HOBOKEN, N.J. (October 14, 2015) – Stevens Institute of Technology junior field hockey goalie Emily Stukenborg recorded a season-high 16 saves Wednesday in the Ducks 3-1, non-conference loss to Rowan University. 

The loss dropped Stevens to 8-7, while Rowan moved to 9-4. 

Junior Taylor Welch provided the Ducks offense with a first-half goal, while as a team the Ducks tallied 10 shots. 

Rowan struck first with a goal in the third minute, before adding another in the 12th off an unassisted score to take the early 2-0 lead. The Ducks were able to respond however with offensive pressure of their own, before breaking through late in the half. 

Off a pass from senior Briana DeGraaf and junior Nolie Prouty in the 33rd minute, Welch fired a one-timer to the right side of the cage for the score. The goal was Welch's seventh of the season, while the assist was Proutys team-leading ninth, and DeGraaf's first. 

The score held-up through the remainder of the first half, and into the second before Rowan added some insurance with a goal in the 63rd minute. The 3-1 deficit proved to be too much from there, as the Ducks were unable to answer back before the final horn sounded.

The Ducks will continue their three-game homestand Saturday with a 5 p.m. match against Utica College in Hoboken.

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