EWING, N.J. – The trio of Marissa Lucca, CJ Kole, and Abbie Teefy accounted for 13 goals combined, powering the No. 15 TCNJ women's lacrosse team to a 17-6 victory over Ursinus on Saturday.
 
The Bears (3-2) struck first in the contest, but the Lions (3-0) quickly responded with five unanswered tallies. Teefy and Kole both scored twice before the first quarter was over, with Lucca and Evie Campbell logging a goal each in the frame as well. Ursinus, however, kept it a three-goal game going into the second quarter.
 
The Lions then outscored the Bears 4-0 in the second quarter, with Kole completing her hat trick just two minutes into the frame. Teefy did the same about eight minutes later, and then Kole scored two goals in the last two minutes and thirty seconds to put the Lions up 10-3 at halftime.
 
In the third, the two teams each scored three times — Teefy notched a woman-up marker in between a pair of Lucca goals for TCNJ — while Hailey Wexler made three key stops to help maintain a seven-goal lead.

In the fourth, the Lions quickly did away with any changes of an Ursinus comeback. Lucca converted another woman-up situation before Kelly Nevins scored twice to push the lead to double-digits. Ursinus was able to score with about four minutes left in the contest, but the result of the game had already been decided.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• TCNJ held a narrow edge in shots (25-22) and shots on goal (17-14)
• The Lions turned the ball over 6 fewer times than their opponents (25-19)
• TCNJ forced ten failed clears from the Bears
• Despite the loss, Ursinus held a clear advantage on the draw (16-8)
• TCNJ went 4-5 from eight-meter chances, while Ursinus was unable to convert its four opportunities

STANDOUT LIONS

• Lucca led the way in points, scoring seven from four goals and three assists
• As usual, Kole was everywhere for the Lions; she notched five goals, one assist, three caused turnovers, three draw controls, and a pair of ground balls
• Teefy scored a career-high four goals and added three ground balls and a draw control
• Nevins scored twice and logged three assists
• Campbell had a goal and an assist
• Emma Albano picked up four ground balls, while Emily Potenza and Sydney Sieja each had three of them
• Wexler made nine saves to help secure the win

NOTES

• Lucca is now tied for 20^th in TCNJ all-time scoring list with 214 career points, and has also entered into the all-time top-10 in assists with 74
• Kole eclipsed 150 career points (now with 155) and needs just three goals to reach 100 
• Wexler joined the 100-save club, as she now has 103 for her career

UP NEXT

• TCNJ will play New Paltz next Saturday (March 14) in the second game of a four-game home stand