ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The 20th-ranked TCNJ women's soccer team opened its season with a matchup against Salisbury Friday night, scoring twice in the opening four minutes and never looking back en route to a 4-1 win on Day 1 of the Seahawk Classic.
 
The Lions (1-0) wasted no time scoring their first two goals of the season, finding the back of the net at the 2:03 and 3:25 marks to jump in front early. Alyssa Alfano was first to strike in the 2025 campaign, taking a feed from Taylor Krott off a Sea Gull turnover and firing a shot into the netting to give TCNJ a 1-0 lead. Just over a minute later it was Krott's turn to score, heading the ball home off a corner by Alfano to double the Lions' tally.
 
A line change halfway through the opening stanza saw TCNJ get fresh legs on the field, resulting in its third goal of the game in the 33rd minute. A pair of shots were followed by a pair of corners for the Lions, the second of which found the head of Abby Najdzinowicz at the far post to balloon the lead to three before the break.
 
TCNJ was on the hunt for more goals early in the second, but had shots from Krotty and Ari Keily turned away by Salisbury's (0-1) Hayle Foreman. The junior made her game-high fifth save of the night in the 66th minute on a long strike from Jenny Ward, but an own goal at the 67:51 mark gave the Lions an overwhelming 4-0 advantage.
 
The Sea Gulls stole one back in the 73rd minute to spoil netminder Ellen Williams' clean sheet – the sophomore made four saves in her first start of the year – but that is as close as Salisbury would get in a 4-1 win for TCNJ.
 
The Lions are back for Day 2 of the Seahawk Classic Saturday, Aug. 30 when they take on host St. Mary's (MD), with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m.