Williamsport, PA (04/5/04) - Playing its first game in two weeks, the Montclair State women's lacrosse team showed no signs of rust as the Red Hawks remained unbeaten with a 21-5 victory over Lycoming College on Monday afternoon. The game was a reschedule from March 16th.

Montclair State had not played a countable game since March 22 when it defeated Wilkes University, 18-1 at Sprague Field. The Red Hawks had two exhibition contests and were postponed against Centenary College on April 3.

Freshman BRIANNA GILLIN (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) scored five goals for the second consecutive game while KRISTEN GISONDI (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor) had three goals and five assists as MSU continued the best start in school history as it upped its record to 5-0.

Senior attack CATHY HOMIEK (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South), the nation's leading scorer had eight points as she collected two goals while assisting on six others. Homiek also leads Division III in assists.

The Red Hawks jumped out quickly scoring eight times in the first nine minutes to take an 8-0 lead. Gisondi scored 2:47 into the game before ANN DAILY (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) and Homiek tallied on unassisted goals nine seconds apart for a 3-0 lead. ERIN BALINT (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) made it a four-goal lead with 26:11 left in the half before Gillin notched her first with 24:56 left. NICOLE LAROCCA (Shamong, NJ/Shawnee) got the sixth goal for MSU and Gillin followed with her second of the game to give Montclair a 7-0 lead with 23 minutes left in the opening half. Gisondi capped off the scoring as she got her second off an assist from Homiek with 21:48 to go as MSU took an 11-2 lead into intermission.

Daily, LaRocca and SHAUNA BROCKLEBANK (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) each scored three times for the Red Hawks, who outshot the Warriors (2-4), 29-27.

Freshman goalkeeper KRISTEN KUHMANN (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) was solid in net as she stopped 14 shots, including nine in the first half.

The Red Hawks return to action on Wednesday as they travel to Purchase, NY to face Manhattanville College in their first Knickerbocker Women's Lacrosse Conference game of the season. Last year, MSU fell twice to the Valiants, including a 16-10 loss in the semifinals of the KWLC Tournament.