WATERVILLE, ME - Rowan's record-setting season came to an end in the third round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship as the #23 Profs were defeated by #7 Wesleyan (CT), 16-4.
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Junior
Elaina Corson scored twice in the game to set the Rowan record for goals in a season with 84. The Profs finished the year with a best-ever 16-3 mark, their first NCAA appearance since 2018, and advancing the furthest in the tournament in the 18 years under head coach
Lindsay Delaney.Â
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Wesleyan (15-5) began the game with 13 consecutive goals to hand the Profs a difficult deficit. Â Senior
Calista Burke put the Profs on the board at 9:27 of the third quarter with her career-best 57th goal of the season.
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Corson scored twice in the fourth quarter, one assisted by Burke, while
Amelia Govern also tallied for Rowan.
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Mel Rodgers faced 35 shots from Wesleyan and made eight saves as she ended her career with her finest season.
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Midfielder
Molly Green closes out her Rowan career ranking at the top of the the Profs' all-time lists in draw controls (370), ground balls (218) and caused turnovers (156) while ranking seventh in career goals (160).
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Other seniors having an impact on the Profs' success were
Hannah Lombardo,
Katie Montenero,
Sophia Schiavo and
Sydney Helmick.
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Wesleyan moves on to play host Colby, which defeated Stevens, 17-6.
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