HAWKS STRIKE TWICE IN SECOND HALF TO ADVANCE TO CAA FINAL

FINAL SCORE #1 Monmouth 2 (12-5) #4 Northeastern 1 (8-10) NEWARK, Del. – The Monmouth University Field Hockey Team advanced to its first CAA Championship game in program history after defeating the Northeastern Huskies, 2-1, in a semifinal matchup on Friday afternoon at the University of Delaware’s Fred P. Rullo Stadium. After a scoreless first half, All-CAA First Team member Jess Tucker broke the deadlock by deflecting in a Nora Goddard-Despot pass into the far corner of the net, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, Monmouth took back-to-back penalties, and Northeastern would tie the game at one…