MADISON, N.J. (September 18, 2017) - Despite holding a slight edge in shots, the FDU field hockey team fell 2-0 to Rowan in non-conference action Monday.

The Devils drop to 5-2 on the season, while Rowan moves to 4-3.

Neither team could find a shot on goal until the 13th minute, and the Profs had an opportunity off a penalty corner, but junior Samantha Rubin made a save. The Devils had a chance in the 17th minute as junior Brooke Sherwin had an attempt blocked by a defender.

Rowan broke through at the 17:15 mark as Bridget Boyle flicked a shot in the upper corner. The visitors doubled their edge five minutes later, as Rachel Galante fired a shot from the top of the circle directly off a penalty corner. The Devils defense held strong, holding Rowan shot-less over the final 13 minutes of action. The hosts had two consecutive penalty corners, but goalkeeper Carly DeMarco kept the Devils scoreless.

Rubin made three key saves early in the second stanza to preserve the 2-0 deficit and the Devils had glorious chances that just went wide. FDU got a break in the 52nd minute, as Boyle took a shot that rang off the post. The Devils had one final chance in the 61st minute, but a Marissa Kowalskie shot was stopped by DeMarco.

Kowalskie led all players with six shot attempts while Sherwin had four. Rubin made seven saves in the setback, while her counterpart DeMarco made five. FDU held a 16-14 shots edge over the 70 minute affair.