Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey lacrosse team extended its regular season conference winning streak to 45 games Tuesday night, defeating Rowan University 16-3. The Lions now sit alone atop the New Jersey Athletic Conference at 11-2 and 4-0 in league play. The 21^st-ranked Profs fall to 10-2 and 3-1 in the NJAC.
 
The Lions jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals by Allie Gorman (Sicklerville, NJ/Washington Twp.) and Alex Fitzpatrick (Burlington, NJ/Northern Burlington). Fitzpatrick would later score her team-leading 32^nd of the season.
 
After the Profs halved the lead with a goal of their own, TCNJ rattled off six straight goals, including two each from Jessica Allen (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) and Gorman. It marked the first multi-goal game of Allen's collegiate career.
 
The teams then swapped a pair of goals going into the break as the Lions led 9-2 at the half.
 
The Profs opened the scoring in the second period before TCNJ dominated the final 26 minutes closing the game on a 7-0 run. Kathleen Jaeger (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) scored three goals during the run, the last of which was the 100^th goal of her career. Gorman scored another three goals in the second half as she finished with a career-high six tallies, marking her fourth straight game with three or more goals.
 
The Lions defense shut down the nation's 10^th-highest scoring offense in Rowan, 16.91 goals per game, to just the three tallies thanks to large contributions from Elizabeth Morrison (Stonington, CT/Stonington). Morrison led all players with six ground balls and six caused turnovers. She also finished with a team-high six draw controls. Morrison passed Melanie Vasofski for the most career ground balls in Lions history.
 
 In net, Miranda Chrone (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) made nine saves to secure the victory.
 
The Lions will now get their second chance at a number one team, when top-ranked Salisbury University comes to Lions Stadium Friday for a 6:00 PM first draw.