Farmingdale State 3, Bard 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-15)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College women's volleyball team wrapped up regular season play Thursday night with a home 3-0 victory on Senior Night versus Bard College.
Prior to the match, the Rams (15-4) honored their three seniors for their dedication to the program: outside hitter
Sarah Kollarik (Levittown, N.Y.), setter
Sarah Rende (Wantagh, N.Y.) and libero
Allison Salinas (Glen Cove, N.Y.).
FSC limited the Raptors (7-21) to a .041 hitting percentage on the evening, led by 22 digs from Salinas in the back row, along with four block assists from sophomores
Alexa Hansen (Warwick, N.Y.) and
Asia Perkes (Laurel, Md.). Junior outside hitter
Mackenzie Marquardt (Centereach, N.Y.) paced the Rams offense with 10 kills on .296 hitting, while sophomore middle blocker
Alana Henry (Amityville, N.Y.) registered seven kills, a .333 hitting percentage and three block assists. Freshman right side
Leslie Wandmacher (Bay Shore, N.Y.) chipped in with seven kills, with Perkes (five kills) adding 7.0 points on the night.
With Farmingdale State leading 21-20 in the first set, consecutive kills by Marquardt and Perkes paced the hosts to score four of the last five points to put their team ahead, 1-0.
Another late run in the second frame helped the Rams to double their lead, as they closed out the set on a 9-4 run behind three kills from Marquardt and a pair of kills for the 24th and 25th points from freshman
Valerie Rios Santos (Bronx, N.Y.).
FSC tallied the first eight points of the final set on strong serving from Rende, and never looked back as it closed out the straight-set sweep.
Farmingdale State is the No. 3 seed for next week's 2026 Skyline Conference Women's Volleyball Championship. The Rams will play host to a first-round match Tuesday at 7 p.m., when they welcome St. Joseph's-Brooklyn to the Walter A. Lynch Sports Center.
