Purchase, NY (04/7/04) - Senior attacker CATHY HOMIEK (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) paced the offense with two goals and seven assists as Montclair State (6-0 overall) opened its 2004 Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference campaign with a 16-7 victory today at Manhattanville College. Freshmen BRIANNA GILLIN (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) and SHAUNA BROCKLEBANK (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) scored four goals apiece for the Red Hawks, who outshot Manhattanville (0-7 overall, 0-3 KLC) by a 44-20 margin.

Freshman ANN DAILY (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) tallied three goals and added an assist for MSU, while KRISTEN GISONDI (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor) added two goals. Freshman goalkeeper KRISTEN KUHMANN (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) stopped 10 Valiants shots in net.

Junior April Yeomans (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) scored five goals and assisted on two for host Manhattanville. Sophomore Stacey Eurkus (Concord, Mass.) collected two goals and two assists, while freshman Stephanie Burlton (Coquitlam, B.C.) made 17 saves for the Valiants.

The Red Hawks used a 5-0 run to forge a 7-2 lead in the first half. Manhattanville closed to within 7-4, before MSU scored six straight goals to open the second half and put matters to rest.

Montclair plays at Elizabethtown (PA) on Friday, April 9, at 1:00 p.m., in a game rescheduled from March 18.