Elaina Corson had four goals and three assists and Madison Rothwein scored four times, as the #17 Rowan women’s lacrosse team opened its season with an 18-4 win over Lebanon Valley.  

Corson, the senior All-American, added three assists, while Fiona Lockhart  and Alexis Lowry netted three goals each and Trish Gillen scored two. For Rothwein, it marked the first game as a Prof for the sophomore transfer. 

Corson scored three goals in the first quarter, and Lockhart chipped in with two, as the Profs staked a 9-0 lead. Rothwein, Jess Hoffmaster and Alexis Lowry each added goals in Rowan’s opening quarter of 2026. 

Rothwein kept the streak going with the first goal of the second quarter before LVC got on the board at 8:28, and the Prof added another. Corson and Yasmin Harris closed out the scoring to give Rowan a 13-1 halftime lead. 

Corson opened the scoring in the third quarter and the teams traded goals, with Lowry picking up the second of that period to give the Profs a commanding 15-3 advantage. 

LVC (1-2) netted the first goal of the fourth quarter before Gillen, Lowry and Rothwein tallied Rowan’s final goals of the evening. 

Rowan opens the home slate on Saturday when it hosts Muhlenberg at 1 p.m. on “Friends and Family Day”. 

Khalil Baker scored 20 points but Rowan’s upset bid fell short as #6 Montclair State rallied from a 12-point deficit to defeat Rowan, 89-75, in the semifinals of the NJAC Men’s Basketball Championship. The season comes to an end for Rowan (10-17) while Montclair State moves on to face TCNJ in the title game on Saturday. 

Baker shot a season-best 8-for-13 from the field to record a new career-high. Taz Cantey had 18 points, six assists and five steals in his final game as a Prof with fellow senior Brycen Williams scoring 12 points and picking up four steals. Khamai Orange scored 14 points and posted a career-high six steals as Rowan forced the Red Hawks into 23 turnovers. 

With Rowan leading, 63-51, at 12:59 remaining, Montclair State went on a decisive 28-5 run that spanned nine minutes. The Red Hawks made 10-of-16 field goals, with five three-pointers and picked up seven steals to overtake the Profs. A three by Jacob Morales ended the run and the home team had a 79-68 lead with 3:21 remaining. Rowan could get no closer and saw MSU finish it out with six free throws in the final :44. 

The game saw each team hold double-digit leads early on. Montclair State jumped out first and went up on Rowan, 27-17, at 11:35 of the first half. The Profs outscored the Red Hawks, 19-8, with contributions from a number of players to take a 36-35 lead at 4:24. The teams would go into halftime tied at 42-42. 

Cantey got Rowan going in the second half as he scored four in an 8-0 run to give the Profs a 50-42 lead. Four straight from the senior, along with a basket from Williams, built Rowan’s lead up to its largest margin of the game, 63-51, but from there, Montclair State started its game-winning rally. 

Rowan shot well in the game, hitting over 50 percent in both halves, but Montclair State made 16 three-pointers to just five for the Profs. 

The fifth seed in the tournament, Rowan went 9-9 in league play and reached the semifinals for the first time since 2022-23 with a quarterfinal win over NJCU.