Emmitsburg, Md. (October 22, 2006)--The Mount St. Mary's women's soccer team was edged by Northeast Conference leader Monmouth, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon. Freshman Andrea Lopez made a brilliant individual move to score the lone goal of the game. Mount St. Mary's goalkeeper Anna Lebo made eight saves in the loss.

Lopez, the leading scorer in the NEC, scored the lone goal of the game after a sensational individual effort. Just seconds after Lebo denied Lopez with a point-blank save, Lopez got the ball at the top of the penalty box, dribbled through two defenders, and beat Lebo from six yards out for her ninth goal fo the year.

Mount St. Mary's (4-13, 2-5-0 NEC) came out strong in the second half, generating two great scoring chances. Two minutes into the half Meghan Haspert was denied by Monmouth goalkeeper Katie Buffa on a shot from 15 yards out. After the save, the Mount kept the pressure and junior Jenn Baker had a shot from 18 yards out, but Buffa came up with the big save once again.

The Hawks (12-2-2, 6-0-1 NEC) held a 13-to-9 advantage in shots in the game and had a 7-2 edge in corner kicks. Lebo made eight saves for the Mount while Buffa made five stops for Monmouth.

The Mount closes out the regular season with a pair of road games next weekend, at Wagner on Friday and at Long Island on Sunday.

Notes: Prior to the game, the Mount honored its senior class...Seniors Meghan Doyle, Colleen Feeney, Candace Masson, Caitlin Regan and Jeannette Smith all started the game.