Lakewood. N.J.- A successful penalty kick, followed by Lizzy Kroon's third hat trick of the season, accounted for the entirety of the scoring for Georgian Court University Monday afternoon as the Lions tidily dismissed visiting St. Thomas Aquinas College, 4-0, in non-conference women's soccer action.

GCU, unbeaten in 10 straight outings, improves to a stellar 9-1-1 on the year while the Spartans slip to 3-7 overall.

Tori Capestro commenced the scoring for the home team at 23:29 when the senior drilled her second penalty kick attempt in the last three games, representing her fourth goal of the year.

Kroon took over from there, netting her first of three at 38:35, courtesy of a combo assist off the boots of Capestro and Morgan Peacock. The sophomore, who came into the contest just five goals shy of the national lead of 16 (Chloe Richards, North Alabama), netted number two at 50:46 and the last of the trio at 59:19, both coming off initial saves by STAC goalkeeper Courtney Dumain (Fr.-Monroe, N.Y.).

GCU smacked STAC in shots attempted by a margin of 27-6 while also owning a 4-2 advantage regarding corner kicks.

Casey O'Connor secured her sixth shutout of the year for the Lions, collecting five saves in the complete-game performance.

The Lions will now return to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play this Wednesday when they welcome Goldey-Beacom College to GCU at 3:30 p.m.