Farmingdale, N.Y. - The women's lacrosse team had an exceptional season as they captured their first Skyline Conference title since 2014, defeating #4 Mount Saint Mary, 22-8, in the Semifinals and #2 St. Joseph's-LI, 16-5, in the Championship game.
In the First Round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship, Farmingdale State earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament win with a 16-14 victory over Endicott College.
The Rams fell in the Second Round to #1 ranked TCNJ, 19-6, as they finished the season 18-2 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the conference.
Farmingdale State swept the major Skyline Conference awards as senior midfielder Brittany Rosino (North Babylon, N.Y.) was named Skyline Offensive Player of the Year, sophomore goalkeeper Tori Johnston (Hauppauge, N.Y.) earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, freshman midfielder Victoria Varone (Commack, N.Y.) was tabbed Rookie of the Year and Erin Calkins was named Skyline Conference Coach of the Year.
FSC totaled nine All-Conference selctions. The First Team members were Rosino, Johnston, sophomore defender Haley Newberg (West Islip, N.Y.) and freshman defender Melanie Tencic (Farmingdale, N.Y.), while the Second Team selections were Varone, senior attack Janisha Sanchez (Brentwood, N.Y.), senior attack Megan Sullivan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and senior midfielder Kristen Keller (Westbury, N.Y.).
The Rams also had three players selected IWLCA Boardwalk All-Region. Rosino was named to the First Team, while Johnston and Sanchez were named to the Second Team. Johnston also tabbed Second Team ECAC All-Star honors.
Rosino scored a team-high 50 goals this season and was second on FSC in assists (16) and ground balls (40). Rosino ranked second in the Nation in free-position percentage (0.75) and 17th for draw controls per game.
Johnston, in her first season at Farmingdale State, held a 7.33 goals against average, a .576 save percentage and stopped 148 shots. She led the Skyline and ranked sixth in the Division III for save percentage. Johnston posted a 16-1 record in goal this year.
Varone led the team in ground balls (52) and was second in goals scored (43), draw controls (72) and caused turnovers (27). She controlled an FSC midfield which ranked ninth in the NCAA in scoring offense and 25th for scoring defense.
Newberg and Tencic anchored the Skyline Conference's top-ranked defense this season as Farmingdale State was seventh in the Nation in scoring margin. Newberg caused five turnovers and picked up 13 ground balls, while Tencic had 20 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers.
Sanchez, who led the NCAA and set a single-season school record with 67 assists, tallied a team-high 86 points this season. Sanchez also ranked fourth in the Nation in assists per game, was 24th for points and 50th in points per game.
Sullivan was fourth on Farmingdale State in goals (36) and fifth for points with 41. She also picked up 18 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers this season.
Keller ranked second on the team in goals (43) and ground balls (40) and was third in draw controls with 28, while causing 16 turnovers.
Calkins led Farmingdale State to a 17-1 record with their only loss of 2017 coming at Oneonta State, 16-15, in overtime.
The Rams graduated eight seniors this year.
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