By Julie Kayzerman '16

Ewing, NJ... The College of New Jersey women's lacrosse team (10-1) rolled past Eastern University (1-10) by a score of 15-0, in Lions Stadium.

The third-ranked Lions struck early, scoring three quick goals just 2:55 into the game. The college continued to dominate the Eagle's zone, and built up a 10-0 lead in the opening half..

TCNJ showcased a sturdy defense, not giving up a single shot to the Eagles on the night. The Lions registered 23 in the contest.

Senior attacker Cortney Natalicchio (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) notched four goals on four shots and added one assist in the Lion's triumph. Natalicchio now remains just eight goals away from reaching 129 goals to notch a top 25 spot in the program's career goals history.

Graduate student Erin Waller (Washington Twp., NJ/Washington Twp.) sparked the Lion's offense for the entire 60 minutes. She sniped the Lion's fourth goal of the contest into the net after an impressive play and groundball from sophomore defender Elizabeth Morrison (Stonington, CT/Stonington).

Waller added another tally in the second half and led the team with five assists after setting up both Natalicchio and Kathleen Jaeger (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) for two goals each.

Sophomore Emily Kratz (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) enjoyed a successful night, recording three goals, one groundball, and one caused turnover for the Lions.

Senior Megan Devlin (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) and sophomore Amanda Muller (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) also highlighted multi-point games, each with a goal and an assist.

The Lions hit the road next for a big conference game on Saturday, April 9 at noon against Montclair State University (7-3).