EWING, N.J. – The College of New Jersey field hockey team raced to a 5-0 halftime lead before cruising to an 8-0 win Tuesday night over Cabrini University. The fifth-ranked Lions improved to 12-3 on the season, while the Cavaliers dropped to 3-11.
 
The Lions jumped out to an early lead just 1:19 into the game when Tori Tiefenthaler pushed a ball across the goal mouth and Tori Hannah found the back of the cage for her seventh of the season. Tiefenthaler then extended the advantage freeing a ball that was amongst the goalies pads and firing into the vacated net.
 
Hannah would take over the remainder of the opening frame. First she made a stick to stick pas from the corner to right in front of the cage, setting up Cayla Andrews for the goal. Next she dribbled into the scoring arc and chipped a shot over the Cavalier netminder for her second of the game. She closed out the half by completing her hat trick on a backhand shot off a feed from Christina Cammarata. The assist is the first collegiate point for Cammarata.
 
Hannah picked up right where she left off to open the second half. She stole a Cabrini clearing attempt and fired toward the cage with Iris Schuck deflecting the shot into the net. Andrews scored her second of the game off a rebound before Tiefenthaler closed out the scoring by deflecting a Sidney Padilla drive from a penalty corner.
 
The Lions out-shot the Cavaliers 31-2 and held a 12-0 penalty corner advantage.
 
Maddie Beaumont made a pair of saves before giving way to Dani Britton as the pair combined for the team's eight shutout this year.
 
The Lions close out the regular season Saturday, when they host Stockton University at 7:00 p.m. The game will be part of TCNJ's Homecoming Weekend and before the game the team will honor its two graduating members.