Wayne, PA -- Coming off of its biggest win of the season, The College of New Jersey women's lacrosse team avoided a letdown against Eastern University as the Lions rolled to an 18-5 victory over the host Eagles on Tuesday. With the loss, Eastern is now an even 5-5 on the year.

Prior to the win, the Lions (10-0) moved into the top spot in the latest IWLCA Division III. Tuesday's win sets up TCNJ's next big test as the Lions head to Salisbury University for a showdown with the Sea Gulls on Saturday. Salisbury started the week ranked first but switched places with the Lions when the new poll was released with only two votes separating the two institutions.

Sophomore Alison Jaeger (Hampton, NJ/North Hunterdon) led a balanced Lion attack with four goals, while Rachel Gordon (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) and Lisa Seldeen (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) each finished with three goals and one assist. Robin Deehan (Morris Plains, NJ/Academy of St. Elizabeth) chipped in with a four-point effort scoring twice and setting up two goals.

Sophomore Mary Waller (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) garnered the win with four saves.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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The College of NJ...  9  9 - 18
Eastern University..  3  2 -  5

The College of NJ SCORING:
GOALS: Alison Jaeger 4; Rachel Gordon 3; Lisa Seldeen 3; Robin Deehan 2; Kathleen Notos 2; Jackie Riley 2; Katie Reuther 1; Kelly Mitchell 1.
ASSISTS: Robin Deehan 2; Rachel Gordon 1; Kathleen Notos 1; Lisa Seldeen 1.

Eastern University SCORING:
GOALS: Jessie Basch 2; Kristin Brownett 2; Grace Griffith 1.
ASSISTS: Katie Choquette 1.

SHOTS - The College of NJ 40; Eastern University 18.

SHOTS ON GOAL - The College of NJ 34; Eastern University 9.

TURNOVERS - The College of NJ 13; Eastern University 20.

FACEOFFS - The College of NJ 0-0; Eastern University 0-0.

CLEARS - The College of NJ 15-18; Eastern University 10-16.

GOALIES
TCNJ: Mary Waller 10-0 (60:00 minutes, 9 shots-4 saves, 5 GA).
EUWL: Kim Campbell 5-5 (60:00, 34-16, 18).

2009-04-07