Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey finished the New Jersey Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a 7-0 win on Tuesday as they now must wait the rest of the conference slate play out to see where they fit in postseason play.
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The ninth-ranked Lions currently sit on top of the standings with a 5-1 record and they are 13-2 overall. Top-ranked Montclair State University is in second place, but they have two league games remaining. One thing TCNJ does know, is that they will host a semi-final contest on November 6, but that opponent won't be known until all conference games are complete.
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The loss dropped Ramapo to 0-13 overall and 0-4 in league play.
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The Lions struck early as freshman
Danielle Andreula (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) scored a pair of goals 2:20 apart in the opening 10 minutes of the half forging the hosts out to a 2-0 lead.
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That lead doubled thanks to juniors
Erin Healy (Spring Lake Heights, NJ/Manasquan) and
Erin Waller (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.), who scored in an 18-second span making it a 4-0 TCNJ lead just minutes later.
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The Lions scored three more times in the second half with junior
Marissa Pennypacker (Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview) netting her first collegiate goal 9:27 into the period.
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TCNJ added two late goals as Healy completed the hat trick with her third of the game and senior
Sarah Cummings Summit, NJ/Summit) picked up her second of the season to close out the scoring.
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Junior
Lindsey Hatch (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) contributed with a pair of assists in the win.
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In goal for the
Lions Roisin Dougherty (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City) earned the win playing the first half, while freshman
Kelly Schlupp (Holland, PA/Council Rock South) made four saves in the second.
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In goal for the Roadrunners, freshman
Emily Kramer (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South) and junior
Alicia Lyons (Spring Lake Heights, NJ/Manasquan) each played a half and registered seven saves apiece.
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TCNJ has a tough non-conference game on Thursday, October 24 as they head to 15
th-ranked Ursinus College to take on the Bears at 7 p.m., while the Roadrunners are idle until October 26 when they return home to face Vassar College in a 1 p.m. start.