EWING, N.J. - In a matchup of Division III national powers the No. 3 Salisbury University field hockey team defeated No. 2 The College of New Jersey, 3-1, Saturday evening at Lions' Stadium in front of a crowd of 175.

The Sea Gulls (13-1) and Lions (9-2) played a scoreless first half but TCNJ's Jenny Lubin scored on a feed from Sheri Grondski nearly 15 minutes into the second half to give the Lions a 1-0 advantage.

That would prove to be all the offense TCNJ could muster as Salisbury scored three consecutive goals en route to the two-goal win. Sophomore Beverly Beladino scored less than one minute after Lubin gave the Lions the lead to tie the score at 1-1. Senior Kristina Holland recorded her first of two assists on the evening on the Beladino goal.

Freshman Abby Tedford assisted the next SU goal at the 53 minute mark as she passed to sophomore Lauren Correll for the goal, her 15th of the season. Freshman Kandice Hancock put the icing on the cake as she scored at the 63 mark to put SU up 3-1. Holland found Hancock on the maroon and gold's ninth and final penalty corner of the game.

Senior goalie Maria Ramoundos made seven saves in the win as she improved to 13-0 on the season.

The Sea Gulls outshot the Lions, 13-12, but had three fewer penalty corners then TCNJ, 12-9.

The Lions still hold the series advantage, 21-11-1, but Salisbury has won the last two meeting between the two programs.

Salisbury returns to the friendly confines of Sea Gull Stadium for its next game on Tuesday, October 16, at 5:30 p.m. as it hosts Villa Julie in a Capital Athletic Conference game.