Box Score Ewing, NJ... In the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for both teams, The College of New Jersey women's soccer team took down Rutgers- Newark 5-0 on Saturday afternoon.
 
The win put the 16th ranked Lions at 4-0-2, 1-0 in New Jersey Athletics Conference play while the Scarlet Raiders fell to 6-2, 0-1 in league play.
 
The Lions defense held the Scarlet Raiders to two shots, while the Lion offense took 18 shots.
 
TCNJ netted a pair of goals in the opening half as junior Marissa Scognamiglio (Orangeburg, NY/Pearl River) and freshman Marykate Sullivan (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) each scored.
 
The Lions tacked on three more goals in the final 45 minutes with junior Sarah Marion (Hightstown, NJ/The Peddie School) scoring two of those and sophomore Elizabeth Thoresen (Colts Neck, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) getting the other.
 
Senior keeper Jessica Weeder (Lebanon, NJ/North Hunterdon) made a pair of saves to record her fifth shutout of the season.
 
The Lions have a non-conference game set for Tuesday, September 22 when they head to FDU-Florham to face the Devils in a 7 p.m. start.