Farmingdale State 62, Mount Saint Mary 49
Newburgh, N.Y. - In their second meeting in the last three days, the Farmingdale State women's basketball team traveled to Newburgh, N.Y. for a Skyline Conference game against Mount Saint Mary College. The Rams earned a 62-49 victory and improved to 13-8 overall and 8-0 in the conference.
Leading 19-15 with 7:05 remaining in the first half, the Rams used a Nailah Cherry (Roosevelt, N.Y.) layup and Nicole Lanteri (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) jump shot to extend their advantage to eight, 23-15. After the Knights cut the deficit to 25-23, Lanteri closed the half with a 3-pointer to give Farmingdale State a 28-23 lead at the break.
Lanteri finished the first half with 11 points for the Rams, while freshman forward Jessica Rini (Seaford, N.Y.) collected 10 points for Mount Saint Mary.
Farmingdale State led 31-29 early in the second half, before a quick 6-2 run that saw a pair of Andrea Desvignes (Deer Park, N.Y.) 3's gave the Rams a 37-31 edge with 14:20 left to play.