Union, NJ… The College of New Jersey women's basketball team raced out to an early lead and never looked back as the Lions coasted to a 68-41 road win at Kean University on Saturday.
 
The win pushes TCNJ past the .500 for the first time this season as they moved to 3-2 and have won two in a row.
 
This season, Kean (1-4) is ineligible for conference play, therefore making the two meetings with the Lions non-conference games.
 
TCNJ led 2-0 before the Cougars netted a bucket to tie the game, but from that point in the opening half it was all Lions. A 10-2 run put the visitors in control enjoyed their biggest advantage in the half at 34-18 with 2:33 on the clock as Candace Vigo (New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick Health Science Technology) connected from the foul line.
 
TCNJ led 37-23 at the break with the final points of the period coming with 28 seconds left when sophomore Kelly Coughlin (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) drained her third 3-pointer of the half. Coughlin led all players at the half with 11 points and junior Kelly Roddy (Belmar, NJ/St. Rose) also had a big first 20 minutes with eight points.
 
In the second half, the Lions put together a modest 10-2 over the course of the first five minutes extending their lead to 47-25.  
 
The Cougars then ran off the next six points, but TCNJ brushed off that run to eventually post 68-41 victory.
 
Coughlin tied a career high with 15 points for the Lions as she was perfect on all three of her 3-point attempts. Vigo added a season-high 14 points and junior Tiffany DeTulio (Colts Neck, NJ/Colts Neck) also reach double figures with 11.
 
Roddy had a very balanced game for the Lions scoring nine points, grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out four assists, and recording four steals.
 
The Lions remain in conference play on Wednesday, December 5 hosting Rutgers-Camden at 6 p.m.