EWING, N.J. – The No. 12 TCNJ women's lacrosse team had its season ended on Sunday with a 15-9 loss at the hands of No. 17 Stevens in an intra-state matchup in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
Stevens (17-4) never trailed in advancing to the third round for the first time in program history, setting up a showdown with Colby.
 
TCNJ wrapped up its 2025 campaign with an overall record of 14-5.
 
The Ducks netted the opening goal just over 90 seconds after game time, and the red-clad visitors had several changes to expand their lead in the first frame, only to be denied by a handful of spectacular point-blank saves from Julia Charest.
 
The fifth-year net-minder's play helped the Lions pull even at 1-1 with 6:31 to go in the period on a goal from CJ Kole, and the opening frame ended with the score still deadlocked.
 
Stevens went ahead for good 48 seconds into the second, part of a 4-0 spurt that made it 5-1 before Ally Tobler stopped the bleeding with the first of her four goals on the day. The Ducks, however, took a 6-2 lead into halftime and quickly expanded on it after intermission, embarking on a 5-1 run to push their advantage out to 11-3 at the midway point of the third.
 
The Lions, spurred on by Tobler, pulled within six on multiple occasions but were unable to inch closer as Stevens celebrated its historic victory.
 
FOR THE FOES

• Allison Lax went off for five goals to lead all scorers
• Maddie Hogan and Stephanie Sellitto each had three goals and an assist, while Anna Velardi scored one and assisted on three more
• Quincy Connell had five draw controls and three caused turnovers
• Felicity Heilferty finished with nine saves

STANDOUT LIONS

• Tobler paired four goals with an assist
• Gabriella Roosa scored twice
• Emily Potenza racked up six ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers
• Veronica Campbell had three caused turnovers, three draw controls, and two ground balls to go with a goal
• Charest finished with seven saves

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Stevens outshot the Lions, 33-21
• The Ducks dominated on the draw to the tune of a 20-8 advantage in the circle
• Stevens went 3-for-7 on free-position shots and did not conceded a single eight-meter attempt

NOTES

• Tobler finished as the program's all-time leader in goals (306) while ranking second in points (379)
• Tobler's two draw controls gave her an even 250 for her career, making her the sixth player to hit that mark
• Tobler and Lucca each finished with 112 points for the season, tied for the third-highest total in school history
• Charest ends her career tied for second in wins (59), second in starts (77), and third in saves (492)
• Lucca's 47 assists in 2025 are tied for seventh-most in program history