GLASSBORO, NJ – Sydney Kowalczyk scored two goals, as #10 Rowan turned in a strong third quarter to defeat #24 TCNJ, 4-1, in a battle for first place in the NJAC field hockey standings. The Profs have now won 13 consecutive games and are 13-3 on the season, and 5-0 in the conference.
TCNJ (9-4; 4-1) took a 1-0 lead with 3:34 remaining in the first quarter, but once the second quarter began, the Profs and Kowalczyk took over.
The sophomore she received a pass at the 25-yard line, dribbled, spun and shot it into the left side from 11 yards out at 28:00 to tie the game.
GALLOWAY, NJ – Two goals in the final 30 minutes, by Greg Ferreira and Christian McGillen, powered the second-ranked Rowan men’s soccer team past Stockton, 2-1, on Wednesday night. With the win, Rowan remains unbeaten with an 11-0-3 mark, and a 5-0-2 conference record.
The game was tied, 0-0, at halftime, but Stockton’s Aiden Hoenisch scored 39 seconds into the second half, giving the Ospreys a 1-0 lead.
Fifteen minutes later, in the 61st minute, Korey Philpot threw the ball in towards the box. It was bobbled around, flicked towards the net by Evan Vilaboy, and knocked in by Ferreira on a rebound effort. It’s Ferreira’s third career goal, and second in the last two games. Vilaboy was credited with the assist.
With the game tied, 1-1, McGillen had a shot from 20 yards out that found the top right corner of the goal, giving Rowan a 2-1 lead with 13:21 remaining. It was the first gamewinner of the year for the senior.
Rowan keeper Mike Moore saw three shots on goal through the contest, making two saves, while the Profs had 11 total shots, with seven on goal.
The Profs will head to Rutgers-Newark on Saturday at 3 p.m. before returning home to host Rutgers-Camden on October 28.
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Rowan survived the elements to come away with a 9-0 win over Lycoming for the team’s second-straight shutout on a rainy Saturday at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium.
Michael Zarfati had 102 receiving yards and a score while Tyshawn Bookman added 99 yards on the ground as the Profs (2-1) recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2012.
Trey Helmick led the defense with 10 tackles (three for losses), a sack, forced fumble and a pass breakup to spark Rowan in limiting the Warriors (1-3) to just five first downs and 118 total yards including a safety in the third quarter and a blocked field goal in the fourth. The Profs held Lycoming to just 1-of-13 on third downs as well. Xavier McBride added seven stops with four pass breakups with AJ Ryker kicking in a pair of fumble recoveries in the win.
Olivia Nicolucci, Hannah Ferris, and Abigail Bivona were cited by the New Jersey Athletic Conference in its weekly player of the week honors for the week ending September 13th.
Nicolucci was selected the NJAC Field Hockey Rookie of the Week. The freshman forward scored the first goal of her career, and finished the game with two, as the Profs defeated Muhlenberg, 7-0, for their first win of the year. She tallied the game’s first goal, which was the eventual gamewinnner, at 39:10. Nicolucci then followed with Rowan’s third goal of the game at 50:41.
Nate Maiers threw four touchdown passes while the Rowan defense put up a shutout as the Profs picked up its first win of the season in a 34-0 win at Moravian.
Nunes Bukula IV totaled three scores on the day, two in the air and one on the ground as the senior finished with 60 rushing yards on 11 attempts and 123 receiving yards on two grabs. Michael Zarfati led all pass catchers with 146 yards on nine receptions including a pair of scores.
Defensively, the Profs (1-1) limited the Greyhounds just to just 17 net yards rushing including six tackles for losses, two pass breakups and a sack. Jackson Ferrante totaled a team-best nine stops while AJ Ryker, Ezra Williams-Thomas, and Justus Peyton each added six tackles.
The New Jersey Athletic Conference highlighted five Rowan student-athletes in its first weekly awards program for the 2026-27 season.
Michael Zarfati was named the NJAC Football Offensive Player of the Week, Emily Zanni was chosen the NJAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, Rowan Horner was selected the NJAC Men’s Cross Country Rookie of the Wee, Luke McNamee garnered the NJAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, and Mike Moore earned NJAC Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week honors.
Zarfati had game highs of eight catches for 173 yards and two scores against #21 Mary Hardin-Baylor on Friday. The 173 yards were a career high for the junior. His first TD came on the opening drive of the contest, as he hauled in a 43-yard pass, breaking a pair of tackles to put the first points of the game on the board.
After Dzierzgowski scored in the 51st and 55th minutes respectively, the sophomore assisted on the final score of the day in the 90th minute, setting up Alodia Traenkner to account for the scoring.
Goalies Enya Carthy and Ava Turrisi saw one shot combined to pick up the team’s second clean sheet of the year.
Penn State-Brandywine’s Jasmin Alvarez recorded 12 stops.
Rowan’s Mikayla Dansky (softball) and Johnny Troiano (men’s soccer) have been named to the 2025-26 NJAC All-Academic First Team with Nick Struble (baseball) and Jenna O’Neill (women’s lacrosse) being selected to the All-Academic Second Team. Those Profs are joined by 190 Rowan student-athletes who earned NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention for the 2025-26 academic year.
Over 1,432 collegiate and high school volleyball teams earned a spot on the list from the American Volleyball Coaches Association in maintaining a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
The Profs boasted a 3.35 team GPA during the 2025-26 academic year.
“It comes as no surprise to see our sport have more than 1,400 teams earn the AVCA Team Academic Award again this season,” said AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “We are grateful for the dedication of the coaches and players who make both classroom and on-court success the lifeblood of their programs.”
New head coach and Rowan alum Casey Burford begins her 2026 campaign in Glassboro on Tuesday, September 1st at home as the Profs welcome Franklin & Marshall.
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