UNION, N.J. (10/11/12) – Five different players notched a goal as the #8 Kean University field hockey team earned a 5-2 non-conference victory over the University of Mary Washington on Tuesday evening.

Ja'Carra Jackson and Morgan Stump both tallied a goal and an assist for the Cougars who improve to 11-2 overall. Maggie Legum and Emma Bernard both scored for the Eagles who fall to 4-8 overall.

Kean scored three times in the opening stanza before UMW answered with a goal in the 19^th minute. Stump opened the scoring for the half with a penalty stroke goal in the third minute. Jackson increased the Cougars lead to 2-0 with an unassisted goal in the 11^th minute. Kean notched a third goal in the 17^th minute when Maddison Gonzales scored on a lifted ball that was fed in by Jackson.

Mary Washington opened the second half by cutting into Kean's lead with a goal in the 35^th minute. The Cougars responded with two insurance goals to close out the third quarter.

Peyton Mann tapped in a Stump shot in the 43^rd minute. Laura Stump scored just before the end of the quarter with a goal off a goalkeeper save.

Kean led on shots (27-19), shots on goal (21-14), and penalty corners (17-14).

Mann and Jackson both tallied six shots apiece. Belly Reynoso and Jenna Flemings combined for 12 saves.

Head Coach Leslie LaFronz and the Cougars will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 15^th, hosting the nationally-ranked Profs of Rowan University at 4:00 p.m.