Farmingdale State - 99, Mount Saint Vincent - 73
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | Farmingdale State junior guard
Sean Conroy (Staten Island, N.Y.) tallied 22 points to lead the Rams to a 99-73 win over Skyline Conference opponent Mount Saint Vincent on Saturday afternoon. The Rams improved to 8-2 in conference play, while the Dolphins fell to 4-6.
Tied 8-8 just under five minutes in, Farmingdale State (11-8) used a Conroy stepback,
Liam Buckley (Manhasset, N.Y.) layup and
Michael Notias (Manhasset, N.Y.) 3-pointer to jump in front, 15-8.
After a Mount Saint Vincent (7-12) 3-pointer, five straight points by FSC senior forward
Hamdel Mohammed (Bronx, N.Y.) and a 3-pointer by freshman forward
Jordan Tucker (Elmont, N.Y.) gave the Rams a 12-point lead at 23-11.
The Dolphins trailed 29-25 with 6:50 to play in the first half and knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to jump ahead. They extended their lead to 34-31 before the Rams closed on a 16-2 run and led 47-36 at the break.
Farmingdale State came out quick in the second half as Buckley tallied a layup and Conroy had baskets in the first two minutes. Following a 3-pointer by MSV, a 6-2 spurt by the Rams put them in front by 16, 55-39.
The Rams held a 76-57 advantage with 8:51 to play and tallied seven straight points to open up a 26-point advantage.
FSC led by as many as 28 in the final six minutes as they earned the 99-73 Skyline victory.
Conroy was 4-for-7 from behind the arc en route to his season-high 22 points. Buckley finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists, while junior guard
Robbie Siechen (Syracuse, N.Y.) was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and had a career-best 11 points. Sophomore forward
Kentrell Evans (Brooklyn, N.Y.) controlled the glass with a game-high nine rebounds and three blocked shots and both Tucker and freshman guard
James Notias (Manhasset, N.Y.) added nine points apiece off the bench.
The Rams will next travel to Sarah Lawrence College for a Skyline matchup on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
