Mount Saint Vincent - 59, Farmingdale State - 34
RIVERDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State women's basketball team traveled to play Skyline Conference opponent Mount Saint Vincent on Tuesday evening and lost 59-34.
FSC (3-12, 2-8 Skyline) opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and a layup by junior forward Tiffany Sosa (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) to jump out to a 5-0 advantage.
The Dolphins (7-8, 3-7 Skyline) responded with a layup and back-to-back 3-pointers by Amber Been and Julia Angeles.
Following a Farmingdale State timeout with 3:32 left in the first quarter, sophomore guard Isabella Greenwald (West Islip, N.Y.) checked in and knocked down a 3 to knot the score at 8-8.
The game was tied 11-11 in the opening minute of the second quarter before CMSV rattled off seven consecutive points to take an 18-11 lead.
FSC responded as freshman forward Lissette Cordero (West Babylon, N.Y.) hit a 3-pointer and Sosa tallied two free-throws and a layup to tie the score at 18-18.
In the final 2:56 of the half, Mount Saint Vincent outscored the Rams 9-3 as they took a 27-21 advantage into the break.
The Dolphins came out quick in the second half scoring the first 15 points of the third quarter to take a commanding 42-20 lead.
FSC trailed 46-24 and was outscored 13-10 in the fourth quarter as they fell, 59-34.
Sosa recorded 11 points, four rebounds and two blocks, while freshman guard Victoria Kantzian (Staten Island, N.Y.) tallied nine points, three rebounds and four steals. Sophomore guard Jenna Pignataro (Farmingville, N.Y.) had five points, five boards and four steals and Cordero produced five points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Kira Villegas led the way for Mount Saint Vincent with 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
The women's basketball team next will play Old Westbury in a conference matchup on Thursday, January 19th at 6:00 p.m. The game will be played at Farmingdale State with Old Westbury as the home team.
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