Jun 1, 2008
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The women's volleyball team finished the season with an overall record of 21-16 and advanced to the Finals of the Skyline Conference Championship, before falling to top-seeded Russell Sage College...Nov 13, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. - After reaching the Skyline Conference Championship game for the second season in a row, Rams junior Cathryn McLean (Northport, N.Y./Northport) and senior Amanda Sperling (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) were named to the 2007 All-Conference Women's Volleyball Team...Nov 3, 2007
Troy, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team (21-16) defeated Polytechnic (22-8) 3-1 in the Skyline Conference Semifinals, but fell to top-seeded Russell Sage (18-16) in the Championship game on Saturday night in Patchogue, N.Y...Oct 31, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. – The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team defeated the College of Mount Saint Vincent (14-15) tonight in a Skyline Conference Quarterfinal match-up in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams took the first two games by scores of 30-26 and 30-22, before falling in game three 26-30. In game four, Farmingdale was down by five and fought back to take the fourth and deciding game 30-28...Oct 29, 2007
Lawrenceville, N.J. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team has been seeded third in the Skyline Conference Playoffs, which begin this Wednesday, October 31st at 7:00 p.m. when the Rams host #6 Mount Saint Vincent. Farmingdale finished the regular season 19-15 overall and 7-2 in the conference. The semifinals and championship rounds will be held on Saturday, November 3rd at top-seeded Russell Sage in Troy, N.Y...Oct 29, 2007
Senior outside hitter/middle blocker Amanda Sperling (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's volleyball on Monday, October 29th. Sperling had a huge game for the Rams in a 3-1 win over conference rival Old Westbury on Tuesday night. She finished the game with 18 kills, 14 digs and three solo blocks. In the teams sweep over Purchase and Maritime on Saturday, she combined for 15 kills and 23 digs. Overall, she averaged 3.30 kills and 3.70 digs for the team in a 3-0 week...Oct 27, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team improved to 19-15, 7-2 in the Skyline with a 3-0 (30-16, 30-15, 30-17) victory over Purchase College and a 3-0 (30-15, 30-15, 30-12) victory over Maritime College on Saturday afternoon in a conference Play Day in Farmingdale, N.Y. Seniors Colleen Mackey (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) and Amanda Sperling (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) played in their final regular season home games today and will play again at home in the Skyline Conference quarterfinals on Wednesday, October 31st...Oct 23, 2007
Senior setter Colleen Mackey (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's volleyball on Monday, October 22nd. Usually seen as a right side, Mackey has taken over as the teams setter after two team injuries. She averaged 8.07 assists per game this week (113 total), posting 24 or more assists in all four matches. She also accumulated 12 kills, 24 digs, 6 blocks and 5 service aces...Oct 23, 2007
Old Westbury, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team (17-15, 5-2) moved into a tie for third place in the Skyline with a 3-1 victory at Old Westbury (10-23, 5-4) tonight. The Rams are now tied with Polytechnic for third place with two conference games remaining. Farmingdale and the Panthers wore pink in the match tonight in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month...Oct 18, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team improved to 14-14 overall with a 3-0 victory over Rutgers-Newark tonight in Farmingdale, N.Y. Sophomore Cathryn McLean (Northport, N.Y./Northport) finished with 14 kills and nine digs to lead the Rams...Oct 15, 2007
Junior middle blocker (Northport, N.Y./Northport) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's volleyball on Monday, October 15th. McLean led the Rams with 3.94 kills per game, 4.65 digs and 1.41 blocks per game in a 3-1 week for Farmingdale State. She registered 7 or more blocks in three matches this week, finishing with 24 total blocks. Against Polytechnic, she finished with 28 kills, 24 digs and 8 blocks. She then added seven blocks in the Mount Saint Vincent match and 8 blocks against Mount Saint Mary, as well as tallying up 79 digs and 12 service aces throughout the week...Oct 12, 2007
Levittown, N.Y. - Farmingdale State alumnus Melissa Rudy ('07, Dix Hills, N.Y./Hills East) and her Island Trees volleyball team will be playing a match against Division on Wednesday, October 17th on News 12. Her Varsity squad is currently 7-3 overall and in second place in the league, they will be facing first place Division at 4:30p.m. This is the first time that Island Trees Varsity volleyball is being highlighted on News 12 as they make a run for the playoffs...Oct 8, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team improved to 11-13, 3-1 in the Skyline with a five-game victory over conference opponent Polytechnic University (11-5, 3-1) tonight in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams used a late rally in the final game to come back from an 11-8 deficit, as they scored seven straight points to take the fifth and deciding game 15-11...Oct 8, 2007
Freshman setter Jeanne Marie Weber (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week for women's volleyball on Monday, October 8th. Weber earns Skyline Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 6.53 assists and 1.60 digs in a 3-2 week for Farmingdale State College. Weber recorded double-digit assist totals in all five matches. She directed the Farmingdale State offense to a 3-1 win over Merchant Marine with 28 assists. In the FDU-Florham tournament, she recorded 21 assists against St. Joseph's and 19 against host FDU...Oct 3, 2007
