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After starting
the conference season with a 1-1 record, the Rowan field hockey team
posted three consecutive conference victories including a 3-1 win over
Montclair State on November 4 to capture its second consecutive NJAC
championship.
After opening the NJAC season with a 3-0 win over conference newcomer
Richard Stockton on September 30, the Profs dropped a 2-1 overtime
decision on the road to rival TCNJ on October 4.
Rowan responded with three straight league victories including a 2-1 win
at William Paterson on October 20; a 2-1 victory at over Kean on
November 1; and the title clinching 3-1 home victory over Montclair
State, who entered the contest with a perfect 4-0 NJAC record.
Rowan was picked to finish second in the NJAC in a preseason poll of the
conference coaches, despite coming off of a perfect 21-0 season in 2002
that resulted in an NCAA Division III National Championship..
The 2003 title marks the fourth NJAC championship in the history of the
Rowan field hockey program. The Profs also earned conference crowns in
1998, 2000 and 2002.
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