Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University Women's Lacrosse team enters the NJAC Tournament semifinals and will travel to take on the second-seeded #22 Rowan Profs on Wednesday evening
 
GAME INFO
The NJAC matchup is set for action at 4:00 p.m. at the Rowan Soccer & Lacrosse Complex. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair wrapped up the regular season with a dominant 20-4 win at home against Kean on Saturday. Montclair pushed out in front in the first five minutes with three goals. CHELSEA STACK assisted all three goals, with one going to AMRA LUKOVIC and two to KAELEY SEK. The Red Hawks continued to dominate on the offensive end from 8:06 to 2:34 with four more goals to up the score to 7-0. Sek notched a first-quarter hat trick while CARA MCCARTNEY, NORAH MONAGHAN, and LEXI ROBINSON each scored their first goals of the game. As the clock expired on the opening frame, Sek scored her fourth goal of the quarter, this time off a pass from Lukovic, to put the score at 8-0, after one. Sek continued her offensive showcase with two more goals at 11:28 and 8:45, both off passes from Stack to push Montclair up 10-0. Robinson scored again at the 6:17 timestamp before Kean was finally able to fire back with goals at 3:37 and 1:44 to cut the score down to 11-2. A late card for the Cougars gave the Red Hawks a final shot at getting back up to a double-digit lead, and they capitalized with a woman-up goal from Robinson, and Montclair took a 12-2 lead into the second half. The Red Hawks came out of the break with a continued offensive masterclass with Robinson's hat-trick goal in just over the first minute of the second half. Montclair went on another scoring spree with three more goals between 9:49 and 6:08 that pushed the score out to 16-2. Sek, Robinson, and ASHLEY PETROSINE each notched goals in that frame. Petrosine found CARA MCCARTNEY to wrap up scoring in the third quarter with a goal at the 1:27 mark to take a 17-2 lead into the final frame. The Cougars opened the fourth quarter with two goals at the 13:37 and 9:51 timestamps to cut the lead to 17-4. Montclair found three more goals down the stretch. MIA CUCCINELLO scored off a pass from MEGHAN VITALE with just under eight minutes remaining in the game. McCartney scored a woman-up goal at 2:16, and Cuccinello found Stack with just eight seconds remaining to wrap up a dominant 20-4 triumph.
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (9-6, 3-2 NJAC)
Goals: KAELEY SEK, 42
Assists: CHELSEA STACK, 52
Points: CHELSEA STACK, 72
Shots: Two Tied at 90
Ground Balls: DANIELLE DE JESUS, 30
Caused Turnovers: SAMANTHA HANDZO, 25
Draw Controls: AMRA LUKOVIC, 70
Saves: JOEY GROTKOPF, 113
Wins: JOEY GROTKOPF, 9
 
ROWAN (14-2, 4-1 NJAC)
Goals: Elaina Corson, 64
Assists: Trish Gillen, 29
Points: Elaina Corson, 77
Shots: Elaina Corson, 114
Ground Balls: Molly Green, 50
Caused Turnovers: Molly Green, 43
Draw Controls: Molly Green, 75
Saves: Mel Rodgers, 121
Wins: Mel Rodgers, 13

SCOUTING ROWAN
The Profs enter the NJAC Tournament with a 14-2 overall record and are 4-1 in NJAC play after suffering their only conference loss of the season last Saturday at #13 TCNJ 15-7. They enter the game as the #22 team in the county according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association (IWLCA) Division III Poll. In 2024, Rowan was under .500 at 8-11 but 4-1 in NJAC play to qualify for the conference tournament. They defeated Stockton in the semifinals by a score of 13-8 but fell in the championship game to TCNJ, 11-8. According to the 2025 NJAC Preseason poll, they are slated to finish runners-up again.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Profs will face off for the 41^st time in their rivalry. Rowan has the all-time record at 32-8 and has won the last four contests.

LAST MEETING
These two teams met just last week on Wednesday, April 23, where Rowan walked away with a 21-7 win.

UP NEXT
With a win, Montclair State will face the winner of the game between first-seed TCNJ and fourth-seed Stockton on Saturday, May 3, with a time and location to be determined after Wednesday.