Collegeville, PA…Ursinus College scored a pair of goals in the final 12 minutes of the game to rally for a 4-3 win over The College of New Jersey field hockey team on Thursday.

The game featured a pair of nationally-ranked teams with the Lions (13-3) coming into the game in the ninth spot and the Bears (11-3) ranked 15^th.

TCNJ trailed 2-1 at the half and started strong in the fresh period with junior Lindsey Hatch (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) scoring 5:31 into the period to tie the game at two apiece. It took only 3:37 for the Lions to jump in front 3-2 when freshman Lexi Smith (Florence, NJ/Florence Twp.) redirected a shot from junior Victoria Martin (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) for her ninth goal of the season.

The Bears, however, tied the game on a penalty stroke with 11:42 showing on the clock and got the eventual game winner with 8:42 left.

In the first half, the Bears opened the scoring 16:11 into the game, but the Lions came right back to pull even less than seven minutes later. Junior Erin Healy (Spring Lake Heights, NJ/Manasquan) got the goal with an assist from Smith.

Ursinus got that goal back, scoring with 2:16 left before the half as they took a 2-1 lead into the break.

Freshman Kelly Schlupp (Holland, PA/Council Rock South) finished with seven saves in her first collegiate start.

TCNJ faces another ranked opponent in its next game, welcoming 11^th-ranked Messiah College to Lions' Stadium on Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m.