Farmingdale State - 8, Purchase - 0
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State women's soccer team hosted Purchase College on Thursday evening and earned an 8-0 victory. FSC finishes the regular season with a record of 8-2-1 in Skyline Conference play and has clinched the #2 seed for the upcoming playoffs.Â
Farmingdale State started quick as they scored just 16 seconds into the contest. Freshman forward
Stephanie Alberghine (Medford, N.Y.) received a perfect cross from senior forward
Celina Schenk (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) and buried the goal to go ahead 1-0.
The Rams doubled their lead in the 21st minute after sophomore midfielder
Sydney Kranick (Murrysville, PA) gathered a deflected ball and passed to Schenk for the score.
Just 2:26 later, Alberghine tallied her second goal of the game, unassisted, to put Farmingdale State in front, 3-0.
With 11:04 on the clock, freshman forward
Julia Rebich (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) tallied the first goal of her collegiate career, from freshman defender
Esmeralda Merlos (Lindenhurst, N.Y.), to take a 4-0 advantage.
The Rams final goal of the half came with 1:46 to play as sophomore defender
Alexandra Coloma (Seaford, N.Y.) set up junior forward
Shirley Hernandez (Long Beach, N.Y.) for a score to go in front, 5-0.
FSC held a 20-3 shot advantage through the first 45 minutes.
Only 5:36 after the halftime break, Farmingdale State went up by six after sophomore defender
Gracie Heilbrun (Parker, CO) assisted on a goal by freshman midfielder
Taylor Boes (Holbrook, N.Y.).
In the final 20 minutes, the Rams added unassisted goals by freshman defenders
Katelyn Armstrong (Pembroke, NH) and
Ava Comstock (Shirley, N.Y.) as they went on for the 8-0 win.
Sophomore goalkeepers
Kelsie Feingold (Commack, N.Y.) (two saves) and
Gabby Pinero (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) split time in net to combine for the shutout victory.
Farmingdale State has earned a bye for the First Round of the Skyline Conference Championship and will next host the Semifinals on Wednesday, November 1st. The Rams await the winner of #3 / #6 first round matchup. Stay tuned to farmingdalesports.com for updates and ticketing information.
