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Rowan women’s basketball looks to finish NJAC schedule strong

Joe Cicchino • January 26, 2017

Losing two 1,000-point scorers from a group that made the NCAA tournament would usually spell disaster for team, however, the Rowan University women's basketball team is still finding success. The team...

Women’s basketball wins third straight conference game, now 7-1 overall

Amanda Palma • December 6, 2016

Head coach Gabby Lisella likened the emotional fight of a New Jersey Athletic Conference game to “a heavyweight slugfest,” adding that “you’ve got to come in with a lot of toughness.” The Rowan...

Rowan women’s basketball wins second straight, picks up first NJAC win

Joe Cicchino • November 30, 2016

The Rowan University women's basketball team may have lost three starters, two of which were 1,000-point scorers from last year's starting five, but that has not derailed them so far this season. If...

Women’s basketball season underway, wins first game of year

Joe Cicchino • November 9, 2016

The 2015-16 Rowan University women's basketball season was a renaissance of sorts. The brown and gold put up their first 20-plus win season since 2003-04 and made it into the Division III Championship tournament...

Season in Review: Women’s basketball

Joe Cicchino • March 10, 2016

A 2015-16 season in which the Rowan women's basketball team compiled a record of 23-6 and earned an at-large bid into the Division III Championship Tournament has come and passed. After posting a...

Despite NJAC result, women’s basketball earns at-large bid into Division III Tournament

Joe Cicchino • March 1, 2016

The last time the Rowan women’s basketball team made the NCAA Division III Tournament, music groups like 98 Degrees and Destiny’s Child were putting out Billboard Top 100 songs. That was 16 years...

Semifinal win over Stockton sends women’s basketball to NJAC Championship

Joe Cicchino • February 24, 2016

Prior to the game Tuesday night, Rowan women’s basketball coach Gabby Lisella called their matchup with Stockton University a “rubber match.” After splitting the regular season series, the Profs...

Recap: Women’s basketball defeats Stockton, now meets Montclair in NJAC Championship

Joe Cicchino • February 23, 2016

The Rowan women’s basketball team faced off against Stockton for the third time this season Tuesday night. But that final matchup, a playoff semifinal, carried more weight: the chance to move on to...

Preview: Women’s basketball vs. Stockton, NJAC semifinal round

Joe Cicchino • February 23, 2016

Last season, the Rowan women’s basketball team was eliminated in the first round of the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. This year’s 21-4 team avoided that opening game by...

Recap: Season-finale win against William Paterson locks up a top seed for women’s basketball

Joe Cicchino • February 18, 2016

Despite already clinching a spot in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, the Rowan women's basketball team still had one game left against William Paterson. A win would force a tiebreaker with Montclair...

Women’s basketball ends regular season in tie for first place, gets second spot in tournament

Joe Cicchino • February 17, 2016

It's been six years since the Rowan women's basketball team represented the New Jersey Atlantic Conference South Division in the NJAC tournament, but this year Rowan sits at 21-4 with a first-round bye...

Recap: With first place on the line, women’s basketball comes up short against Montclair State

Joe Cicchino • February 12, 2016

In a critical late-season New Jersey Athletic Conference match up on Wednesday night, the Rowan women’s basketball team dropped a nail-biter to rival Montclair State University, 71-70. Rowan led the...