Emmitsburg, Md. (October 25, 2008)--Monmouth earned a 5-0 win at Mount St. Mary's in Northeast Conference women's soccer action at Waldron Family Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Mount falls to 2-14-1 overall and 1-5-1 in the NEC.

The Hawks got on the scoreboard 14:11 into the contest when Jennie Vartebedian scored on a rebound for a 1-0 advantage. Alessandra Detata started the play with a corner kick that Joni DeMoor headed off the left post. Vartebedian was there for the rebound for her second goal of the year. April Damurjian added her first goal of the year just over six minutes later for a 2-0 advantage. The ball bounced to Damurjian off a corner kick and she buried a shot from 15 yards out to beat Mount goalkeeper Alicia Miller (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) who was screened on the play.

The Mount had several good chances to score in the contest with the best coming 15 minutes into the second half. Junior Emily Menotti (Dover, Pa./Dover) broke in on the Monmouth goal, but her shot was denied by Monmouth goalkeeper Lia Fierro. The Hawks (13-2-1, 6-1-0 NEC) countered the next minute when DeMoor scored the first of her two goals in the game in the 63rd minute. DeMoor added her second score before Lindsey Walsh concluded the scoring with her first goal of the year for Monmouth.

Monmouth held a 21-to-9 advantage in shots in the game, including a 13-to-3 margin in the first half. Miller mad two saves in the first half for the Mount while Amanda Kitzmiller (Mine Hill, N.J./Morris Catholic) made three saves in the second half. Fierro made six saves to earn her sixth shutout of the year.

It was the final home game for Mount seniors Erin Canning (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), Meghan Haspert (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg), Colleen Regan (Crofton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) and Samantha Roos (Frederick, Md./Frederick).

The Mount concludes the season with a pair of road games next weekend, beginning at Long Island at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.