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Ann Njoroge, Anouk Westerink
John Bowers
1
Towson TOWSON (2-5, 0-1)
2
Winner Monmouth University MONMOUTH (5-1, 1-0)
Towson TOWSON
(2-5, 0-1)
1
Final
2
Monmouth University MONMOUTH
(5-1, 1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Towson TOWSON 0 0 0 1 0 1
Monmouth University MONMOUTH 0 0 0 1 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Riley Kijek

Field Hockey Falls in Overtime to #19 Monmouth in CAA Opener

TOWSON, Md. - The Towson University field hockey team lost in overtime to no. 19 Monmouth to begin Coastal Athletic Association play on Friday. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Hawks (5-1,1-0 CAA) equalized with 90 seconds left in regulation and went on to defeat Towson (2-5, 0-1 CAA) 2-1 in overtime.
 
Key Stats
  • Anouk Westerink scored her second goal of the season.
  • The Tigers attempted six shots putting four on target and earned one penalty corner against the Hawks 26 shots with 11 on target and 14 penalty corners.
  • Riley Redding receives the loss after making eight saves against two goals allowed.
  • For Monmouth, Lilly Ricks and Eabha Curran scored goals as Charlie Bowman earned the win making three saves against one goal allowed.
Key Situations
  • 1st Quarter: The Tigers defended six penalty corners in the first 15 minutes one of which with five minutes left in the period was stopped by a diving save from Riley Redding in goal. The period would end scoreless.
  • 2nd Quarter: The Tigers earned a corner with four minutes left and with a player advantage. The delivery came to Ann Njoroge whose ball across goal failed to find anyone and went wide of the Monmouth goal. The Tigers would take a second ranked opponent to a scoreless halftime.
  • 3rd Quarter: The Tigers created a quick chance in the third quarter as Anouk Westerink carried into the top of the circle and her shot from the left side was denied by the Hawk's keeper. With nine and a half minutes left in the quarter Else Wismans earned a penalty stroke for Towson, but Westerink's attempt was saved. Another Monmouth corner forced a desperate kick save from Redding and the game remained scoreless entering the fourth.
  • 4th Quarter: Early in the fourth Westerink again carried into the Hawk's circle and this time her shot deflected off a defender's stick and into the goal to give Towson a 1-0 lead. After the Hawks saw two goals overturned after video review, Monmouth would equalize with 90 seconds to go. Another Hawks corner with 30 seconds left saw Redding make a pair of saves to send the game into overtime at 1-1.
  • Overtime: Both sides traded possession for the first half of the period. But with five minutes left Monmouth used a Towson foul to enter the top of the circle, the first Hawk shot was saved by Redding but Monmouth scored the rebound to defeat Towson 2-1.
Behind the Numbers
  • Riley Redding's eight saves are the most in a single game in her career.
  • This was Towson's third game of the season to go into overtime, already surpassing the number of overtime games for the Tigers in 2025. Towson is now 1-2 in overtime games this season.
 
Next Game
  • The Tigers are back in action Sunday, September 20 at 12 p.m. to close out the weekend against Penn at TU Field Hockey Complex.
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