The New Jersey Athletic Conference honored Ezra Williams-Thomas, Zack Burlingame, Sydney Kowalczyk, Mike Moore, Enya Carthy, Gabriella Cooper, and Caitlin Kulins in the NJAC Weekly awards for the week ending November 1st.
Williams-Thomas was chosen the NJAC Football Defensive Player of the Week with teammate Burlingame earning the NJAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week.
Williams-Thomas made a career-high 10 tackles (8 solo) and added a tackle for loss leading the defensive backfield to allow just 159 yards passing in a tough 13-12 loss at #10 Christopher Newport.
Burlingame had four punts that averaged almost 50 yards (49.2) each along with one inside the 20. His longest of the day was 55 yards.
Kowalczyk earns the NJAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week honors for the third time this year as she had three goals and one assist in the #10 Profs’ 1-1 week. The sophomore scored Rowan’s second goal in the 4-3 loss to #7 Salisbury. She followed that with two goals and one assist in the 6-2 regular-season finale win at Kean. Kowalczyk is the top scorer for Rowan with 20 goals on the year.
Moore picks up the NJAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award for the second time this season. The freshman goalkeeper made three saves and posted his eighth solo shutout as the #6 Profs closed out the regular season with a 4-0 win over Rutgers Camden. Moore has allowed only 11 goals in 16 matches for Rowan this season.
Carthy landed the NJAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honor as the sophomore goalie made three saves on six shots in Rowan’s 2-0 win at Rutgers-Camden on Wednesday helping the Profs to a perfect regular season record (a program first). The clean sheet was her seventh on the year.
Cooper was selected the NJAC Women’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week as the junior amassed 67 digs in four matches (15 sets) in a 3-1 week. She collected 29 digs and added seven assists in the five-set win at Montclair on Tuesday to clinch the NJAC Regular Season crown and top playoff seed. On Thursday at (RV) Swarthmore, Cooper registered 22 digs in the four-set affair.
Kulins picks up the NJAC Women’s Swimming Rookie of the Week for the second time this season. The freshman won the 1000 free in a season-best time of 10:48.11 vs Salisbury on Saturday.
This week, #24 Football (6-2, 4-1 NJAC) will travel to Kean this Saturday.
#10 Field Hockey (15-4, 7-0 NJAC) begins the quest for its sixth consecutive NJAC Championship. The top-seeded Profs (14-4) will host either Kean or New Paltz in the semifinals on Wednesday at 6 p.m. with a win moving them on to host the championship game on Saturday afternoon.
#6 Men’s Soccer (12-1-3) has locked up the second seed in this week’s NJAC Championship and will begin play on Tuesday in semifinal action by hosting TCNJ at 6 p.m. A win would advance Rowan to Friday’s championship match and the chance to capture their third straight conference crown.
#3 Women’s Soccer (14-0, 9-0 NJAC) has also nailed down the top playoff seed in the NJAC Tournament where the Profs will host Stockton in a semifinal matchup on Wednesday at 6 p.m. With a victory, the NJAC Championship will take place here in Glassboro on Saturday.
Volleyball (25-3, 7-0 NJAC), who are receiving votes in the latest AVCA poll, wraps up the regular season this week as the Profs welcome Rutgers-Newark on Tuesday in the regular-season finale. Rowan will host an NJAC semifinal match on Thursday, November 12th from Esby Gymnasium.
Women’s Swimming (2-1) will look to bounce back after its loss to Salisbury this Friday with a dual meet at Franklin & Marshall.
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