2026 Skyline Conference Women's Soccer Championship - First Round
(3) Farmingdale State - 4, (6) St. Joseph's-Long Island - 0
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The third-seeded Farmingdale State women's soccer team opened the Skyline Conference playoffs with a 4-0 victory over No. 6 St. Joseph's-Long Island on Sunday afternoon. The Rams improved to 12-5-3 overall and have advanced to the conference semifinals.
Farmingdale State took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute when when senior defender Maiya Christmas (Grand Rapids, Mich.) sent a pass from the left sideline into the box. Sophomore forward Katelyn Nunziato (North Babylon, N.Y.) gathered the ball in front of the goalkeeper and passed to sophomore midfielder Jenna Biondo (North Babylon, N.Y.), who finished into the open net.
The Rams doubled their advantage in the 41st minute. Sophomore forward Emilia Burns (Mineola, N.Y.) sent a cross for Nunziato, whose shot deflected off the goalkeeper and into the left of the post to make it 2-0 heading into halftime.
Biondo scored her second goal of the afternoon in the 54th minute. Freshman forward Addyson Talley (Roseville, Calif.) played a leading pass to senior forward Kayla Mendez (Staten Island, N.Y.), who sent a left-to-right cross into the box for Biondo to finish and give FSC a commanding 3-0 advantage.
Farmingdale State capped the scoring in the 76th minute when freshman defender Hayden Murphy (Massapequa, N.Y.) collected a deflected ball and one-timed a shot from approximately 30 yards out into the top-left corner of the net to make it 4-0.
The Rams finished with a 27-2 advantage in shots, including a 13-2 edge in shots on goal, and earned six corner kicks. Sophomore goalkeeper Charlotte Hoina (Holbrook, N.Y.) made two saves over 80+ minutes, while freshman goalkeeper Riana Herold (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) played the final 9:41 to help secure the shutout.
Biondo led the Rams with two goals, while Nunziato recorded a goal and an assist. Five different Farmingdale State players recorded assists in the victory.
Farmingdale State will next travel to No. 2 Mount Saint Vincent for the Skyline Conference semifinals on Wednesday, November 4th, at 5 p.m.
