GLASSBORO, NJ – The third-ranked Rowan field hockey team will host the second and third rounds of the 2022 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship on Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13 at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium. Rowan is one of four schools hosting these rounds of the championship.
The NJAC Champion Profs (19-1) will take on #16 Christopher Newport (15-5) in Saturday's first game at 11 a.m. followed by #6 Tufts (13-6) against #5 Messiah (16-2) at 2 p.m. The winners will advance to the third round on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens and are available at the Wackar Stadium gate. The first 100 Rowan students with ID will be admitted free of charge.
The winners from the four sites will advance to the semifinals, which will also be hosted by Rowan, on Friday, November 18, with games at noon and 3 p.m. The teams will play for a berth in the championship game on Sunday, November 20 at 1 p.m.
ABOUT THE PROFS
• Rowan is making its 22nd all-time appearance in the NCAA Championship and seeking its second consecutive berth in the semifinals
• Under coach
Michelle Andre, the NJAC Coach of the Year, Rowan has gone 74-10 in the past four seasons, with three NCAA appearances and three conference titles
• Rowan has been ranked in the nation's top three all season and reached the number-one spot in the poll on Oct. 17, for the first time since 2002 when the Profs captured the national championship
• The Profs have outscored their opponents by a 245-51 margin and outshot them, 475-128
A CLOSER LOOK
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Julia Patrone, an All-NJAC First Team selection, tops the team in scoring with 24 goals and 10 assists
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Kristiina Castagnola leads the team from the midfield and has tallied 18 goals and 9 assists this year. The two-time All-American earned her second straight NJAC Midfielder of the Year award and her fourth selection to the All-NJAC First Team
• Castagnola is Rowan's all-time leading scorer with 156 career points (63 goals, 30 assists)
• Patrone recently surpassed the 100-point mark for her career
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Vanessa DiDonato has tallied 15 goals on the year and is the most recent NJAC Offensive Player of the Week, after her four-goal performance in the NJAC Semifinals
• Senior
Bridget Guinan (8 goals) earned All-NJAC 1st Team honors for the third year
• Goalkeeper
Abby Hainsworth (All-NJAC Honorable Mention) owns a goals-against average of 0.84 with four shutouts on the season
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Julia Cavicchio (All-NJAC 1st Team),
Melissa Donaldson,
Liz Fox, and
Tess Herman (NJAC Rookie of the Year) have all played key roles for Rowan's defense
