MONMOUTH 2009 CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 6-7th, 2009 Mercer County College West Windsor, N.J. Hosted by Rider MONMOUTH FIELD HOCKEY

TODAY’S SEMIFINALS: TOURNAMENT Quickfacts #4 vs MU head coach: Carli Figlio Figlio’s Career Record: 15-38 (third year) #1 Rider head coach: Lori Hussong Hussong’s career record: 134-64 (10th season) Lock Haven head coach: Pat Rudy Rudy’s career record: 247-59 (14th season) vs. Quinnipiac head coach: Becca Kohli Kohli’s career record: 116-151 (15th season) MU Field Hockey Contact: Amber Wirth 8-11, 4-4 NEC 17-1, 8-0 NEC office: 732-263-5557 November 6th, 2009 - 11:00 a.m. cell: 347-268-4521 e-mail: [email protected] #3 vs #2 Lock Haven Eagles 2009 HAWKS SCOREBOARD

Da t e Op p o n e n t Ti m e vs. 08.28 LA SALLE W, 2-1 08.30 at Colgate W, 2-1 09.04 PENN ot-W, 2-1 6-11, 5-3 NEC 16-4, 7-1 NEC 09.06 at West Chester ot-L, 3-2 09.12 at Brown L, 4-2 November 6th, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. 09.13 at Boston College L, 7-1 09.19 at Richmond L, 7-0 09.20 at Virginia Commonwealth L, 5-0 The field hockey team takes part in the 2009 Northeast 09.26 LAFAYETTE L, 3-1 Conference Championships this week at the Mercer County Community College 09.27 GEORGETOWN W, 3-2 in West Windsor, N.J., the host site of top seed, Rider. The Hawks, who are the 10.02  at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 1-0 fourth seed in the tournament, will take on number one seed Rider in the first 10.04  at Robert Morris ot-W, 2-1 game of the tournament on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Rider won the right to host the event after finishing with the best record during the NEC regular season. 10.09  RIDER L, 3-1 MU dropped its only regular season matchup against the Broncs, falling 3-1 at 10.11  SACRED HEART W, 4-0 home on October 9th. The Blue and White punched their ticket to the tourna- 10.16 at Delaware L, 3-1 ment on the last game of the season, defeating Siena at home, 5-1, to earn the 10.18  at Quinnipiac ot-L, 2-1 last remaining seed. MU has gone 0-3 against the other teams in this season’s 10.25 LOCK HAVEN L, 5-1 conference championship, falling 3-1 to Rider, 5-1 to Lock Haven, and 2-1 in overtime against Quinnipiac. 10.30  at Bryant L, 1-0 11.01  SIENA W, 5-1 TICKET TO THE NEC DANCE 11.06 vs #1 Rider - NEC Championships 11:00 AM The Monmouth University field hockey team is back in the Northeast Conference 11.07 NEC Championship TBA Championships after a four-year hiatus. The Hawks last made an appearance in the conference postseason in 2004, earning the fourth seed that season. The  - Northeast Conference game Blue and White had fallen short of the tournament by one game each of the past three seasons. MU owns a 0-5 all-time record in NEC tournament games, having participated in five over the program’s thirteen year history. The Hawks are also a combined 0-3 this season against Championship opponents.

