GALLOWAY, N.J. -  The TCNJ women's basketball team was on the road to take on Stockton in NJAC play Wednesday night, using a staunch defensive effort and some hot shooting throughout to cruise to a 69-43 victory – the Lions' first of the year.
 
Brooke McFadden continued her impressive stretch of play, leading the way with a career-best 15 points, pairing her offensive output with a team-high seven rebounds and two steals. The sophomore was joined in double figures by Grace Kowalski (11) and Olivia Voshell (10), with Kowalski also dishing out a season-high six assists in the wire-to-wire win.
 
After the Ospreys' (4-2, 1-1 NJAC) Zemirah Ennals opened the scoring with a lay-in, it was TCNJ responding with an 8-0 burst courtesy of a McFadden lay as well as a pair of triples from Amanda Baylock and Maddie Bernhardt to jump in front 8-2. Stockton leveled the game at eight, but taking the lead for good was TCNJ (1-6, 1-1 NJAC), which used four more 3-pointers to double up the Ospreys over the final 4:40 and take a 22-15 advantage into the opening break.
 
The Lions' lead remained at five six minutes into the second quarter before triples from McFadden and Kowalski kick-started a 27-5 run that extended into the second half, shooting TCNJ in front 53-26. A 5-2 burst from Kowalski to end the third put the Lions up 30, allowing TCNJ to take its foot off the gas in the final 10 minutes en route to the 69-43 win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Lions shot a season-best 49.1 percent (28-57) from the field and sank a season-high 12 3-pointers.
• Stockton was held to just 33.9 percent (19-56) from the floor and 20 percent (2-10) from deep.
• The teams combined to shoot just five free throws in the free-flowing game.
• TCNJ held commanding leads in points off turnovers (21-11), bench points (28-13) and fastbreak points (12-2).
• The Lions assisted on a season-high 19 of their 28 made baskets.

STANDOUT LIONS

• McFadden's 15 points and three 3-pointers are both career highs.
• Kowalski paired her 11 points with a game-high six assists and zero turnovers.
• Voshell's 10 points marks the freshman's first time in double figures in just her second collegiate game.
• Katie Fricker finished with nine points on an efficient 4-for-5 from the field, adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals.

FOR THE FOES

• Bre Evans led Stockton with 15 points.
• Enalls finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes.

NOTES

• The win is head coach Chessie Jackson's 100th conference victory.
• Cassidy Brown scored her 100th career point in the win.
• The Lions have won seven straight matchups against the Ospreys.

UP NEXT

• TCNJ is back in Ewing Saturday, Nov. 6 when the Lions host Kean. Tip-off for the NJAC bout is scheduled for 1 p.m.