Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University field hockey team defeated Kean University, 5-2 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Friday night.
 
Forward Johanna James (sr. Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester City) led the Profs with two goals.  Forward Rachel Galante (fr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Collingswood) contributed with one goal and one assist.  Forward Jenna Pressler (jr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee) produced one goal and two assists.  Forward Sam Browne (sr. West Milford, NJ/West Milford) registered one goal
 
The Profs are 10-4 overall with a seven-game win streak and they are 3-0 in the conference.  The Cougars have a 12-4 record and a 1-3 NJAC mark.  For Kean, forward Raykena Brown (so. Bridgeton, NJ/Cumberland Reg.) and midfielder Marissa Robinson (sr. Bear, DE/William Penn) scored one goal apiece.  Forwards Jordan Colna (jr. Washington Twp., NJ/Washington Twp.) and Krista LaMaina (so. Oaklyn, NJ/Collingswood) both registered an assist.
 
Rowan goalie Carly DeMarco (so. Gloucester City, NJ/Gloucester City) stopped five shots.  For Kean, goalie Katie DiCarlo (sr. Shamong, NJ/Seneca) made four saves.
 
Pressler gave the Profs a 1-0 advantage at the break.  She scored on a backhand into the right side of the cage at 22:05.  In the second half, Browne deflected Pressler's shot for the second goal (46:54).  At 49:17, James redirected Galante's shot into the cage.  Kean got on the scoreboard at 50:32.  Robinson blasted a shot from the top of the circle on a corner by LaMaina.
 
Galante's goal came on a penalty stroke (56:14).  Brown hit the cage at 66:18 and Colna had the assist.  James scored the final tally at 67:52 when she tipped in Pressler's shot.   
 
Next, Rowan travels to number one ranked The College of New Jersey on Tuesday, Oct. 24 for a 7:30 p.m. game.