Farmingdale State - 9, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn - 0
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State women's soccer team scored eight first-half goals to defeat St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 9-0, in a Skyline Conference matchup Wednesday afternoon in their regular season finale. With the win, the Rams improved to 11-5-3 overall and 8-1-2 in conference play, clinching a home match for the first round of the Skyline Conference Playoffs.
FSC opened the scoring just 42 seconds into the match when junior midfielder Abigail Chest (Johnstown, N.Y.) headed in a corner kick from sophomore forward Katelyn Nunziato (North Babylon, N.Y.).
The Rams doubled their lead in the third minute when senior forward Kayla Mendez (Staten Island, N.Y.) stole the ball and assisted classmate Julia Rebich (Lindenhurst, N.Y.), who scored from 15 yards out.
Farmingdale State made it 3-0 in the fifth minute. Freshman midfielder Natalie Strekowski (Oakdale, N.Y.) drove up the field before junior midfielder Taylor Boes (Holbrook, N.Y.) chipped a pass to Nunziato, who scored from 20 yards out.
Nunziato scored again in the ninth minute after Rebich intercepted a goal kick and passed the ball to her for the finish.
The Rams added its fifth goal in the 14th minute when freshman forward Bianca Clarke (Holbrook, N.Y.) scored off an assist from freshman midfielder Annalise Ferraro (North Massapequa, N.Y.).
Less than a minute later, sophomore forward Emilia Burns (Mineola, N.Y.) scored with assists from Clarke and Ferraro to extend the lead to 6-0.
Ferraro added a goal of her own in the 26th minute, finishing a pass from sophomore midfielder Brunella Torriani (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.).
The Rams closed out the first-half scoring in the 32nd minute. Torriani found the net off assists from freshman midfielder Azwa Chaudhry (Slough, England) and Ferraro, giving Farmingdale State an 8-0 advantage at halftime.
The lone goal of the second half came in the 81st minute, when sophomore midfielder Katharine Finkler (Kailua, Hawaii) found the back of the net off the a feed from classmate Maddie Fenwick (Guilderland, N.Y.).
Freshman goalkeeper Riana Herold (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) played the first 45 minutes in net before sophomore Tiana Phouangphanh (Rochester, N.Y.) took over for the second half.
With the victory, Farmingdale State secured its place in the Skyline Conference Women's Soccer Playoffs and will host the first round on Sunday, November 1st. The Rams' seed, opponent and game time will be determined by the outcome of the Sarah Lawrence-Mount Saint Mary matchup later tonight. For updated playoff information, visit SkylineConference.org.
