Monmouth Field Hockey Earns 2-1 Win Over Penn State

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — Penn State was on the fringe of tying the game Sunday afternoon on So Sweet A Cat Field. Monmouth took a 2-0 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Nittany Lions trimmed the deficit to one and earned a penalty stroke, ready to knot up the score at two-all. However, Hawks junior goalie Charlie Bowman had other plans. Stretching to her far left, Bowman got a body on the attempt and made the game-changing, highlight stop to keep the Hawks’ lead. With momentum shifted back to the hosts, Bowman and Monmouth’s defense did the…