Collegeville, PA… Tori Tiefenthaler (Freehold, NJ/Biotechnology/Freehold Borough) broke a 1-1 tie with 3:46 remaining as The College of New Jersey field hockey team gutted out a 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon. The fourth-ranked Lions picked up their sixth straight victory to improve to 10-2 on the season. The Bears are now 0-4 against ranked competition and fall to 7-6 overall.
 
TCNJ got on the board early, with Kayla Peterson (Cream Ridge, NJ/Allentown) scoring off a penalty corner after receiving the feed from Taylor Barrett (Neshanic Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central). Bears goalie Jules Singer appeared to make a play on the shot, but Peterson had enough force on the shot to still find the back of the cage.
 
The Bears got the equalizer just under two minutes into the second half. Devon Carroll found Erin Saybolt on a penalty corner to tie the contest and set up Tiefenthaler's heroics.
 
Cayla Andrews (Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown) drove the ball down the right side, but whiffed on an initial shot attempt. Tiefenthaler took advantage, blasting the loose ball into the top left corner for the game-winner.
 
TCNJ out-shot Ursinus 13-10 despite allowing 11 penalty corners to the Bears and drawing just four.
 
The Lions return to action Tuesday night with a conference match-up against Stockton University. Game time is at 5:00 PM.