Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University women's flag football team returns home to face off with LIU in back-to-back weeks on Monday.
GAME INFO
Game time from Sprague Field is set for 5:00 p.m. Live coverage of the game can be found at montclairathletics.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair rolled to a 58-0 win at LIU last Monday. Montclair came out firing right out of the gate. On the second play from scrimmage,
EMILY DEL ROSARIO ripped off a 55-yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead.
KIMORA WESTON picked the ball off on LIU's first possession, but Montclair was forced to punt on their next drive. On the Shark's first punt of the game,
GENEVIEVE FARA returned the punt 40 yards to set up a 10-yard touchdown run for
NYLEA UNDERWOOD and extended the lead to 14-0 after one quarter of play.
RHIANNA BUENO forced another interception, and the next Montclair drive was capped off by a 12-yard connection from
HADDIYAH BELL to
MAYA ANICO. At the 5:31 mark in the second quarter, Bell found
GIANNAMARIE GREENHALGH, and she scampered for a 22-yard touchdown reception. Fara capped off scoring in the first half with a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown, and Montclair held a commanding 27-0 lead heading into halftime. Anico kicked off the second half, forcing another turnover on an interception, but the Red Hawks returned the favor on their next drive. Following an interception forced by
SERENITY MUHAMMED, Underwood broke off a 21-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 33-0. Weston nabbed her second interception of the day and set Del Rosario's second rushing touchdown, this time from five yards out. Before the end of the third quarter, Fara continued her big day with a 33-yard touchdown run end Montclair held a big lead of 51-0 entering the final stanza. The lone touchdown of the fourth quarter came from Fara on a 22-yard run and put the stamp on a dominant 58-0 win.
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SCOUTING LIU
The Sharks enter this game still searching for their first win after being downed by Montclair last Monday by a score of 58-0. LIU is still settling into its first season of competition.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the second time these two teams face each other in their inaugural season. Montclair picked up the first win by a score of 58-0.
UP NEXT
The season is ramping up for Montclair State University as they head to Newburgh, NY, for a matchup at Mount Saint Mary on Thursday, April 2. That game is set for a 6:00 p.m. showdown.