Farmingdale State 3, Sarah Lawrence 1 (25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22)
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College volleyball team won its third-consecutive match on Tuesday night, and locked up a home contest in next week's 2024 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball Championship with a 3-1 victory at Sarah Lawrence College.
The Rams (14-7, 8-2 Skyline) are tied in the loss column for second place in the Skyline standings with St. Joseph's-Long Island and the United States Merchant Marine Academy with one match apiece to go on Thursday. The six-team Skyline tourney gets underway next Tuesday night (Nov. 12) with first-round competition, while the top-two seeds will earn byes into the semifinal round on Nov. 14.
Three players from FSC posted double-doubles against the Gryphons (15-8, 7-4), including sophomore setter
Sarah Rende (Wantagh, N.Y.), who passed 35 assists and 16 digs in directing the visitors' offense to a .146 hitting percentage. Freshman outside hitter and newly minted Skyline Conference Player of the Week,
Samantha Russo (Bay Shore, N.Y.) led all players with 16 kills to go along with 10 digs, while junior pin hitter
Delaney Keegan (Lake Grove, N.Y.) chipped in with 18 digs, four service aces and 12 kills – including the match-clinching point in the fourth set. Rams middle blockersÂ
Lauren Offermann (Jr.; North Babylon, N.Y.) and
Stephanie Nemecek (So.; Farmingdale, N.Y.)Â contributed 8.5 and 7.0 points, respectively, with senior libero
Lana Ventura (Port Washington, N.Y.) contributing 14 digs in the Farmingdale State back row.
Farmingdale State's regular season wraps up in Skyline action on the road Thursday night, when they play Yeshiva University at 8 p.m. in a match at Baruch College's ARC Arena.
