Box Score

MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Rowan University field hockey team lost 4-3 in overtime at Montclair State University in the semifinals of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship Tournament.

The second seed Montclair State (18-1) will play at the top seed The College of New Jersey (19-2) on Saturday, November 5 in the conference final.  The NJAC champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.  In the other semifinal game, TCNJ defeated the fourth seed Kean University, 5-1. 

This is the first time the conference has had a championship tournament for field hockey.  Rowan was seeded third.  The Profs have a 13-7 record and they will have to wait until Sunday, November 6 to see if they receive an at-large bid to the national tournament.

Back Chelsea Keelen (sr. Tinton Falls, NJ/Middletown S.) recorded the game winner at 2:23 into the first overtime on a penalty corner.  The goal was assisted by forward Brooke Hullings (so. Delran, NJ/Delran) and forward Emily Burd (fr. Newton, NJ/Newton). 

Midfielder Brittany Carroll (so. Kingston, NY/Rondout Valley) contributed with two goals and one assist.  Midfielder Michelle Hagel (jr. Fairfield, NJ/West Essex) added a goal and forward Kate Norgard (jr. Columbia, NJ/North Warren Reg.) registered an assist.  Forwards Kellie Campbell (fr. Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) and Marisa Schoepflin (jr. Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) and midfielder Ashley Adams (sr. Erial, NJ/Timber Creek Reg.) each scored for the Profs.  Midfielder Julie Cairone (sr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee) had an assist.

The Profs trailed 3-1 going into the second half.  Adams scored an unassisted goal at 64:48.  She knocked in a rebound after a save.  Rowan was awarded a penalty corner as time expired.  Cairone took the corner and passed to Schoepflin who hit the cage to tie the score.  

Carroll had the first goal unassisted at 20:56.  Hagel hit in the net, 1:02 later.  The goal was assisted by Carroll and Norgard.  Carroll found the cage a second time at 27:08.  With 1:22 remaining, Campbell put Rowan on the scoreboard.

Rowan totaled 21 shots while MSU produced 18.  Goalie Jen Goldberg (jr. Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) made eight saves for the Profs.  Goalie Megan Bosland (jr. Boonton, NJ/Boonton) stopped seven shots for the Red Hawks.