EWING, N.J. – The No. 11 TCNJ women's lacrosse team kicked off NJAC play in style on Saturday, cruising to a 20-1 victory over visiting Ramapo on a windy afternoon in Ewing.
 
FOR THE RECORD

• TCNJ improved to 7-3 overall and 1-0 in the NJAC, while Ramapo dropped to 3-6 and 0-1 in league play

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ally Tobler scored just over a minute into the game, and the hosts were off and running
• Katherine Naiburg fed Marissa Lucca for a goal before scoring one of her own to make it 3-0 before the Roadrunners netted their lone goal at the 10:30 mark of the first
• TCNJ went right back to work, scoring five more times before the end of the period, including a pair from CJ Kole
• Kole scored on an assist from Berry just 16 seconds into the second quarter, and it took only four minutes and change more for Berry to deposit a pass from Madison Wernik and make it a running clock with an 11-1 lead at the 11:03 mark of the second stanza
• Kira Sides found the back of the cage just shy of the midway point of the frame and Veronica Campbell netted an unassisted tally to make it 13-1 at the break
• Sides, Marissa Lucca, and Tobler all notched goals in the third before Gabriella Roosa beat the buzzer with a goal of her own, giving the Lions a 17-1 advantage
• Sides, Wernik, and Morgan Vaccaro all scored in the fourth quarter

FOR THE FOES

• Erin Smeilus scored the lone goal for Ramapo
• Kelly Griffin had three draw controls
• Alyssa Curto made five saves

STANDOUT LIONS

• Sides paced the pride with five points (3G/2A) plus three ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Tobler scored four goals and was matched in points by Berry (2G/2A) and Naiburg (1G/3A)
• Kole registered her second straight hat-trick with three goals, while Lucca and Wernik each paired two goals with an assist
• Vaccaro and Campbell each had a goal and a helper
• Wernik, Vaccaro, and Kaitlyn Birnbohm-Kaminski each caused two turnovers
• Tobler (9) and Wernik (6) combined for 15 draw controls

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• TCNJ outshot the Roadrunners, 34-3
• The Lions dominated the draw circle, 17-7, and forced Ramapo into a 5-for-18 conversion rate on clears
• TCNJ was 3-for-5 on free-position attempts and did not concede a chance to the visitors

NOTES

• TCNJ has never lost to Ramapo
• Tobler moved into a tie for 7^th in TCNJ history with 197 career goals
• Naiburg is now eight points shy of 100 for her career

UP NEXT

• The Lions play host to Stockton on Tuesday