Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University women's soccer (10-0-5, 5-0-2 NJAC) honored its nine seniors and graduate students for senior night on Wednesday and took a 3-0 conference win against Ramapo (5-8-2, 1-6-0 NJAC), 3-0.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

· The Red Hawks went on the attack early with two shots in the first two minutes that both missed the mark. After a few corner kick attempts, SAMIRA LUKOVIC pushed a ball into the left side of the penalty box for KYLIE PRENDERGAST, who fired the ball off her right foot into the goal in the 13th minute for a 1-0 lead.

· At the 24:40 mark, Montclair was awarded a penalty kick. MACKENZIE ALBERT lined up for it, but a brilliant save by the Ramapo goalkeeper kept it a one-score game. Except for a Red Hawk corner kick in the 27th minute, most of the rest of the half was played in the midfield, and the game went 1-0 into the intermission.

· The Red Hawks wasted no time getting on the board again in the second half. Just thirty seconds into the second frame, Albert played a ball off a Roadrunner defender at the top of the penalty box and rocketed a shot that went bar down into the goal to extend the lead to 2-0.

· In the 54th minute of the match, CARLY GUZZARDO displayed exceptional dribbling when she weaved her way through multiple Ramapo defenders and touched a crosser to Prendergast, who tapped in her second goal of the game to push the lead to 3-0.

· Ramapo's only real attacks in the second half came in the 81st minute. They had a breakaway opportunity and a one-on-one with SALANGE BELL, but Bell beat the Ramapo attacker to the spot. She saw another attempt 40 seconds later and stonewalled another shot and was able to preserve her shutout as the Red Hawks ran out the rest of the clock for the home win.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

· Before the match, Montclair honored its nine seniors for their contributions on and off the pitch. Recognized tonight were CAIT KERR, MACKENZIE ALBERT, ASHLEY DEFRANCESCO, MIKAYLA HENDERSON, LAUREN HUTCHISON, MADELINE LESICA, EMILY SCHULER, KYLIE PRENDERGAST, and NATALIE RUFINO.  

· With her two goals in the contest, Prendergast made it to double-digit goals on the season with 10. That also tied a career-high in a season, one that she achieved during her NJAC Rookie of the Year season in 2021.

· Bell made three saves and notched her ninth shutout of the season.

· Montclair still remains unbeaten on the season. It's their longest unbeaten streak since 2014, when the team went unbeaten through 21 matches.

FROM THE FIELD

"I knew this was going to be a tough night coming off of this weekend's performance and honoring our seniors, but I think that tonight's performance represented the resilience and team-first mindset that the seniors will be remembered for. I was really happy with how we established momentum in the second half." - Head Coach Pat Naughter

UP NEXT

Montclair State University will play on the road for the final time in the regular season when it travels to take on Stockton on Saturday, October 25. Kick off is set for 1:00 p.m.