Box Score 

EWING, N.J. – The William Paterson women's soccer team (10-6-1) fell to host The College of New Jersey (12-5-1) 4-0 in the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament Nov. 1.

TCNJ took a 1-0 lead 5:43 into the game on an own goal and then doubled that lead 10 minutes later as senior Coleen Weber intercepted a Pioneer clearing attempt and deposited it in the net for her fifth goal of the season.

The Lions could have had a bigger lead, but William Paterson keeper Meaghan Baker (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) made three outstanding saves to keep her team close.

During the second half, the Lions quickly made it a 3-0 game as senior Jamie Kunkel settled a pass from freshman Annie McCarthy and rolled a shot past a diving Baker. That goal was her eighth of the season.

The Pioneers came close to getting on the board with just over 23 minutes remaining as senior Amanda Kurdyla (Denville, N.J./Morris Knolls) broke in alone on Lion goalie Jessica Clarke, but Clarke made a sprawling save. Three minutes later Clarke again made another tough save to deny Kurdyla of a goal.

Just after those two saves, the Lions tacked on a fourth goal as sophomore Casey Caruso tallied an unassisted score. Clarke capped the shutout with a diving save on Jessica Bertoli (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills) with four minutes left. The Lion goalie finished the game with four saves.

Baker collected seven saves for the Pioneers.