Mahwah, NJ – The Montclair State University women's lacrosse team surged past Ramapo 22-8 on Saturday evening for their first New Jersey Athletic Conference victory of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks (7-5, 1-1 NJAC) broke the scoring open 51 seconds into the contest, as Cheslea Stack found KAELEY SEK for the game's opening marker. NORAH MONAGHAN notched back-to-back draw controls, leading to goals on each possession for Montclair. LEXI ROBINSON doubled the advantage with an unassisted tally, and JOELLE D'ANGELO scored off a pass from CARA MCCARTNEY. 
• Ramapo notched their first goal of the day at the 10:45 mark of the opening stanza, but the Red Hawks countered two minutes later on a shot from AMRA LUKOVIC. The Roadrunners cut the deficit to two again with just under seven minutes on the clock, but the Red Hawks rattled off the final seven goals of the first.
• Monaghan kicked off the run on the ensuing possession, and Sek scored on another feed from Stack on the next trip up the field. Later on in the frame, McCartney and Robinson each found the back of the net to push the margin to six. Sek tallied another marker as the stanza approached two minutes, and Lukovic netted two more in the waning moments to make the score 11-2 after 15 minutes of play.
• KYRA MORENA notched a goal in the early stages of the second quarter to push the margin to double-digits, with neither side scoring again until the 90 second mark of the opening half, as Monaghan recorded an unassisted marker. Ramapo scored in the final seconds of the quarter to make the halftime deficit 10 for the home side.
• The Roadrunners notched the first goal of the second half, but Sek countered on the following possession to push the lead back to double-digits. Monaghan rattled off a pair of goals shortly after, with McCartney scoring two as well to make the score 18-4 at the 4:24 mark of the third quarter. Ramapo notched their fifth goal of the day just before two minutes on the clock, but Robinson answered with 64 seconds remaining to make the margin 14 going into the final quarter.
• Ramapo rattled off the first two markers of the fourth, cutting the margin to 12 with 9:24 on the clock. After Stack notched a draw control, Morena netted her second of the afternoon on a feed from Stack to end the Ramapo rally. MIA CUCCINELLO found the back of the net five minutes later, and the Roadrunners scored their final goal of the day 40 seconds later. Stack scored in the waning moments of the contest to make the final margin of victory 14 for the Red Hawks.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• Sek tied her season-high of four goals and notched her sixth hat trick in her last seven games. Monaghan also tied her season-high of four markers, marking the fourth time this season she has scored four in a game.
• Lukovic finished with her second hat trick in as many games, pushing her season goal total to 30. McCartney tallied her fifth hat trick of the campaign, with Robinson notching her fourth.
• Stack accumulated six assists on the day, her second-most in a single game this season. She also notched her 100th career assist during the contest, moving into fourth in program history, surpassing Marykate DiBenedetto.
• JOEY GROTKOPF tallied two saves and the victory in net for the Red Hawks, and the contest marked the Montclair debut of KAELI ROBINSON, who notched a save in the final quarter.
• Montclair's 22 goals tied their season-high set against Mount Saint Vincent on February 26. The Red Hawks remained undefeated all-time against Ramapo, recording a new single game goal total against the Roadrunners.

FROM THE FIELD

"Great team effort today! We will enjoy the win but will be ready to prepare for the upcoming week. Also, so proud that CHELSEA STACK got her 100th career assist!" - Head Coach Nicol Parcelluzzi

UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will return home to face Stockton on Saturday, April 19. First draw from Sprague Field is scheduled for 2:00 PM.