Farmingdale State - 0; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - 0
KINGS POINT, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College women's soccer team held advantages in shots (20-12) and corner kicks (7-4) Wednesday night in its Skyline Conference match at Bartoszek Field, as it played host U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to a scoreless draw.
The Rams (2-3-2, 1-0-1 Skyline) forced back-to-back saves 90 seconds apart early in the second half from the Mariners' (0-2-1, 0-0-1) keeper on efforts from senior
Celina Schenk (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) and freshman
Taylor Boes (Holbrook, N.Y.), and had a pair of corner kicks inside the final three-plus minutes of play in pressuring the USMMA defense. On the defensive end of the field, FSC did not allow a shot over the final 16 minutes of action, with the starting backline of Schenk, freshman
Grace Williamson (E. Islip, N.Y.), sophomore
Gracie Heilbrun (Parker, Colo.) and senior
Michaela Rapisarda (Deer Park, N.Y.) playing strong in front of sophomore keeper
Kelsie Feingold (Commack, N.Y.), who tallied a pair of saves in each half to earn her first full clean sheet in a Farmingdale State uniform.
Head coach Chris Roche's side is back in action for back-to-back home matches this weekend, beginning with a 2:30 non-conference kickoff on Saturday against New York University, who is receiving votes in this week's United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Top 25 poll.
