WAYNE, N.J. – A second half surge by the William Paterson women's soccer team (1-5, 0-1 NJAC) wasn't enough as the Pioneers fell in its conference opener against Rowan (5-1, 1-0 NJAC) 5-2 at Pioneer Soccer Park.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Freshman forward Nicole Cassano (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge ) recorded her first collegiate goal when she took a Marisa Adelman (Branchburg, N.J./Somerville) pass and chipped her shot over the goalkeeper in the 55th minute.
• Adelman tallied her third goal of the season when she buried home a deflected shot at the 86:27 mark.
• A pair of Daria Jones goals, coupled with a strike from Darah Wagner gave the Profs a 3-0 at halftime.
• Jones completed her hat trick early in the second half. Wagner's second goal finished the scoring for Rowan.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Erica Hickey (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue) went the distance in goal, making five saves.

UP NEXT:

• William Paterson travels to St. Joseph's (L.I.) on Sept. 19, at 7:00 p.m.

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