Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University women's lacrosse team started the 2015 season with an 11-9 victory over Ursinus College on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Ursinus has a record of 0-2. Rowan goalie Erin Horner (fr. Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway Reg.) notched her first collegiate victory and made seven saves. Bears' keeper Margaret Philbin (jr. Danbury, CT/Ridgefield) took the loss and stopped 10 shots.
 
Midfielder Brittany Bollendorf (jr. Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) recorded two goals, two assists, seven ground balls and five draw controls. Midfielder Jamie Blondina (sr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River S.) scored three times. Attacks Becca Wood (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill E.) and Vicky Sucharski (sr. Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) each tallied two goals. Wood's second goal was the 200th of her career. She also had one assist. Attack Rachel Hofbauer (so. Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) registered a goal and an assist. Midfielder Ali Herbert (so. Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Reg.) produced one goal and attack Rachel Emerson (jr. Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) had one assist.
 
For Ursinus, attack Emma Ebert (so. Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) and midfielder Kitty Dawson (sr. Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) tallied three goals apiece. Ebert also had two assists. Midfielder Amy Kohout (so. West Deptford, NJ/Gloucester Catholic) totaled two goals and two assists. Midfielder Brynn Dietzel (jr. Warrington, PA/Central Bucks S.) chipped in with one goal and four ground balls and attack Taylor DeBernardi (fr. Springfield, PA/Springfield) had one assist.
 
Kohout put the Bears on the board with a goal at the 4:54 mark from DeBernardi. Wood (5:57) and Hofbauer (8:34) scored back-to-back goals to put the Profs in front 2-1. Bollendorf assisted on Hofbauer's tally. Dawson tied the game with 19:29 remaining off a pass from Ebert. Bollendorf (14:03) and Herbert (14:15) hit the back of the net, giving Rowan a 4-2 advantage. Bollendorf had the helper on Herbert's goal. Ebert cut the deficit to one (4-3) with 12:53 on the clock. Bollendorf made it 5-3 (20:20). Dietzel scored from Ebert with 2:20 to play and the score was 5-4 at the break.
 
In the second half, Wood extended Rowan's lead to 6-4 (33:56). Dawson (39:51) and Kohout (41:37) produced free position goals to tie the contest at six. Blondina responded with an unassisted goal (42:39) and Sucharski scored (43:42) from Wood to put the Profs ahead 8-6. Kohout found Ebert with 15:00 remaining to make it 8-7. Rowan regained its two-goal lead after a tally by Blondina that was assisted by Hofbauer at the 48:08 mark. Kohout found Ebert again to draw the Bears to within one (9-8) with 9:50 left. Blondina scored unassisted (51:05) and Sucharski recorded a goal from Emerson (53:07), giving the Profs their largest lead, 11-8. Dawson ended the scoring with an unassisted tally (56:07).
 
Rowan travels to Washington College (MD) on Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m.