Madison, NJ -- The Rangers had no answers for #4 TCNJ ,as the visiting Lions defeated Drew, 16-1. Lindsey Perno got the Rangers goal and Stef Rutkowski and Rachel Hanley combined for 15 saves. Karen Doane showed why she is on the Teewaraton watch list, as she scored five goals for the Lions.

The Rangers (5-4) have now survived the toughest stretch of their non-conference schedule as they faced a pair of Top 15 opponents, #4 TCNJ and #14 Colby, and two more highly regarded clubs, Muhlenberg and Rowan.

Perno gave Drew the lead after the Rangers controlled the opening draw and used a nice long possession to set up a good shot at 27:06. Six minutes later, it was 5-1 TCNJ. The Lions would finish the half up 13-1.

The game slowed to very deliberate pace in the second half as the Rangers held the Lions to just three goals as Hanley made seven saves in 30 minutes of play.

Drew finally gets to its Landmark Conference schedule on Saturday as they open at Goucher.

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Madison, NJ -- The College of New Jersey women's lacrosse team improved to 7-0 on the season with another solid defensive effort as the Lions secured a 16-1 road win at Drew University on Tuesday.

The win sets up a showdown of top-five teams as the fourth-ranked Lions host second-ranked Gettysburg College on Friday at Lions Stadium with game time set for 5:00 p.m. The Bullets are also undefeated on the season at 12-0. The loss knocked the Rangers to 5-4 on the season.

The Lions have been excelling at both ends of the field this season and Tuesday was no exception. TCNJ lowered its team goals-against-average to 3.28 per game and have scored at least 13 goals in every game this season.

Senior Karen Doane (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) scored five times to move into 10th place on the programs all-time goal list and became the 11th player in program history to rack up 200 career points. Doane has 201 in her standout career thus far with 159 goals and 42 assists.

Freshman Alison Jaeger (Hampton, NJ/North Hunterdon) netted three goals and set up two others, while Diane Haddeland (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac), Angela Wilmer (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) and Lisa Seldeen (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) each scored twice.

Senior Caitlin Gregory (Winslow, NJ/Eastern) made nine saves to pick up the win, while freshman Mary Waller (Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) also saw time in net.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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TCNJ................ 13  3 - 16
Drew Rangers........  1  0 -  1

TCNJ SCORING:
GOALS: Karen Doane 5; Alison Jaeger 3; Angela Wilmer 2; Diane Haddeland 2; Lisa Seldeen 2; Jessica Falcone 1; Katie Reuther 1.
ASSISTS: Alison Jaeger 2.

Drew Rangers SCORING:
GOALS: Lindsey Perno 1.
ASSISTS: None.

TCNJ GROUND BALLS: Karen Doane 3; Jessica Falcone 2; Caitlin Gregory 2; Alison Jaeger 2; Tara Klein 2; Katie Reuther 2; Angela Wilmer 2; Christine Cavallo 1; Diane Haddeland 1; Leigh Mitchell 1.

Drew Rangers GROUND BALLS: Cara Jeffries 2; Lindsey Perno 2; Noelle Zielinski 2; Rebecca Schild 1.

TCNJ TURNOVERS CAUSED: Leigh Mitchell 2; Karen Doane 1; Jessica Falcone 1; Diane Haddeland 1; Alison Jaeger 1; Kelly Mitchell 1; Katie Reuther 1.

Drew Rangers TURNOVERS CAUSED: Lindsey Perno 1; Jennifer Schoepflin 1; Janet Snell 1; Noelle Zielinski 1.

SHOTS - TCNJ 35; DREWW 12.
SHOTS ON GOAL - TCNJ 31; DREWW 10.

PENALTIES - TCNJ 0/0:00; DREWW 0/0:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - TCNJ 0-0; DREWW 0-0.

TURNOVERS - TCNJ 7; DREWW 11.

FACEOFFS - TCNJ 0-0; DREWW 0-0.

CLEARS - TCNJ 10-11; DREWW 6-9.

GOALIES
TCNJ: Caitlin Gregory 7-0 (47:20 minutes, 10 shots-9 saves; 1 GA), Mary Waller (12:40, 0-0, 0).
DREWW: Rachel Hanley (30:00, 10-7, 3) , Stef Rutkowski (30:00, 21-8, 13).

2008-04-01