GLASSBORO, NJ, Sept. 30, 2009 -- Former MS Xtreme player Evynn Wright nailed the door shut on any hope of a Stockton comeback when she drilled a rebound home with 24:35 left to play to give Rowan a 3-0 lead. A Stockton goal as time expired made no difference - a 3-1 win counts the same as 3-0 and the Profs had made an impressive statement against a good conference opponent for the second time in a week.
It was a crisp night with a nice crowd in the stands. The boxscore said 212. I would have guessed more than that. Some Rowan men serenaded the fans during the match and they weren't bad.
If Coach Scott Leacott worried about a letdown after his team shot up to # 11 in the national rankings this week following shut-outs of then #6 TCNJ a week ago followed by William Patterson last Saturday, he needn't have worried. Rowan was already on the board when I arrived at the parking lot, thanks to a goal in the 6th minute by high scoring Jess Babice, with an assist from former MSX player, Ronnie Rhea. Fourteen minutes later, as I was settling into a seat next to my former coaching colleague Joe Dadura, and his daughter Kacy (a former Rowan player), Babice set up Krista Verzi for a 2-0 led at the half.
The Ospreys settled down after that but did not seriously challenge. But a 2-0 lead is dangerous -- the other team scores and they have a one goal deficit and momentum. But they give up a goal and the three point hole looks insurmountable. Wright's goal dug that hole and Rowan is 7-1-1 and 4-0 in the conference.
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