Elie's Late Score Propels Rams to Non-Conference
Win
Farmingdale State - 1, Buffalo State - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Sophomore forward Melissia Elie
(Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) scored the games only goal in the 77th
minute, leading Farmingdale State to a 1-0 non-conference win over
Buffalo State. The Rams won both games in the Farmingdale State
Labor Day Invitational and improved to 3-0 on the season. The
Bengals dropped to 1-1 overall.
Junior goalkeeper Amanda Maass
(Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) had five saves in the shutout,
while sophomore goalie Virginia Porten (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn)
recorded nine saves for Buffalo State.
Farmingdale State will travel to Manhattanville College for a
non-conference game on Wednesday, September 8th at 7:00 p.m.
In the final game of the Tournament, Western Connecticut (1-1)
defeated New England College (0-2-1) by a score of 9-0. The
Colonials scored four goals in the first half and added five in the
second en route to the 9-0 shutout victory. Western Connecticut
held a commanding 39-1 shot advantage.
Sophomore midfielder Jessica Zingle (Middletown,
Conn./Middletown) and junior forward Jillian Duran (Uncasville,
Conn./Montville) each scored two goals for the Colonials.
Freshmen goalkeepers Alyssa Whitcomb (Littleton, Mass./Westford
Academy) and Kassandra Flint (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood) had six and
eight saves respectively for New England College.
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