Farmingdale State - 61, Mount Saint Vincent - 55

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College women's basketball team hosted the defending Skyline Conference champions, Mount Saint Vincent, on Tuesday evening and earned a 61-55 victory. FSC improved to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play, while the Dolphins dropped to 2-3, 1-2.

The game was tied 12-12 early in the second quarter before the Rams took a five-point lead, sparked by a layup from sophomore forward Taneece Wooden (Freeport, N.Y.) and 3-pointer from freshman guard Brianna Amenta (Oceanside, N.Y.).

Mount Saint Vincent responded with a pair of layups, but another 3-pointer from Amenta put FSC in front, 20-16, with four minutes left in the half.

Farmingdale State led by two, 21-19, before sophomore guard Mia Simmons (Queens, N.Y.) knocked down a 3-pointer. Mount Saint Vincent closed with a layup on the other end as the Rams led 24-21 at the break. Senior forward Alexandria Walbroehl (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) led FSC with seven first-half points.

Farmingdale State opened the third quarter with a layup by Wooden and three points from senior guard Gemma Pohalski (Huntington, N.Y.), extending their advantage to 29-21. 

Leading 32-27, Simmons hit back-to-back 3's to give the Rams an 11-point edge. Following a Dolphins jumper, a 3-pointer by senior guard Isabella Greenwald (West Islip, N.Y.) put the Rams in front, 41-30.

Farmingdale State held a 45-36 advantage before MSV closed the third with a 3 to cut their deficit to six.

The Dolphins knotted the score at 48-48 just over three minutes into the fourth quarter, and the game remained tied until 5:17 remaining when Walbroehl grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a put-back layup to give FSC the lead.

The Rams still led by two, 52-50, with two minutes to play and extended their advantage to five with a layup from Pohalski and a free-throw by Simmons.

With 39 seconds remaining, Mount Saint Vincent scored to make it 55-52. After a pair of free-throws put Farmingdale State ahead, 57-52, the Dolphins were fouled with 16 seconds left. They hit one free-throw but missed the second as Walbroehl pulled down the rebound, was fouled and hit both to give FSC a six-point lead, 59-53. The Dolphins tallied a layup in the closing seconds as Farmingdale State went on for the 61-55 Skyline Conference victory.

The Rams had four players score double-digits as Greenwald led the way with 13 points, to go with seven rebounds and three assists. Simmons finished with 12 points and two rebounds, while Walbroehl tallied a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Wooden filled the stat sheet with 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots and Pohalski registered eight points, five rebounds and four assists in the win.

Farmingdale State next returns to action on Wednesday, December 4th, when they travel to Purchase College for a Skyline game at 7:00 p.m.