Montclair, NJ. – The Montclair State University women's lacrosse team (3-4, 0-1 NJAC) fell in its New Jersey Athletic Conference opener at #18 TCNJ, 14-4 on Wednesday night.

How It Happened

• The Lions came out of the gates hot, stringing together three goals in just over the first three minutes of the game. AMRA LUKOVIC won the ensuing draw, and Montclair used that possession to score its first goal of the game when KAELEY SEK assisted KYRA MORENA at 10:48. The Lions once again rattled off a trio of goals between 7:54 and 4:02 that pushed their lead to 6-1. CARA MCCARTNEY generated two shots on goal late in the opening stanza, but was unable to score before the quarter ended.
• TCNJ scored a pair of goals early in the second to hold an 8-1 advantage. At 9:53, LEXI ROBINSON collected a ground ball off a shot from Sek and hit the back of the net for the score. Following another Lions goal, Montclair put together an opportunistic possession, generating three shots from SOPHIA PICCINICH, MIA CUCCINELLO, and Lukovic, were unable to capitalize. The Lions scored on their next possession and found one more goal at the 3:41 timestamp to take an 11-2 advantage into the second half.
• Montclair forced a turnover at the beginning of the third that led to Robinson connecting with Sek for a goal. TCNJ put another goal on the board at the 10:13 mark, and the game went on a defensive standstill for about the next seven minutes. JOEY GROTKOPF stonewalled a duo of shots during that time frame before letting one go at 3:52 that pushed the TCNJ lead to 13-3.
• The fourth quarter was an even bout, with both sides only scoring one goal apiece. Montclair outshot TCNJ 7-3 in the game, with most of those shots coming between 11:33 and 5:57. The Lions capped off their scoring at 2:22. With just 13 seconds remaining, Sek found one more goal that was assisted by Morena to put the game at a 14-4 final in favor of TCNJ.

Inside the Numbers

• Sek led the way with three points on two goals and an assist.
• Morena and Robinson each had a goal and an assist.
• Grotkopf suffered the loss in the cage. She went the distance and made seven saves.

From the Field

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Up Next

• Montclair honors its 2026 senior class before its next NJAC showdown against Ramapo on Wednesday, April 8. The game is set for a 7:00 p.m. slate.