Rowan Football Wins Second-Straight Shutout Over Lycoming

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.

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Rowan’s Nicolucci, Ferris, and Bivona Land Weekly NJAC Honors

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.

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Rowan Football Shuts Out Moravian

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.

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Rowan University Student-Athletes Garner First NJAC Weekly Honors of the Season

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.

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Rowan Women’s Soccer Past Penn State-Brandywine

Seven different players found the back of the net as #18 Rowan posted an 8-0 shutout win at Penn State-Brandywine on Thursday.

Alexis Dzierzgowski led the offense with two goals and an assist. The Profs (3-0) got first-half scores from Cailey Bozinis, Sara Wiedeman, Angela Oliveto, Sydney Murphy, and Renata Cicala to stake the team to a 5-0 lead at the break.

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 Student-Athletes Honored

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.

Rowan Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

For the tenth consecutive year, the Rowan Volleyball program has been named as one of the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award winners.

COMPLETE LIST OF HONOREES

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.

New Jersey Symphony Makes Rowan Debut Launching Marie Rader Series “Life & Liberty” Season

The Marie Rader Series is thrilled to launch its 2026-27 season, entitled “Life & Liberty,” with the New Jersey Symphony’s Rowan University debut.

Geared toward audiences ages 12 and up, the New Jersey Symphony’s July 22nd program provides an educational sampling of chamber music masterworks from four distinct composers, including Felix Mendelssohn, Antonín Dvořák, Florence Price and Jessie Montgomery, in honor of America’s 250^th birthday. Four string musicians from this world-class orchestra with local roots will be joined by Rowan University faculty and alumni as special guests.

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Gabby Lisella Retires After 26 Years at Rowan

Gabby Lisella, who has dedicated 26 years to Rowan Athletics as a coach and administrator, announced her retirement from the University, effective July 1.

As Rowan’s associate athletic director for the past seven years, Lisella was involved with facilities, operations and game management, and served as the sport supervisor for several programs. She oversaw numerous facilities projects, including construction of the new Student-Athlete Weight Room in Esby Gym that is scheduled to open in the fall.

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Lockhart, O’Neill and Rothwein Named to Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women’s Lacrosse Team

Fiona Lockhart, Jenna O’Neill and Madison Rothwein of Rowan have been selected to the 2026 Philly-SIDA Women’s Lacrosse Academic All-Area Team as voted on by the Philadelphia metropolitan area’s 30 sports information offices.

Lockhart, a senior computer science major, was named to the 2026 IWLCA All-Region Second Team and was an All-NJAC First Team selection. She was the Profs’ third-leading scorer with career-highs of 42 goals and 19 assists, which included a performance of five goals and two assists in a win over Montclair State.

She was named to the CSC Academic All-District Women’s At-Large Team and is a four-time Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction, while earning All-NJAC Honorable Mention for the third time.