Ewing, NJ... Three goals in the opening 15 minutes of the game got The College of New Jersey women's soccer team off and running as they coasted to a 5-0 road win at Rutgers-Camden on Wednesday.
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The win kept ninth-ranked TCNJ unbeaten on the season as they moved to 10-0-3 overall and 5-0-1 against New Jersey Athletic Conference opponents.
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The loss put the Scarlet Raptors at 3-7-1 and 0-4-1 in the conference.
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Sophomore
Elizabeth Thoresen (Colts Neck, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) got the Lions on the board early with her team-leading 11
th of the season 1:55 into the game. That goal came on an assist from senior
Taylor Lusardi (Randolph, NJ/Randolph).
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The two players exchanged roles on the second goal as Lusardi found the back of net on a feed from Thoresen. Lusardi's score came 10:40 into the contest.
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Junior
Marissa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, NY/Pearl River) pushed that margin to 3-0 only 1:29 later with an assist going to senior
Christina Roach (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson).
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In the second half, Lusardi kept things going with her second of the game 2:07 into the new period. Earning an assist on the play was junior
Brianna Petro (Martinsville, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan).
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Sophomore
Hannah Richman (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) capped the scoring with fourth off the season with her fourth of the season
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Sophomore keeper
Briyanna Femia (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) made her first start for the Lions and picked up the shutout with one save.
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TCNJ caps off the home portion of its schedule this Saturday when they host Ramapo College at 1 p.m. in the soccer complex.