EWING, N.J. –The No. 4/4 TCNJ women's soccer team picked up a decisive, 8-0 victory over John Jay College in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament on Saturday. The first round victory propels TCNJ to the second round, and the Lions will face Tufts University tomorrow.

TCNJ got on the scoreboard first in the 14^th minute. Gianna Coppola put the Lions out in front when she tapped it in from the left post. A corner kick was sent in, and the ball was bouncing around in the box. Coppola got a foot on it for the early lead.

Just over five minutes later, Caroline Rubin punched one it to make it a 2-0 lead. She controlled the ball in the box after a failed clear, and found the back of the net to put the Lions up by two. Coppola set up a Lindsay O'Keefe goal only a few minutes later. Coppola sent a cross from the left side, and O'Keefe buried it to make it 3-0. The Lions added a fourth first half goal when Alexa Pestritto scored off of a Nina Carlson assist in the 32^nd minute. Carlson crossed it to Pestritto, and she found the back of the net from 12 yards out.

The Lions continued the offensive attack, and put up four more goals in the second half. Rubin and Pestritto each scored their second of the day, while Haley Bodden and Lauren McLaughlin also scored for TCNJ. Nicole DiPasquale and Alexandra Panasuk combined for the shutout in net for the Lions.

TCNJ will face Tufts University in the second round tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. The winner will advance to the Sweet Sixteen.