Box Score GALLOWAY, NJ – The Rowan University women's lacrosse team defeated Richard Stockton College, 16-5 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Tuesday night.
Midfielder Jamie Blondina (jr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River S.) led the way with six goals. Attack Becca Wood (jr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill E.) contributed with four goals while attack Rachel Hofbauer (fr. Totowa, NJ/Wayne Valley) added two.
Midfielders Kelly O'Brien (fr. Kendall Park, NJ/South Brunswick) and Brittany Bollendorf (so. Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) and attacks Marissa Micciche (sr. Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) and Rachel Emerson (so. Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) all hit the net one time. O'Brien also produced two assists and collected seven ground balls. Wood and Hofbauer registered one assist apiece.
The Profs are 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the conference. The Ospreys have a 9-4 record with a 1-3 NJAC mark. Attack Nicole Miller (jr. Southampton, NJ/Seneca) and midfielder Carlie Flake (sr. Tabernacle, NJ/Seneca) each scored two goals while midfielder Colleen Knight (jr. Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) had one.
Rowan totaled 27 shots and Stockton took 18. Profs' goalie Lindsay Barrie (sr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) made eight saves. For the Ospreys, goalie Mary Stornes (so. Galloway, NJ/Absegami) turned away six shots in 40:46. Rianna Martorano (fr. Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Reg.) played 19:14 and had two saves.
Rowan started the game with seven straight goals in 16:42. Blondina scored four times while O'Brien, Bollendorf and Micciche all tallied one goal. Flake put Stockton on the scoreboard at 17:06. The Profs followed with four unanswered goals to lead 11-1 with 6:47 remaining in the half. Wood had the first two followed by Hofbauer and Blondina with one apiece. Miller had the Ospreys' second goal at 25:17. Blondina ended the period with a free position goal and a 12-2 advantage.
In the second stanza, Wood and Miller exchanged goals. Emerson, Wood and Hofbauer each found the net one time and the Profs were ahead 16-3 at 48:54. The Ospreys ended the game with goals by Knight (59:14) and Flake (59:26).
Next, Rowan is at home against Cabrini College on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m.