GLASSBORO, N.J. – The No. 10 TCNJ women's soccer team clinched the NJAC regular season title with a 1-0 win at Rowan on Wednesday.

With the victory, the Lions (15-0-2, 9-0) dropped the Profs from the ranks of the unbeaten and locked up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the NJAC Championship Tournament. TCNJ will host the winner of the No. 4/No. 5 first-round game in an NJAC semifinal next Wednesday night at 6 p.m. 
 
Ella Van Dine sent a shot from her left foot to the right side of the net after receiving a header from her right at the top of the box from Alyssa Alfano in the 58th minute. Van Dine lost a battle for a header herself on the play but continued to the net, splitting a pair of defenders before Alfano directed the ball her way. The play started after Rachel Robichaud intercepted a goal kick around midfield and advanced the ball near the box.
 
The Lions (15-0-2, 9-0) nearly went up by two goals after Cassidy DiSabato hit the middle of the crossbar from the left side in the 63rd minute on a play that also started with an intercepted ball.
 
TCNJ's defense was solid in allowing the Profs (13-1-2, 8-1) just a single shot on net with Ellen Williams earning the clean sheet with a low right save late in the first half.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• TCNJ outshot the Profs, 14-4, and put half of its shots on frame
• The Lions had seven corners to Rowan's one
• Van Dine led all players with three shots
• Victoria D'Imperio had a team-best two shots on target
• Williams registered her ninth solo shutout on the season

NOTES

• Alfano's assist gave her a share of second on the team in scoring with Ava Curtis and Jenny Ward each with 13 points
• TCNJ recorded its sixth consecutive shutout
• The last time the teams met was in the 2023 NJAC Championship with the Lions taking a 2-0 win on Nov. 3
• The 1-0 score was the Lions' first since the season opener against Washington and Lee on Aug. 30
• Rowan entered the contest as the first team out of the United Soccer Coaches top-25

UP NEXT

• The Lions host a NJAC semifinal contest next Wednesday at 6 p.m.