Montclair, NJ – The No. 23/14 Montclair State women's lacrosse team looks to make history as they host No. 15 The College of New Jersey in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship Game. The winner earns the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship.


ON THE AIR:
YouTube – Red Hawk Sports Network (Jess Liptzin and Jon Kociban)

 
THE TEAMS:
Montclair State (8-0) punched its ticket to the NJAC Championship Game with a 20-10 win over Stockton Wednesday. The Red Hawks received seven goals from TRISTIN KONEN as MEGAN MAHLSTADT added three goals and four assists. In the cage, ALLYN LILIEN made 16 saves to earn the victory. The Lions (6-2) knocked off Rowan 19-12 in the other semifinal matchup Wednesday. TCNJ trailed 3-1 and 5-3 before breaking the game open with seven straight markers.

 
THE COACHES:
Nicol Parcelluzzi (16^th Season at MSU): 178-85
Sharon Pfluger (35^th Season at TCNJ): 538-66-1

 
KEY PLAYERS

Montclair State
MEGAN MAHLSTADT (Sr., ATT, New Providence, NJ)
25 goals, 22 assists, 44 shots
 
BRITTANY COSTIGAN (Sr., MID, Caldwell, NJ)
71 draw controls, 16 goals, 3 assists, 16 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers
 
ALLYN LILIEN (Sr., GK, Westwood, NJ)
8-0, 96 saves, 6.96 goals against average
 
TCNJ
Erin Jaffe (Sr., ATT, Mahwah, NJ)
37 goals, 5 assists, 77 shots
 
Jennifer LaRocca (Jr., ATT, River Vale, NJ)
26 goals, 3 assists, 19 ground balls
 
Ali Natalicchio (Grad. Student, GK, New Egypt, NJ)
6-2, 40 saves, 9.42 goals against average, .377 save percentage

 
POSTSEASON HISTORY:
The Red Hawks are 3-6 in the NJAC playoffs and have advanced to a pair of NJAC Championship Games but are looking for their first win. TCNJ is looking for their 11^th NJAC title and have won 11 of 12 championships contested. Their lone loss came in 2010, when Rowan knocked them off.

 
SERIES HISTORY (TCNJ leads 22-1)
The Red Hawks earned their first ever win against the Lions earlier this season, winning a 10-9 thriller. The win snapped a 22 game and 41 year skid, and ALLYN LILIEN matched the school-record with 25 saves. The two sides have met twice before in the NJAC Championship, with TCNJ winning 10-6 in 2016 and 11-2 in 2017.
 
LAST 5 MEETINGS:
4/3/21: MSU 10, TCNJ 9
4/6/19: TCNJ 14, MSU 3
4/7/18: TCNJ 16, MSU 2
5/6/17: TCNJ 11, MSU 2
4/8/17: TCNJ 8, MSU 3