Glassboro, NJ - Rowan University used a five-goal run during a six-minute span in the first half helping the Profs to a 13-10 win over Montclair State on Saturday afternoon.
AVIANA PARAGGIO posted a hat trick for the Red Hawks (7-5, 0-2 NJAC), which has lost two straight.
Attack Rachel Hofbauer scored five times. Attack Jess Havers recorded three goals. Attack Maddie Bray collected two goals and one assist. Defender Jess Casterline, midfielder Ali Herbert and Hubbs each scored once. Herbert also controlled five draws. Attack Megan Donnelly and defender/midfielder Kelly O'Brien added one assist apiece.
Midfielder
KASEY MAGUIRE and attack
JESSICA ANDREULA each tallied two goals. Midfielder
CHELSEA ORBAN chipped in with one goal and two assists. Midfielder
KARA CRAMPTON had one goal and one assist. Attack
SERENA HITCHINS added one assist.
Andreula and Hofbauer traded goals to start the second period and Rowan led 11-6 (34:16). The Red Hawks then tallied three straight, two by Maguire and one by Orban, cutting the deficit to two (11-9) with 12:46 on the clock. Bray made it 12-9 (54:51), but Hitchins got Montclair State back to within two (12-10) with 3:26 remaining.
The game was tied at one at the 3:52 mark of the first half after Casterline and Paraggio each hit the back of the net. The Profs recorded the next five goals for a 6-1 lead at the 13:45 mark. Havers and Hofbauer had two scores apiece and Herbert had one. Paraggio trimmed the lead to four 6-2) with 12:56 to play, but Havers (17:26) and Bray (20:51) scored back-to-back, extending the advantage to six (8-2). The teams traded tallies in the final minutes and the score was 10-5 at halftime.
The Red Hawks are back in action on the road on Tuesday, April 19 at Ramapo College beginning at 4:00 pm.