Ewing, NJ... The College of New Jersey women's soccer team scored a bunch of timely goals late in each half to collect a 3-0 win over visiting Kean University on Saturday.
 
The win kept the 12^th-ranked Lions perfect in New Jersey Athletic Conference play at 2-0 and at 7-1 overall, while the Cougars fell to 6-4 overall and 0-3 conference.
 
The game was scoreless through most of the first half with the Lions keeping the ball pinned into in the Kean half of the field. They broke through for a goal in the last minute when senior Gina Caprara (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) created shooting space and laced a shot into the near corner for her team-leading sixth goal of the year.
 
TCNJ tacked on some insurance late in the second half with two goals less than four minutes. The first came off of a nice passing play when freshman Jessica Goldman (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) crossed the ball into the Kean penalty area, where classmate Abigail Emmert (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks East) touched it to sophomore Christine Levering (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville). Levering then buried the attempt with 10:58 remaining as she moved back into a tie with Caprara for the team lead in goals.
 
Emmert and Levering teamed up again for the third goal with Levering sending a passing to a charging Emmert, who capped off the chance with her first collegiate goal.
 
Cougar keeper KC Nunez (Fair Lawn, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy) had a big game with 12 saves, included two sprawling stops that kept Kean close.
 
TCNJ goalie Kendra Griffith (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) notched her third straight shutout as she finished with one save, denying Kean's Sam Marchetti (Wall Twp., NJ/Wall) on a free kick from 25 yards.
 
The Lions continue NJAC play on Wednesday, October 1 heading to Richard Stockton College at 7 p.m., while Kean is in action that same day with an afternoon game at New Jersey City University.
 
1994 National Championship team honored
At halftime, the Lions celebrated the 20^th anniversary of the 1994 NCAA Division III National Championships team. The team captured the national title with an exciting 4-3 sudden-death overtime win at UC-San Diego completing the season with a 22-1 record. They also successfully defended its 1993 title as the program won two national titles in its first five years as a NCAA program.