UNION, N.J. – The TCNJ field hockey team opened NJAC play with a convincing result, rolling to a 3-0 shutout at Kean on Tuesday night under the lights and extending its winning streak to four.
The victory was the 666
th in the career of head coach Sharon Pfluger, tying the all-time Division III record held by Lynchburg's Enza Steele.
The Lions (7-4, 1-0) wasted no time getting on the front foot, scoring on their first shot as
Rayhanah Ahmed's effort slid under the Kean goalie for a quick 1-0 lead just 93 seconds into the contest.
Mackenzie Hart doubled the advantage seven minutes later, tapping in
Jadyn Huff's hard backhand pass at the right post.
TCNJ put Kean (4-8, 0-1) under relentless pressure in the second quarter, racking up nine shots and forcing a defensive save as well as a save on an Ahmed penalty stroke. The third goal came with 3:32 left before halftime off a corner, when
Isabel Maher posted up a defender near the cage, took a pass from Ahmed, and turned and fired home.
Kean's first corner and shot came about three minutes into the fourth, but
Claire Engebreth managed to block the hosts' lone attempt.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- TCNJ put up 21 shots to Kean's 1
- The Lions notched 12 corners to one for the Cougars
- Ahmed led all players with six shots
- Maher put all five of her shots on cage, while Engebreth had four on-target shots among her five for the night
NOTES
- TCNJ improved to 5-2 on the road this season, and all five wins have been shutouts
- Lions goalie Brigitte Racey registered her fourth solo shutout of the season; TCNJ has posted four straight clean sheets and has held opponents scoreless for just shy of 250 minutes of game action
- The Lions have won five straight meetings with Kean, and Tuesday's victory was their most lopsided in the series since a 5-0 rout on October 20, 2018
- Hart scored for the second game in a row
UP NEXT
- The Lions host William Paterson on Saturday
