Monmouth Field Hockey Falls 2-1 to Delaware

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — Monmouth University couldn’t overcome a 2-0 deficit Sunday on So Sweet A Cat Field and suffered its first loss of the season 2-1 against visiting Delaware. The No. 18 nationally ranked Hawks opened the year with a convincing 5-1 victory over No. 17 Rutgers Friday in their home opener, while the Hens dropped their first game of the year to Villanova 2-1 as both teams moved to 1-1 overall following Sunday’s result. The first quarter was mainly played in the middle of the field as the ball found the inside of the circle just twice…