Wayne, NJ – Senior ZOE STECK recorded a hat trick as Montclair State put up a season-best six goals in a 6-2 win at William Paterson on Saturday.

LINDSAY BATHMANN and AILEEN CAHILL each had two assists as the Red Hawks (9-4, 4-2 NJAC) turned an early one-goal deficit into their second straight win and second in a row against its local rival.

Isabel Fernandez gave the Pioneers (5-7, 2-5 NJAC) a 1-0 lead in the 14^th minute as she took a pass from Daniella LoBue and chipped a shot from the right side of the box into the opposite lower corner for her third tally of the season.

Montclair erupted for three goals in a 3:52 span starting in the 22^nd minutes as Steck collected the first of her three scored. TARA LAMBERT played a ball from the right corner into the middle of the box where Steck was there for the header knotting in the contest at 1-1. Steck put the Red Hawks on top 2:36 later with her ninth of the year with JOELLE D'ANGELO capping the run at the 25:4 mark, heading in a pass by PAIGE YOCUM.

The 3-1 halftime lead grew to 4-1 just seven seconds into the second half as Steck fired a shot from the right side of the box for her third of the game and 10^th of the season. She is the first MSU player to score double digits in goals since Emily Beenders had 11 in the 2018 campaign.

William Paterson halved the deficit to 4-2 in the 54^th minute. Fernandez set up Julia Fiorito for the latter's fifth of the year.

Montclair State would get that back in the 61^st minute on a Yocum goal. Bathmann knocked a ball from the right side across the box for Yocum, who chipped in the feel for her first of the season. KERRI DRISCOLL netted the final goal in the 69^th minute heading in an EMMI DENOVELLIS pass.

JULIA DELLISANTI stopped two shots for MSU, which outshot the Pioneers, 21-5.

Montclair State is back in action on Wednesday, October 20 with a non-conference road game. The Red Hawks will be in Newburgh, NY to face Mount St. Mary at 4:00 pm.