Box Score WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.- The William & Mary field hockey dropped its Friday afternoon contest at Monmouth, 5-0. The Tribe held strong in the opening half before the Hawks high-powered offense stretched the lead in the following 30 minutes. 

The Tribe (3-10, 1-3 CAA) landed all three of its shots on target. Samantha Legge, Josette DeGour and Ava Rossman recorded strikes on Friday afternoon. 
In her second consecutive start, Emma Cari logged a season-high eight saves, finishing one shy of her career-high from last season at So Sweet A Cat Field.
 
Five different Hawks (9-3, 4-0 CAA)- Maja Schroeder, Anna Moors, Stella Goddard-Despot, Olivia Oliver and Millia Frye recorded goals in the winning effort. Luisa Schlueter, Lauren Relik, Frye and Schroeder tallied assists for Monmouth. 

As action got underway during Monmouth's senior day The Tribe had the best opportunity of the opening period at the 14:13 mark. Josette DeGour fired a shot towards the top of the cage that was halted by Hawks goaltender Charlie Bowman. The two sides went into the second frame scoreless, 0-0. 

In the second quarter, Monmouth got on the board at the 21:30 mark as Schroeder opened the scoring with an unassisted tally. The Tribe generated a pair of chances as Legge and Rossman fired attempts on frame but both were brushed aside. Monmouth held a 1-0 edge going into halftime. 

In the third quarter, Monmouth expanded the advantage with a pair of goals before adding two more tallies over the final 15 minutes to move to 4-0 in conference play. 

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The Tribe will take on its second consecutive ranked opponent when it meets No. 17 Lafayette in Easton, Pa. at 11 a.m.