BUCKING THE BRONCS Entering this weekend’s matchup, Rider hold the all-time series record against MU, 15-5. In the season’s lone matchup, the Hawks dropped a 3-1 game at home to the Broncs with sophomore Ashley McPeek tallying the Blue and White’s lone goal. The last time Monmouth defeated Rider was a 3-2 home win on September 18th, 2002. MU is 0-2 all time against Rider in Northeast Confer- ence Championship play with the last loss coming to the Broncs in 2001. As fate would have it, the first time these two team met in post-season play was in 2000 when the number four seeded Broncs defeated the top seeded Hawks, 1-0 in semifinal action. www.GoMUHawks.com MONMOUTH FIELD HOCKEY LADY IN RED(SHIRT) Red-shirt senior Enza Mazza has made her last season in West Long Branch an 2009 NEC STANDINGS unforgettable one, re-writing the MU all-time records along the way. While leading NEC Pct. ALL Pct. the Hawks all season long in goals, assists, and points, the Oceanport, N.J. native 1. Rider* 8-0 1.000 17-1 .944 currently sits third all-time in goals (17), second in assists (11), and third in points 2. Lock Haven* 7-1 .875 16-4 .800 (45). She has also set the single season record for assists (7), is third in goals (11) 3. Quinnipiac* 5-3 .625 6-11 .353 and is third in points (29). A 2008 All-NEC Second-Team honoree, Mazza has been 4. Monmouth* 4-4 .500 8-11 .421 one of the most explosive and well-balanced scorers in program history. Bryant^ 4-4 .500 7-11 .389 6. Sacred Heart 3-5 .375 4-15 .211 7. Siena 2-6 .250 4-14 .222 DOUBLE OR NOTHING St. Francis (Pa.) 2-6 .250 2-16 .111 After finishing the 2008 season 3-15 overall, the Hawks have more than doubled 9. Robert Morris 1-7 .125 2-13 .133 their win total from last year as they finished 2009 with an 8-11 record. Mon- * clinched NEC Tournament berth mouth has also doubled their conference win total from last season (from two to ^ Bryant not eligible for NEC playoffs until 2012-13 four wins). The Blue and White have also put together a string of win streaks this season, opening up the season 3-0 and producing a three game win streak at the beginning of conference play as well.

SCORING SPREE The MU team has produced an outburst of offensive efforts throughout the 2009 season. After finishing the 2008 season with 24 team goals, nine assists and 57 total points, the 2009 Hawk crew has posted 31 goals, 22 assists and 84 points. Monmouth, currently ranked third in the NEC in goals, have taken a leap up in FIGLIO QUICK FACTS scoring this season as they have produced 1.69 goals per game this year compared EDUCATION to 1.29 gpg last year. College: Kent State, 2005

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2001-04 Kent State new sheriff in town Freshman Michelle Pieczynski has enjoyed one of the most productive seasons by COACHING RECORD Monmouth a newcomer in MU history. The Doylestown, Pa. native has quietly made her mark on both the team and Northeast Conference. She currently ranks second on the 2007: 4-12, 3-4 NEC team in goals (8) and points (18) while tallying a team-high three game-winning 2008: 3-15, 2-5 NEC goals - good enough for fourth best in the NEC. Pieczynski also ranks in the top- 2009: 8-11, 4-4 NEC ten of several catagories in the NEC including goals, points, and game-winners. Career Total: 15-38, 9-13 NEC (third season) After only one season at MU, she has currently sits in sixth for goals in a season and seventh in points in a season. The newcomer has also earned NEC distinction twice this season, as the conference named Pieczynski rookie of the week twice in 2009.

QUICK FACTS ANCHORS AWAY! Mailing Address:...... 400 Cedar Avenue The Hawks have produced another strong defensive showing this season thanks ...... West Long Branch, N.J. 07764-1898 in heavy part to the Hawks duo of defensive anchors, Sarah Keppel and Nora Bos- Athletics Department Phone:...... (732) 571-3415 mans. Keppel, an All-NEC Second-Team honoree last season, has once again been Athletics Department Fax:...... (732) 571-3535 strong on the defensive end tallying one of the Hawks seven defensive saves on Founded:...... 1933 the season. Ranking second in the conference, and top 20 in the country, Bosmans Enrollment:...... 4,500 has produced four defensive saves on the season, helping the Hawks to a third President:...... Vice Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II place ranking in the NEC in that category. Athletics Director:...... Dr. Marilyn McNeil Faculty Representative:...... Dr. David Paul Conference:...... Northeast Conference HEAD OF THE CLASS Nickname:...... Hawks Beyond the playing field, the Monmouth program has taken great pride in producing Colors: ...... Midnight Blue and White one of the highest team GPA’s in the country, and several of the highest ranked Home Field: ...... So Sweet A Cat Field student-athletes. Last season the Hawks produced 15 team members on the NFHCA Surface:...... Astrograss N National Academic Squa