BOX SCORE 

WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson women's soccer team (2-7, 1-5 NJAC) lost to No. 13 The College of New Jersey (9-1, 6-0 NJAC) 2-1, Oct. 8 at Pioneer Soccer Park.

William Paterson jumped out to an early lead when midfielder Laela Brock (Paramus, N.J./Paramus) finished a cross from Sophie Hart-Ruderman (Maplewood, N.J./Columbia) in the 13th minute.

TCNJ tied the game at 1-1 in the 30th minute when Brittany McGinley beat a Pioneer defender and fired a shot past WP goalkeeper Alyssa Falduto (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) from the left side of the penalty box, tallying her eight goal of the season.  The Lions exerted a substantial amount of pressure in the first half and went into the break with a 10-1 advantage in shots.

The Pioneers' best chance in the second half came in the 52nd minute when Michelle Marabondo (Kenvil, N.J./Roxbury) found space just outside the penalty area and fired a shot that sailed wide left of the TCNJ goal.  The Lions then fired back to take the lead in the 68th minute on a goal from Sloan DePiero from the top of the box.   

Falduto made eight saves in goal for the Pioneers, and Cristina Gacos had two saves for TCNJ.

William Paterson will host St. Joseph's-Long Island Monday, Oct. 10, at 4:00 p.m.