Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University field hockey team caps off the 2025 season on the road in NJAC play against #14 Rowan on Saturday.
 
GAME INFO
The game from Coach Richard Wackar Stadium is set for a 12:00 p.m. start. Live coverage of the game can be found at montclairathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair earned a big road win on Wednesday in its final non-conference game of the season at SUNY New Paltz, 3-0. The Red Hawks (5-11) received a save from SYDNEY WHITE in the opening two minutes of the contest as New Paltz recorded a pair of shots, one coming shortly after a penalty corner insertion. The Hawks continued searching for the game's opening strike, as White had to parry away another attempt on frame in the fifth minute. After an attempt from the home side went wide five minutes later, both sides did not allow a shot over the remainder of the stanza. Montclair took the lead roughly halfway through the second quarter, as BELLA HEISER threaded the ball through defenders to NATALIE SURMA, who turned and tucked a pass to MELISSA BICKFORD, who sent a shot past the goalie into the far corner of the cage. The Red Hawks doubled their advantage in the waning moments of the half, as COLLEEN MCGAVIN collected a pass from JULIA RANSKI, cut back towards the middle of the shooting circle, and ripped a shot into the top left corner of the cage. Coming out of the break, the Red Hawks added their third goal of the day, as ANNA DONALDSON slotted a penalty stroke attempt into the low right portion of the cage. Montclair continued to push offensively with a shot attempt from BREANNA FABI that was stopped by the Hawks. New Paltz searched for their first marker with four minutes to go in the third period, as White tallied three more saves to preserve the margin. New Paltz kept pushing into the final quarter, notching three shots in the opening five minutes. Shortly after, White parried away a pair of attempts on frame, and notched two more over the final minutes of the contest as Montclair maintained the road shutout victory.
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (5-11, 2-3 NJAC)
Goals: Two Tied with 5
Assists: NATALIE SURMA, 2
Points: NATALIE SURMA, 12
Shots: NATALIE SURMA, 35
Saves: SYDNEY WHITE, 147
Wins: SYDNEY WHITE, 5
 
ROWAN (13-5, 5-0 NJAC)
Goals: Sydney Kowalczyk, 17
Assists: Tess Herman, 6
Points: Sydney Kowalczyk, 39
Shots: Sydney Kowalczyk, 66
Saves: Mariah Juiliano, 83
Wins: Mariah Juiliano, 11
 
SCOUTING ROWAN
The Profs are entering the regular-season finale as the No. 14 team in the country according to the National Field Hockey Coaches' Association (NFHCA) National Poll. They sport a 13-5 record and a perfect 5-0 record in the NJAC, which has already seen them clinch the NJAC Regular-Season Championship. They are, however, coming off a loss in their most recent game, being downed by No. 4 Salisbury, 2-0 on Wednesday. In 2024, Rowan finished 15-8 overall and 6-0 in NJAC play to earn the top seed in the NJAC Tournament. They earned shutouts against Stockton (4-0) and TCNJ (1-0) to win the NJAC Tournament for the fourth straight season. They earned the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament, where they bested No. 16 Ursinus, 2-1, before falling to No. 3 Tufts, 3-1. According to the 2025 NJAC Preseason Poll, they are projected to win their fifth-straight NJAC Tournament
 
SERIES HISTORY
The rivalry between the Red Hawks and the Profs reaches matchup number 80. Rowan is in complete command of the series at 61-17-1 and has won the past eight games.
 
LAST MEETING
Last season, on November 2, Rowan shut out Montclair by a score of 6-0.