GLASSBORO, NJ – Freshman
Julia Patrone recorded her third hat trick of the season as the sixth-ranked Rowan field hockey team routed Elizabethtown, 7-1, while each of the seniors had a hand in the scoring on "Senior Night". Senior
Kristiina Castagnola had one goal and one assist as she surpassed 100 points for her career in the final regular season home game.
The win is Rowan's 11th in a row improving the Profs to 13-2 on the year.
Castagnola became the 10th player in the program's history to reach the 100-point mark, joining teammate
Krystyna Hovell on the list as she achieved it two weeks ago.
Senior
Dayna DeVincentz also added a goal, as did
Bridget Guinan and
Alyssa Magliaro. Senior
Molly Gorczyca had one of the assists in the victory.
The Profs got the scoring going in the first quarter when Guinan scored off a corner, with the feed from Hovell.
Patrone then scored two in the second quarter, with the second goal coming after
Kylie Taylor picked up a steal and fed it to the freshman in front of the net.
Elizabethtown opened the second half sneaking a goal past Rowan keeper
Abby Hainsworth at 34:38, but Patrone answered with her third at 39:00 to give the Profs a 4-1 lead.
Castagnola etched her name in the record book with her 15
th goal of the year after she followed in her own rebound at 40:55. Classmates DeVincentz and Gorczyca teamed up for a goal at 45:00, with DeVincentz scoring to push the Profs' lead to 6-1. Magliaro closed out the scoring at 55:09 after she converted a pass from Castagnola.
Rowan, the top seed in next week's NJAC Championship, will close out the regular season on Friday at William Paterson.