NJAC All-Conference Team
PITMAN, NJ – Seven Rowan University women's soccer players earned New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) All-Conference honors on Tuesday. Back
Emily Daigle was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year.
Forward
Melissa Kelly (sr. Pine Brook, NJ/DePaul Catholic), midfielder Darah Wagner (so. Hamilton, NJ/Steinert), back Ali Hicks (jr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River N.) and Daigle (sr. Millville, NJ/Millville) were selected to the NJAC All-Conference first team. Forward Shannon Reardigan (sr. Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro), midfielder
Morgan Myers (sr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) and goalie Shelby Money (jr. Vineland, NJ/Vineland) were members of the All-Conference second team.
This is Daigle's third straight All-Conference first team selection. She started every game on a defense that has only allowed five goals in 16 games. Rowan has recorded 12 shutouts and has a 0.30 goals against average. The team is second in the NJAC in goals allowed, goals against average and shutouts.
Kelly is the team's leading scorer with 19 points. She has scored six goals and assisted on seven. In the conference statistics, Kelly is tied for third in assists, seventh in points and tied for ninth in goals. She received NJAC All-Conference first team honors last year and was on the second team in 2015.
Wagner has contributed with 10 points, four goals and two assists. She has started 11 of 16 games played. In 2015, Wagner received NJAC All-Conference second team honors and was the conference's Co-Rookie of the Year. Hicks has started all 16 games in the Profs' backfield. Last year, she was selected to the All-Conference second team.
Reardigan is tied for second on the team in scoring with 15 points. She has totaled six goals and three assists. In the NJAC, she is tied for third in game-winning goals with four. She is also tied for ninth in goals and tied for 14
th in points. Last season, Reardigan received NJAC All-Conference honorable mention.
Myers is a mainstay for Rowan in the midfield. She has started 15 of 16 games played and contributed with one goal. Money is Rowan's starting goalkeeper and has compiled a 12-2-2 record. She has only allowed five goals in 16 games for a 0.31 goals against average. Her save percentage stands at 88.9. Money is the conference leader in save percentage and second in goals against average and shutouts (9). In 2016, Money was chosen the NJAC Goalkeeper of the Year and to the NJAC first team.
Rowan is 12-2-2 on the season. The women's soccer team finished with a 7-1-1 conference record and they are the second seed in the NJAC Championship Tournament.
