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October 22, 2000

MONMOUTH FIELD HOCKEY TALLIES 10TH WIN OF THE SEASON

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth University field hockey squad reached the 10-win plateau for the first time in its brief four-year history as the Hawks won a 4-2 decision over Siena College in Northeast Conference action Sunday afternoon in Albany, N.Y.

Monmouth (10-8, 9-1 NEC) was led by sophomore Kellie Nurko. Nurko tallied a pair of goals and two assists in the contest.

Monmouth, the Northeast Conference regular-season champions, took control of the game early on as the NEC’s leading scorer Gina Chico registered a goal on assist from Nurko less than 10 minutes into the contest. With 15:06 left in the first half, Chico returned the favor by setting up Nurko’s first goal of the game to give the Hawks a 2-0 edge.

The Saints (5-9, 5-5 NEC) cut the lead in half two minutes later as Ashely Smaldin scored on an assist from Amy Prumo with 13:09 left in the opening stanza.

Nurko struck again, this time with an unassisted goal at with 9:03 left in the half, to give Monmouth a 3-1 lead. Senior Jennifer Marianni broke Siena’s spirit with goal on an assist from Nurko with 2:16 remaining in the first half to give the Hawks a 4-1 advantage at the intermission.

Siena’s Erin Mead scored an unassisted goal with 7:41 left in the game to cap off the scoring.

Monmouth controlled the tempo throughout much of the contest and held a 14-9 advantage in shots on goal and a 14-7 edge in penalty corners.

Senior Jamie Urbanowicz made five saves in goal to earn the victory for the Hawks.

Monmouth completes its regular-season slate on Tuesday as the Hawks travel to Philadelphia, Pa., for a 3:30 p.m. contest at LaSalle. Monmouth hosts the 2000 Northeast Conference Tournament next weekend. The Hawks are scheduled to play in the first semifinal game at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 28. The championship game is scheduled for Sunday, October 29 at 3:00 p.m.
 
 

SCORING SUMMARY

Monmouth (10-8, 9-1 Northeast)  4  0  -  4
Siena (5-9, 5-5  Northeast)     1  1  -  2

MU 1 25:59 Gina Chico (Kellie Nurko)
MU 1 15:06 Kellie Nurko (Gina Chico)
SC 1 13:09 Ashley Smaldon (Amy Prumo)
MU 1 9:03 Kellie Nurko
MU 1 2:16 Jennifer Marianni (Kellie Nurko)
SC 2 7:41 Erin Mead

Shots: MU – 14, SC – 9.
Saves: MU – Urbanowicz 5, SC – Lansberg 6.
Penalty Corners: MU – 14, SC – 7.