Box Score Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey field hockey team continued its mastery over FDU-Florham as the Lions posted a 6-1 win in their home opener on Saturday.

TCNJ (1-1) scored four times in the opening half to get rolling and have now won 24 straight against the Devils (1-2), with that streak beginning back in the 1998 season.

The victory was the 499^th for veteran coach Sharon Pfluger as she is on the doorstep of becoming second coach in NCAA Division III history to reach the 500-win plateau. Pfluger, who is in her 29^th season, would also be the seventh coach in all divisions to hit that milestone. The Lions will host Cabrini College on Tuesday, September 10 setting the program up for a historical night.

Junior Erin Healy (Spring Lake Heights, NJ/Manasquan) got the hosts off to a great start recording a natural hat trick in the 17:45 of the game. The first score came 2:11 into the contest as the forward deflected a shot from freshman Jaclyn Douglas (Malvern, PA/Great Valley).

Just over 11 minutes Healy made it 2-0, tipping in a blast from classmate Erin Waller (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) on a play that started on a penalty corner.

Healy got the hat trick with 17:15 left in the half poking in a rebound for a commanding 3-0 advantage.

That lead grew to 4-0 when sophomore Cortney Natalicchio (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) put in a rebound for her first goal of the season.

The Devils got one of those goals back with 6:20 remaining in the opening frame when Noelle Shirey (Pine Beach, NJ/Toms River South) had her shot tipped in by Alicia Theoret (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Boro).

The hosts added two more goals in the second half with junior Victoria Martin (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) cashing in on a feed from Waller, while sophomore Jordan Calderone (Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood) capped the scoring with an assist from Healy.