Farmingdale State - 3; St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-16)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College volleyball team rode 10 service aces and a season-best .327 hitting percentage to its seventh-consecutive victory Tuesday night at the Walter A. Lynch Sports Center, as the Rams defeated visiting St. Joseph's University-Brooklyn in straight sets (25-11, 25-17, 25-16) in Skyline Conference competition.
The host Rams (8-7, 5-1 Skyline) registered a 44-11-101 hitting line, and collected double-digit aces at the service line for the fifth time during their winning streak and 10th match overall. In total, 14 of the 15 FSC student-athletes who saw action in the contest recorded points or assists.
Farmingdale State senior Cathleen Farrell (Bayport, N.Y.) registered a match-best 15 points behind a 14-4-31 (.323) hitting display, while sophomore middle blocker Mikayla Profeta (Knoxville, Tenn.) contributed 10 points on eight kills (.353 hitting pct.), one ace and two block assists. Senior Kate Flamio (E. Islip, N.Y.) and junior Kalena Ricketts (Cambria Hts, N.Y.) each added two assisted blocks, en route to nine and eight-point showings, respectively. Setters Lexi Cavalieri (Sr.; Lake Grove, N.Y.) and Lana Ventura (So.; Pt. Washington, N.Y.) each registered two service aces, while sophomore Molly Miller (E. Northport, N.Y.) led all players with a season-best 17 assists. Seniors Madisyn Pozo (Bayside, N.Y.) and Mikayla Dalton (Mineola, N.Y.) led the back-line defense with 12 and 10 digs, respectively.
The Rams hit .444 (14-2-27) in the first set, along with a 8-for-11 (.727) sideout percentage, to cruise to a 1-0 advantage in the match. Cavalieri served the first five points of the set, while adding another five-serve streak to push her side's edge to 22-9.
After falling behind in the second set to the Bears (4-9, 3-3) by a 13-9 count, Dalton's serving knotted the match at 13-all before Ventura served eight-consecutive points following a tie-breaking kill at 15-all by sophomore Jenya Surlin (E. Meadow, N.Y.) to take control.
Farrell posted a 6-2-10 (.400) hitting line in the third set to help lock up the FSC victory.
Head coach Kellie Block's Farmingdale State team now sits in a five-way tie of one-loss teams at the top of the Skyline standings, and continues conference play Thursday night (Oct. 13) in a 7 p.m. first serve at fellow once-beaten St. Joseph's-Long Island.