Box Score

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey women's soccer team scored twice less than eight minutes apart late in the first half as the Lions netted a key 2-0 victory over William Paterson University on Saturday at TCNJ's Soccer Complex.

With the win, the Lions moved to 9-4-1 on the season, while the Pioneers slipped to 10-2-1. Both teams are tied in the New Jersey Athletic Conference standings with 13 points and identical 4-2-1 records. With the win, however, TCNJ holds a potential tiebreaker if the teams are still tied at the end of the season.

TCNJ opened the scoring with 8:13 left in the opening half on a play that started on a long throw-in by freshman Annie McCarthy (Brick, NJ/Brick). McCarthy's throw went deep into the penalty area and was headed by senior Coleen Weber (Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview) to the far post, where senior Erin Cunliffe (Lakewood, NJ/Lakewood) knocked in her team leading eighth goal of the season.

Just before the half, TCNJ tacked on one more marker as senior Laura Delaney (River Vale, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy) headed in a corner kick from freshman Nikki Migliori (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert). That goal came with just 38 seconds showing on the clock.

TCNJ keeper Jessica Clarke (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) made that score hold up as she finished with three saves for her fourth shutout of the season.

In goal for the Pioneers, junior Meaghan Baker (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls) kept her team close making nine saves. Her best two came early in the second half as she made a diving save on TCNJ's Casey Caruso (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) and the quickly collected herself to stop a second attempt from point-blank range.

The Lions face another tough test on Wednesday, October 22 as they host eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins University at 7:30 p.m., while the Pioneers return home on Monday to face College of Staten Island in a 4 p.m. contest.