St. David's, PA… The College of New Jersey netted a pair of goals in the second half to overcome a one-goal deficit at the half as the Lions earned a 2-1 victory at Eastern University on Tuesday.
 
The win put sixth-ranked TCNJ at 11-1 on the season, while the Eagles fell to 8-5.
 
The hosts took a 1-0 lead with no time on the clock in the opening half thanks to a goal that originated on a penalty corner.
 
The Lions got the equalizer 14:55 into the second half when junior Sarah Cummings (Summit, NJ/Summit) tipped in a shot from sophomore Erin Waller (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.).
 
Senior Jillian Nealon (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) picked up her seventh game-winning goal of the season with less than 10 minutes remaining with this goal also coming on a deflection. Waller again picked up the assist on the goal that came with 9:15 left in the game.
 
Freshman Roisin Dougherty (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City) notched her 10^th win of the season, finishing with three saves.
 
The Lions return home on Thursday, October 11 taking on Neumann University at 7:30 p.m.