Eastern University Women's Lacrosse grabbed an early 3-1 lead in a tough non-league contest at The College of New Jersey, but the fifth ranked Lions stormed back and claimed a 22-9 win. Grace Griffith scored four times and Kelly Dando scored three times, but Eastern's top scoring effort of the year was not enough to overcome the high-scoring TCNJ attack.

After TCNJ scored early, Jess Field tied the game on a feed from Krystal Cairns. Griffith scored her first less than a minute later and Dando gave the Eagles a 3-1 lead on a Field pass just over five minutes into the contest. The Lion attack then scored seven straight goals to grab an 8-3 lead with twelve minutes to play in the first half. Dando and Courtney Reinhold scored consecutive goals to cut the Lion edge to 8-5, but another seven goal spurt gave the Lions a 15-5 lead at the break.

Head Coach Camrin Azzarano saw positive moments as her young squad took on the highly regarded Lions. "We had moments to build on," she said, " and I think we also see things that we can do to get better. I was pleased with the way we competed."

The Eagles (0-3) return to action on Thursday with their MAC opener at Misericordia University.