Ewing, NJ -- The College of New Jersey women's lacrosse team rolled to its ninth straight victory as the Lions defeated visiting Mount Saint Vincent College by the score of 17-2 on Tuesday. The win keeps the Lions, who moved up to the second spot in the latest IWLCA/Under Armour Division III poll earlier in the day, undefeated on the season at 9-0 and extended their home winning streak to 17 dating back to the 2006 campaign. The loss dropped the Dolphins to 4-6.

TCNJ put the game away early scoring six goals in the first five minutes of the game and led 12-2 at the half. Senior Karen Doane (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) paced the Lions to that lead in the opening 30 minutes scoring four goals and setting up another. Freshman Alison Jaeger (Hampton, NJ/North Hunterdon) also contributed with two goals and two assists. For the Dolphins in the first half, Lauren Perla (Holbrook, NY/Sachem North) and Katie Tucci (Baldwinsville, NY/C. W. Baker) each scored.

TCNJ scored the only five goals of the second half with Jaeger, Katie Reuther (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North), Maggie Rarich (Titusville, NJ/Hopewell Valley), Leigh Mitchell (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) and Kelly Mitchell (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) scoring those goals. Doane finished the game with four goals and two assists, while Jaeger scored three times and set up three others. Senior Diane Haddeland (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) contributed with three assists.

Senior Caitlin Gregory (Winslow, NJ/Eastern) collected the win for the Lions making four saves. In goal for the Dolphins, Jackie Horn (Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) collected three saves.

The Lions return to action this weekend hosting top-ranked and undefeated Salisbury University in a 5:00 p.m. showdown at Lions' Stadium on Saturday.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Mt. St. Vincent.....  2  0 -  2
The College of NJ... 12  5 - 17

Mt. St. Vincent SCORING:
GOALS: Tucci, Katie 1; Perla, Lauren 1.
ASSISTS: None.

The College of NJ SCORING:
GOALS: Karen Doane 4; Alison Jaeger 3; Leigh Mitchell 2; Katie Reuther 2; Lisa Seldeen 2; Jessica Falcone 1; Kelly Mitchell 1; Rachel Gordon 1; Maggie Rarich 1.
ASSISTS: Diane Haddeland 3; Karen Doane 2; Alison Jaeger 2.

2008-04-08