Kings Point, N.Y. - Farmingdale State bounced back from a four-game losing streak tonight as they defeated the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 3-1 (30-22, 30-20, 28-30, 30-24) in a non-conference women's volleyball match in Kings Point, N.Y. The Rams improved to 8-11 with the win, while USMMA fell to 7-9 overall...Oct 1, 2007
Junior middle blocker Cathryn McLean (Northport, N.Y./Northport) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's volleyball on Monday, October 1st. McLean was named to the All-Tournament team at the Hunter Invitational on Saturday, September 29th. She finished the week for Farmingdale averaging 4.15 digs, 2.54 kills and registered 11 total blocks during the week. The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for fall sports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...Sep 24, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Rams fell to CCNY tonight, 3-0, in a non-conference women's volleyball match in Farmingdale, N.Y. After leading in the first game, Farmingdale fell 30-27 and then CCNY took game two, 30-23, and the third game, 30-20. The Rams fall to 7-8 overall, while CCNY improves to 8-3...Sep 24, 2007
Senior middle/outside Amanda Sperling (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's volleyball on Monday, September 24th. Sperling was the team leader in the Rams 3-1 win over St. Joe's last week, as she set career-highs of 18 kills and 30 digs, with a .342 attack percentage. She finished out the week averaging 6.40 digs and 3.50 kills, after adding 27 digs against Russell Sage and 11 kills and 7 digs with a .400 attack percentage in the win over Bard. The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for fall sports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.Sep 19, 2007
Cape Cod, Mass. - Junior middle blocker Cathryn McLean (Northport, N.Y./Northport) was named ECAC Metro Region Player of the Week for women's volleyball on Wednesday, September 19th. McLean averaged 4.69 kills, 5.56 digs, and 1.5 blocks per game, while leading Farmingdale State to a 3-1 week. In the four matches, the junior recorded four double-doubles and a total of 75 kills, 89 digs, and 24 blocks. McLean was also named the Skyline Conference Player of the Week on Monday night, this marks her third Player of the Week honor this season...Sep 18, 2007
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team improved to 6-6, 1-0 Skyline with a four game victory over St. Joseph's College (1-10, 0-1) tonight in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams took game one quickly 30-16, then fell in game two 25-30 and came back to take the third game 30-21 for a 2-1 edge. In game four, the Rams were up 29-25 and could not knock down the game point as four straight balls hit just outside the back line, tying the game up at 29 and forcing a 2-point win. Both teams traded game point until Farmingdale came out on top 36-34 to take the 3-1 conference win...Sep 17, 2007
Junior middle blocker Cathryn McLean (Northport, N.Y./Northport) was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week for women's volleyball on Monday, September 17th. McLean earns her second straight citation after averaging 4.69 kills, 5.56 digs and 1.50 blocks in helping Farmingdale State to a third-place finish at the New Paltz Invitational. McLean, who was named to the all-tournament team, recorded 75 kills, 89 digs and 24 total blocks in the Rams’ four matches (3-1). She had 25 kills, 21 digs and eight blocks in a five-game win over Mount Saint Mary, and 24 kills, 29 digs and nine total blocks in a five-game win over Morrisville State. The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for fall sports are announced by the conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...Sep 15, 2007
New Paltz, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team went 3-1 at the New Paltz Hawk Invitational this weekend in New Paltz, N.Y., improving their record to 5-6 overall. The Rams faced Morrisville State in the final match of the tournament and won 3-2(27-30, 30-12, 29-31, 30-22, 15-10) to take third place in the eight team tournament...Sep 10, 2007
Junior middle blocker Cathryn McLean (Northport, N.Y./Northport) was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week for women's volleyball on Monday, September 10th. McLean averaged 4.60 kills, 2.67 digs, 1.60 blocks and 1.07 service aces as Farmingdale State split four matches at the Old Westbury Invitational. McLean recorded team-highs of 69 kills, 40 digs, 24 blocks and 16 aces in 15 games. She recorded 22 kills each in a four-game victory over Baruch and a five-game loss to Ramapo. For the season, McLean currently ranks second in the conference in kills per game (4.21) and tied for second in blocks per game (1.17). The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for fall sports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...Sep 10, 2007
Freshman setter Jeanne Marie Weber (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's volleyball on Monday, September 10th. Weber finished the 2-2 weekend at the Old Westbury Invitational with a total of 114 assists (7.6 assists per game) and 1.20 digs per game in four matches for the Rams. The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for fall sports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org...Aug 28, 2007
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Coming off a program-best 22-6 record and a second-place finish in conference play in 2006, Farmingdale State College has been selected as the Skyline Conference preseason favorite in women’s volleyball as selected by the league's head coaches. The 2006 campaign was a breakthrough season for the Rams who went 22-6 overall and 7-1 in Skyline Conference play. In his first season as head coach at Farmingdale State, Tom Gordon guided the Rams to a 13-win improvement from the previous season (9-17, 3-5 Skyline) and a berth in the conference championship match. For his efforts, Gordon was selected Skyline Coach of the Year by his peers...