Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey women's soccer team made its final non-conference game of the season a very successful one as the Lions posted a 3-0 shutout over visiting Stevens Institute of Technology on Wednesday.
 
The win elevated 18^th-ranked TCNJ to 13-1-1 on the season, while the Ducks slid to 9-5.
 
The Lions used the long ball to open the scoring as Jordan Downs (Brick, NJ/Brick) hooked a direct kick from the far wing in for her second goal of the season. That goal came 13:21 into the game.
 
TCNJ then turned to its speed to increase the margin to 2-0 and keeper Kendra Griffith (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) boomed the ball into the Stevens end of the field where Katie Lindacher (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) ran onto it on the far side. After eluding a defending, she placed a perfect centering pass past just out the reach of a diving Stevens goalie and senior Katie Landrigan (Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford) was there to deposit the ball into an empty net.
 
Lindacher then bumped that lead to 3-0 only 2:58 into the second half poking a loose ball following a corner kick.
 
The Lions had a great chance to make it 4-0 when they were awarded a penalty kick, but Duck keeper Michelle Murphy (Pompton Plains, NJ/Pequannock) made the save and then covered the rebound. Murphy finished the game with seven saves.
 
Griffith earned her seventh shutout of the season and 13^th victory.
 
TCNJ returns to New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Saturday, October 20 heading to New Jersey City University to face the Gothic Knights at 1 p.m. The Ducks are also home on Saturday hosting St. John Fisher at noon.