime with a 2-0 advantage.
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Monmouth is 0-1 early in the season, dropping its opener at Bucknell 2-1. The Bison scored two first-half goals, then Monmouth responded with an Elyssa Okken goal at 47:07 off a rebound. Monmouth didn't allow a shot in the second half, but couldn't score the equalizer. Last season, the Hawks finished 13-8, winning the MAAC Championship and playing Princeton in an NCAA Play-In Game. Monmouth does lose its top two scorers from last year – Trish O'Dwyer tallied 53 points (18 goals, 17 assists) and Amanda Schoenfeld had 40 points (16 goals, eight assists). The team's third leading scorer, Meg Donahue, returns after 24 points a season ago (11 goals, two assists). Christen Piersanti returns after seeing the majority of action in goal, posting a 1.89 GAA and .697 save percentage during her freshman campaign.
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The all-time series between Lehigh and Monmouth is tied at seven, including a 3-1 Monmouth victory last season. Monmouth won in 2013 (4-2), but the Mountain Hawks earned a 2-1 win in 2012.
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After Friday's game, Lehigh will return to action at Columbia next Friday (Sept. 11) at Columbia. Gametime is set for 5 p.m.
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - After a strong 3-1 home opening win over Davidson Sunday, the Lehigh field hockey team hits the road on Friday to face Monmouth at 3 p.m. The Mountain Hawks were led by a balanced effort on Sunday, including three different goal scorers, a strong effort in goal and a big defensive save from sophomore Julia Washburn.
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After a 3-0 defeat at Rider last Friday, junior Amanda Granger scored Lehigh's first goal of the season 7:06 into Sunday's contest. Classmate Gabby Tofig scored the second goal on a nifty tip of a Taylor Mygatt shot, while senior Lindsey Schott rounded out the Mountain Hawks' scoring behind a second-half penalty stroke. Davidson scored a goal with less than five minutes remaining with the game well in hand.
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Three of Ward's five saves came in the final five minutes of the first half, helping her team go into halftime with a 2-0 advantage.
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Monmouth is 0-1 early in the season, dropping its opener at Bucknell 2-1. The Bison scored two first-half goals, then Monmouth responded with an Elyssa Okken goal at 47:07 off a rebound. Monmouth didn't allow a shot in the second half, but couldn't score the equalizer. Last season, the Hawks finished 13-8, winning the MAAC Championship and playing Princeton in an NCAA Play-In Game. Monmouth does lose its top two scorers from last year – Trish O'Dwyer tallied 53 points (18 goals, 17 assists) and Amanda Schoenfeld had 40 points (16 goals, eight assists). The team's third leading scorer, Meg Donahue, returns after 24 points a season ago (11 goals, two assists). Christen Piersanti returns after seeing the majority of action in goal, posting a 1.89 GAA and .697 save percentage during her freshman campaign.
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The all-time series between Lehigh and Monmouth is tied at seven, including a 3-1 Monmouth victory last season. Monmouth won in 2013 (4-2), but the Mountain Hawks earned a 2-1 win in 2012.
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After Friday's game, Lehigh will return to action at Columbia next Friday (Sept. 11) at Columbia. Gametime is set for 5 p.m.
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Like Lehigh field hockey on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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