GLASSBORO, NJ-  Messiah Divine and Elijah Rehm each scored two touchdowns as the Rowan football team defeated Kean, 52-7, for its first win of the season in front of a Homecoming crowd at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium.
 
Rowan (1-4; 1-1 NJAC) used scoring on both sides of the ball to record its highest point total since a 59-0 win over Southern Virginia on October 17, 2015, which was also the Homecoming game.
 
The Profs jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Kean (2-3; 1-1 NJAC) in the first quarter and never looked back, expanding it to 28-0 with two minutes to go in the first half.
 
Rowan opened the game with a six-minute, 11-play drive that covered resulted in a three-yard reception by Rehm and they kept it going from there. Divine followed with a touchdown on a 34-yard run with 5:00 minutes to go in the quarter.
 
The Profs earned their next score on a defensive play made Rowan's offensive players. Kean's Jake Zerillo intercepted a pass by Mike Husni but as he was making the return, Nick Grosso stripped the ball, it popped into Divine's hands and he ran it 20 yards into the end zone.
 
Rowan's scored again as the result of another long drive which covered 79 yards in 10 plays and over five minutes. Ifreke Andy and Carlton Coleman accounted for most of the yardage on the ground, as did Husni, who eventually ran it in from the one to put the Profs up 28-0.
 
Kean ended the shutout with 40 seconds to play before halftime as Anthony Broccoletti completed a 13-yard pass to Kyle Rooney.
 
Early in the third, Husni connected on a 74-yard touchdown to Rehm, for the Profs' longest pass play of the season to go up, 35-7.
 
On the following series, Kean was moving the ball down the field until David Gajderowicz sacked Broccoletti, who fumbled at the Rowan 40. Sunny Tapp, who also had a sack during the series, recovered it and raced 60 yards in for the Profs' score.
 
Backup quarterback Nick Couzzi orchestrated Rowan's final drive that covered 50 yards and included a 23-yard run by Couzzi. Coleman scored from one yard out for his first touchdown of the year which provided the final margin.
 
Profs' by the numbers:
• Team – season-high 432 yards of total offense
• Mike Husni – 11-for-16 passing for 205 yards and 1 TD
• Elijah Rehm – 4 receptions for 114 yards and 1 TD; 3 yards rushing and 1 TD; 21-yard kickoff return
• Messiah Divine – 13 carries for 64 yards and 1 TD; 20-yard fumble recovery for a TD
• John Maldonado – 2 receptions for 45 yards
• Malachi Winters – 1 interception
 
The Profs go on the road again for two straight, beginning with a trip to Salisbury on October 19.