Robbinsville’s Roeloffs among NJAC All-Academic honorees
When she was at Robbinsville High, Megan Roeloffs displayed not only skill and a great desire on the hockey field, but a fierce determination and dedication.
She applied that same determination and dedication on the field and in the classroom during her four years at Montclair State, earning her a second team selection on the New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Academic team.
Roeloffs was an Education and Human Service major at MSU.
The lone local athlete on the first team was Rowan’s Claire Corbett (Rancocas Valley). Corbett had her best time this season in the 800 meters at the Lions Invitational with a time of 2:21.26.
Joining Roeloffs on the second team are New Jersey City’s Luis Crus (WW-P South), Rutgers-Camden’s Richard Campolungo (Holy Cross) and Rutgers-Newark’s Isaiah Kuris (Rancocas Valley).
Below is a listing of those earning Honorable Mention: David Adlai-Gail (WW-P North), Danielle Andreula (New Egypt), Logan Barnes (Northern Burlington), Gaby Bennett (Steinert), Aaron Conyer (George), Michael Fisher (Robbinsville), Ryan Fisher (Robbinsville), Jillian Galindo (Allentown), Chris Gearhart (Robbinsville), Hank Harvey (Northern Burlington), Erin Holzbaur (Robbinsville), Emily Kratz (Robbinsville), Christine Levering (Robbinsville), Alexa Magnotta (New Egypt), Sarah Marion (Peddie), Jeff Mattonelli (Steinert), Gianna Melilo (Northern Burlington), Sneha Rangu (Mercer County Health Sciences Academy), Nicholas Sample (New Egypt), Matthew Skinner (Allentown), Lexi Smith (Florence), Sarina Sokoloff (Hightstown), Maddie Stoner (Ewing), Madeleine Tattory (Delran), Hailey Thayer (Steinert).
Brianna Burgess (Hightstown), Rose Hughes (Northern Burlington), Dana Knapp (Neshaminy), Sabrina Pascarella (Lawrence), Anna Tampellini (Notre Dame), Andrea Trentacosti (Allentown).
Courtney Dignan (WW-P South), Charles Griffin (Trenton), Connor Lindsay (New Egypt), Hayley Merrill (WW-P South), Claudia Olsen (Hamilton), Casey Provost (Allentown).
Hannah Gavin (Bordentown). Bridgette Buckalew (New Egypt), Margaret Herbert (Steinert), Paris Hughes (Robbinsville).
Zach Helm (Nottingham), Kylie Keiffer (Steinert), Dustin Kollman (Hightstown), Dan Lawton (Pennsbury), Joey Montalvo (Northern Burlington), Sami Pagnani (Bordentown), Shane Pastore (Rancocas Valley), Amber Ravenkamp (Rancocas Valley).
Katie Gurba (Holy Cross).
Alicia Belko (Rancocas Valley), Adrianna Boucher (Steinert), Matthew Cohen (Robbinsville), Christina Denny (Allentown), Alexis Dunphy (Rancocas Valley), Dionia Henderson (Burl. Twp.), Jennifer Lowe (New Egypt), Sean Lynch (Robbinsville), Lauren Sontupe (Bordentown), Christina Welsh (Hamilton).
Brianna Boyd (Delran), Jeremy Oiler (Nottingham), Quinn Reynolds (Delran), Meghin Stanton (Northern Burlington).
Eric Speidel (Lawrenceville). and Goff will be the third coach in the last five years since the retirement of 37-year coach Eric Hamilton, who achieved a 222-144-6 mark and seven post season appearances.
The program has gone 13-26 since Hamilton’s retirement.
TCNJ, which will be looking for their first winning season since a 7-3 mark in 2011, takes to the road in the second game heading to Maryland to meet NJAC foe Frostburg State.
Then it’s home for three games against some tough conference competition as Wesley, Salisbury and archrival Montclair State invade Lions Stadium.
Fortunately, there is a bye week between Salisbury and MSU.
A trip to Rowan opens the second half of the schedule and then it’s homecoming and Kean. William Paterson will host the Lions on Oct. 28, and Christopher Newport welcomes them a week later. TCNJ finishes the regular season with Southern Virginia coming in on Friday night Nov. 10.