Box Score MONTCLAIR, NJ – The Rowan University women's lacrosse team had a 13-8 loss at conference opponent Montclair State University on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams are 8-4 overall and 1-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Midfielder Francesca Verrone (sr. Flanders, NJ/Mount Olive) led the Red Hawks with seven goals and attack Chelsea Orban (jr. Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) chipped in with four. Attacks Aviana Paraggio (sr. Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) and Lindsay Lare (sr. Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Reg.) each added one goal while attack Kyle Graver (fr. Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) had two assists. Lare also registered four draw controls and midfielder Grace Conlon (fr. West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) followed with three.
Montclair State goalie Amanda Maguire (fr. Verona, NJ/Verona) stopped 14 shots and collected six ground balls. Rowan goalie
Erin Horner (jr. Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Reg.) stopped eight shots. The Red Hawks and the Profs totaled 32 shots apiece.
Attacks
Maddie Bray (so. Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee) and
Megan Donnelly (sr. Sewell, NJ/Clearview Reg.) each scored two goals for Rowan. Attacks
Danielle Hubbs (sr. Shamong, NJ/Seneca),
Ali Herbert (sr. Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Reg.) and
Rachel Hofbauer (sr. Totowa, NJ/Wayne Valley) and midfielder
Taylor Gretz (so. Woolwich Twp., NJ/Kingsway Reg.) all hit the net one time. Gretz also had five draw controls. Defender/midfielder
Liz Kramer (so. Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Reg.) assisted on one goal.
Verrone started the game with two straight goals in less than three minutes. Herbert put Rowan on the scoreboard (24:16) then Montclair State went ahead 5-1 after three straight tallies. Paraggio, Orban and Verrone each had one goal. The Profs trailed 5-4 with 7:12 remaining. Gretz scored a free position goal (16:24), Hofbauer had an unassisted goal (8:02) and Bray hit the net with a free position shot (7:12). The teams traded goals and the Red Hawks were ahead 6-5 at the break.
Verrone put MSU up 8-5 with two goals in the second half. Rowan answered with three consecutive scores for a tie game (8-8) with 20:42 left. Donnelly, Hubbs and Bray each contributed with a goal. The Red Hawks then recorded five unanswered goals for the victory. Orban produced three goals while Verrone and Lare each had one.
Next week, Rowan hosts number one ranked The College of New Jersey on Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m.
