By Julie Kayzerman '16

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey women's lacrosse team (12-1) blanked Rutgers-Camden (7-4) by a score of 15-0 in Lions Stadium on Tuesday night.

It only took the third-ranked Lions 4:27 to score their first point from senior attacker Cortney Natalicchio (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt).

Within just 2:26 following Natalicchio's mark, freshman midfielder Erin Harvey (Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) and senior midfielder Megan Devlin (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) added two more goals to put the Lions up, 3-0.

The Lion's offense continued to dominate the Raptor's defensive zone throughout the game. Harvey struck again with 22:18 remaining in the half, followed by a quick goal from sophomore attacker Emily Kratz (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) off an assist from sophomore Amanda Muller (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) to widen the Lion's lead, 5-0.

With the Lions up 6-0 after another Natalicchio tally, the Raptors took possession of the ball, charging the TCNJ defense. However, Rutgers-Camden was unsuccessful in their offensive attempt as junior defender LeeAnn Bak (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) grabbed a groundball and sprinted it down the field before dishing it off to junior Mia Blackman (Arlington, VA/Field School) for the clear. Blackman fought her way past the Raptor's defense to re-start the Lion's scoring spree and up the contest, 7-0.

Natalicchio and Kratz each scored again to close out the half at 9-0.

The second half continued in similar fashion, kicking off with another Blackman goal and highlighting a dominant offensive performance from Devlin who notched two more goals for the hat trick. Devlin completed the night with five draw controls, three groundballs and three caused turnovers.

Muller added another goal and assist in the night and freshman Kathleen Jaeger (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) and graduate student Erin Waller drove in two more goals for the Lions. Sophomore Elizabeth Morrison (Stonington, CT/Stonington) had another stellar game on the defensive end, causing four turnovers, three draw controls and three groundballs in the victory.

No. 3 Lions take on No. 4 Salisbury University this on Saturday, April 16 in Lions Stadium at 1 p.m.