Game 8
Saint Peter's (2-5-0) vs. Monmouth (2-2-2)
Date: Saturday, September 21
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Joseph J. Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, NJ
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For Starters
- The Saint Peter's University women's soccer team will host Monmouth University on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 12 p.m. at Jaroschak Field.
- The Peacocks will take on match Garden State rival Monmouth in the first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) match of 2019.
- Most recently, Saint Peter's narrowly dropped a 1-0 decision at Sacred Heart last Saturday on the road.
- Freshman goalkeeper Haley Martin enjoyed one of her finest outings of the season against the Pioneers, keeping a clean sheet in the first half of the match with seven saves.
MAAC in Action
- Saint Peter's enters the 2019 league season looking to build off a 3-6-1 MAAC mark from last fall.
- The Peacocks were in contention for a playoff spot until the final contest in 2018, finishing seventh in the standings.
- All three of the Peacocks' wins last year came against conference opponents.
- The Peacocks' seventh-place finish in 2018 was the team's best placement since 1998, when the team went 8-9-1 overall and 6-3 in conference games.
History with the Hawks
- The Peacocks will look for their first win against the Hawks in program history.
- The two sides have met annually since 1994, excluding the 1996 season.
- Monmouth is the three-time defending MAAC Champion and 2019 preseason favorite to defend its crown.
- Despite Monmouth's dominance in the conference, the Peacocks took the Hawks to overtime in 2017 before dropping the match, 2-1.
Up Next
- The Peacocks will travel north to Albany when they take on the Siena Saints on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.
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