WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Junior Luke Bromley headed home a corner kick from senior Jake Areman in the 71st minute as the Monmouth University men took down preseason Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference favorite Quinnipiac University on Saturday night, 1-0.

The Hawks (6-9-2, 3-5-1) needed to win to keep their postseason hopes alive, but an Iona College draw with Canisius College eliminated Monmouth from contention for the conference tournament. Quinnipiac dropped to 6-9-1, 5-4-0.

Senior goalkeeper Chris Seager made his first start of the season and earned his first career win, making two saves and swiping dangerous balls on multiple occasions. The goal was Bromley’s second of the season, and Areman picked up his team-leading fourth assist of the season. Monmouth is 5-1-1 at home this season.

Despite being eliminated from the postseason, the Hawks will play one more regular season game when they host Niagara University Wednesday.

“The team fought hard tonight and showed a lot of heart,” Monmouth coach Robert McCourt said. “We were fatigued at times, but continued to fight through adversity. This is a really good group of guys.”

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.