Box Score

Collegeville, PA... Ursinus College made the first road game of the season for The College of New Jersey field hockey team a rough one as the Bears dealt the Lions an 9-1 loss Tuesday in Collegeville, PA.

The loss knocked the fourth-ranked Lions to 4-1 on the season, while fifth-ranked Ursinus improved to 4-2.

The hosts gained control early scoring five times in the opening half and added four more in the second frame.

Lion freshman Camille Passucci (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) picked up her first collegiate goal in the game.

Sophomore Shannon Syciarz (Garwood, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) finished with 10 saves for TCNJ, while Sammi Brach (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) added four.

The Lions open New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Friday, September 25 heading to William Paterson University to take on the Pioneers in a 7 p.m. start.