Manhattanville - 69, Farmingdale State - 58
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The FSC women's basketball team fell to first-place Manhattanville, 69-58, in Skyline action on Saturday afternoon. Farmingdale State dropped to 9-13 overall and 7-10 in the conference, while the Valiants improved to 19-3, 16-1.
The game was knotted at 6-6 midway through the first quarter before Manhattanville went on a 13-1 run to go in front, 19-7.Â
The Rams trailed 22-9 before junior guard
Gemma Pohalski (Huntington, N.Y.) knocked down a 3-pointer to cut it to ten. After a free-throw by MVL, Pohalski tallied four straight points to make it a seven-point game at 23-16.
FSC was still down seven, 30-23, before a 7-3 run, including a pair of 3's by senior forward
Layla Mendoza (Westhampton Beach, N.Y.), made it 33-30.Â
Manhattanville closed the half with a made jumper as they took a 35-30 lead into the break.
Over the first 7:21 of the third quarter, the Valiants opened up a 16-point advantage at 51-35.
Farmingdale State responded with 10 unanswered points to close the quarter as the Valiants held a 51-45 advantage at the end of three.
Pohalski opened the fourth with a 3-pointer to quickly close within three points, but a 7-0 run allowed Manhattanville to regain a 10-point lead at 58-48.
The Valiants maintained at least a 10-point lead in the final five minutes as they went on for the 69-58 victory.
Pohalski finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and two assists, while Mendoza had 12 points, six rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots. Senior guard
Emily Pohalski (Huntington, N.Y.) tallied 12 points, six rebounds and three assists and freshman forward
Taneece Wooden (Freeport, N.Y.) ended with 10 points, three rebounds and two steals.
Jamison Agostino registered 24 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Valiants.
Farmingdale State next plays host to St. Joseph's-Brooklyn on Tuesday, February 13th at 5:30 p.m.
