GLASSBORO, NJ - A run of 10 unanswered goals propelled #18 TCNJ to a 14-7 win over #17 Rowan in a battle of the top two women's lacrosse teams in the NJAC, with victory giving the Lions the regular-season title. The loss ends Rowan's 10-game winning streak, but the Profs (13-3; 4-1)will be the #2 seed in next week's NJAC Championship, and will host #3 Stockton on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
 
Rowan held a 3-1 lead late at the end of the first quarter but TCNJ responded with six in the second and then four straight in the third before the Profs ended their scoreless streak.
 
Elaina Corson and Trish Gillen had two goals each for the Profs with Fiona Lockhart adding a goal and an assist. Jess Hoffmaster also had a goal while Madison Rothwein had a goal and an assist, and with seven draw controls, tied Rowan's single-season record (131).  
 
TCNJ (14-2; 5-0) dominated the second quarter, rattling off six straight goals to take a 7-3 lead, with three by Marissa Lucca. The Lions added three more early in the third to extend their scoring streak to 10.
 
Rowan ended the 30-plus minute scoreless skid as Corson tallied a goal at 11:16 and Gillen found the back of the net just two minutes later on a free position shot. Corson scored her second at 8:19 to cut Rowan's deficit to 12-6.
 
But Lucca got the final two of her seven goals, while Rothwein scored Rowan's last goal, off a pass from Alexis Lowry, with five minutes to play.
 
Gillen got the Profs on the board in the opening minutes, taking a pass from Rothwein. TCNJ tied it at 7:30 before Rowan took a 3-1 lead in the final six minutes, as Hoffmaster took a pass from Lockhart. Lockhart then added a goal of her own, with Yasmin Harris providing the assist.
 
The Profs got off 26 shots, but TCNJ held a 13-10 advantage in shots on goal, with Rowan's Kylie Durboraw making two saves and the Lions' Hailey Wexler stopping six.
 
Rowan has qualified for the NJAC Championship in all 12 years of the tournament's existence.
 
Rowan will begin play in the 2026 NJAC Women's Lacrosse Championship on Wednesday, April 29 by hosting a semifinal game at 4 p.m. Digital tickets only will be used and sales will begin at noon on Sunday, April 26 at NJACSports.com/tickets. No cash will be accepted at the venue. 

TCNJ and Montclair State will meet in Wednesday's other semifinal with the two advancing teams to play for the NJAC Championship on Saturday, May 2nd at the higher seeded team.