Haverford, PA… The College of New Jersey Women's Soccer team competed in the opening round of the Haverford College Kick Off Classic Saturday afternoon.  The 12^th ranked Lions defeated York College (PA) 3-0 to advance to the final tomorrow afternoon against 20^th ranked Arcadia University. That game will take place at 1:30 PM.
 
With the win TCNJ improves to 1-0, while the Spartans fall to 0-1.
 
Neither team produced many scoring chances early as the game remained tied through the first half hour. Late in the first half however, senior Hannah Richman (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor) found the back of the net to send the Lions into the half with 1-0 lead.
 
The score remained 1-0 into the 71^st minute when senior Jessica Goldman (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) chose to play a corner kick short to freshman Faith Eichenour (Neptune, NJ/Neptune). Eichenour took a moment to observe the defense before ripping a shot that ricocheted off a Spartan defender to extend the lead. Eichenour joins teammates Jen McGrogan (Pompton Plains, NJ/Pequannock Twp.), Elizabeth Thoresen (Colts Neck, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), and Richman as Lions who have scored goals in their collegiate debut.
 
With just 22 seconds remaining freshman Julia Obst (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central) joined that list, depositing a right to left feed from classmate Gianna Zarra (East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) for the game's final tally.
 
McGrogan, senior Kelly Wieczerzak (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley), and sophomore Ally DeRiggi (East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) played every minute in front of sophomore goalie Nicole DiPasquale (Paramus, NJ/Paramus). DiPasquale made two saves to earn her first career shutout.
 
TCNJ outshot York 31 to six.