READING, PA – The Rowan University field hockey team defeated Alvernia University, 4-0 on Wednesday.
 
The Profs are undefeated with a 9-0 record and they are ranked ninth in the nation.  The Golden Wolves drop to 4-5 on the season.
 
Forward Bridget Guinan (fr. Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored the first goal at 23:07.  She hit the lower left corner of the cage with an assist from midfielder Molly Gorczyca (so. Hackettstown, NJ/Hackettstown).  Midfielder Liz Fox (fr. Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) put the Profs ahead 2-0 at 29:16.  Back Casey Wagner (jr. Erial, NJ/Timber Creek Reg.) had the assist.  It was Guinan's seventh goal on the season and the second for Fox.
 
In the second half, forward Krystyna Hovell (fr. Gibbsboro, NJ/Eastern Reg.) produced the third goal (43:08) with help from Guinan.  Hovell now has four goals in her rookie year.  Back Julie Johnson (sr. Mount Ephriam, NJ/Audubon) registered the final tally (63:54) on a pass from forward Rachel Galante (sr. Mount Laurel, NJ/Collingswood).  
 
Rowan outshot Alvernia, 20-5.  For the Golden Wolves, goalie Nicole Heinze (sr. Ambler, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) stopped eight shots.  The Profs' goalie Morgan Novak (jr. Jackson, NJ/Jackson Mem.) made four saves for her second solo shutout.
 
Rowan hosts William Paterson University on Saturday, Sept. 29 at noon in the conference opener.