TCNJ Coasts Past Cabrini; Regionals Next
from press release
EWING, N.J. - The College of New Jersey lacrosse team
advanced to the second round of the 2010 NCAA Lacrosse
Championships defeating Cabrini College 19-7.
TCNJ game advances to play the winner of the Endicott (14-2) vs.
Claremont-Mudd Scripts (15-2) game at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 15
at Salisbury University.
Junior Alison Jaeger (Hampton, NJ/North Hunterdon) and sophomore
Leigh Mitchell (Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape) led the Lions to a
dominant performance as Jaeger finished with seven goals and an
assist and Mitchell found netting three times and assisted on eight
other tallies.
The Lions (15-3) stormed out to an 11-4 halftime lead. Sophomore
Kathleen Notos (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) made a strong
statement 13 seconds into the contest winning the draw control,
charging downfield, and firing a shot just under the crossbar to
take a 1-0 lead.
Cabrini answered back with a tally of its own at the 29:01 mark to
knot the score at one. Senior Amanda Alexandrowicz (Ridley,
PA/Ridley) found the back of the net off an assist from Christina
Pasquariello (Gladwyne, PA/Harriton).
Notos rung the bell again on a feed from Mitchell less than a
minute later. After a goal by Cavalier senior Erin Nollen (West
Chester, PA/West Chester East) tied the game 2-2, TCNJ rattled off
six unanswered goals to take control of the match.
At the 20:34 mark, Mitchell fed Jaeger on a goal to take a 3-2
advantage. It was the second assist of the game for Mitchell and
38th on the season, breaking the single-season record set by Lee
Moreau in 1989. Mitchell finished the game with 11 points, one shy
of the program record for points in a game.
More history followed with 8:22 remaining in the opening half.
Jaeger scored her second goal of the game off a feed from Mitchell.
It was the 100th point of the season for the junior, only the third
player in the history of the Lions program to eclipse triple digits
in a season.
The Lions scored eight more in the second half. Notos finished with
four goals and assist and senior Robin Deehan (Morris Plains,
NJ/Academy of St. Elizabeth) had a pair of goals and an assist.
Cabrini battled hard in the second half. Nollen and Alexandrowicz
both finished with two goals, while goaltender Kate Schmid
(Philadelphia, PA/St. Hubert's) had nine saves.
This is the 26th consecutive NCAA appearance for the Lions lacrosse
program. They've won 13 NCAA championships, winning their last
title in 2006.
