No. 2 Farmingdale State - 8, No. 3 Mount Saint Mary - 7 (F/OT)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | Senior attack
Emily Sohm (Seaford, N.Y.)
scored the overtime game-winning goal to lead second-seeded Farmingdale State past No. 3 Mount Saint Mary College, 8-7, on Wednesday evening in the Semifinals of the 2026 Skyline Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship. The Rams have advanced to the Skyline Championship game for the third consecutive season and will travel to top-seeded Merchant Marine on Saturday.
FSC (8-9) trailed 2-0 at the start of the second quarter and quickly knotted the game on goals from senior midfielders
Kailee Coppola (Levittown, N.Y.) and
Molly Espey (West Hempstead, N.Y.). The Knights (8-6) regained the lead at 3-2, but Coppola's second goal with 3:38 on the clock sent the game into halftime tied at 3-3.
In the third quarter, the Knights once again took the lead on a man-up goal at 7:34. Farmingdale State answered just over a minute later when junior attack Carly Livingston (Farmingdale, N.Y.) converted a pass from sophomore midfielder Rylee Valenzano (Centereach, N.Y.) to tie the game at 4-4. The Rams then took their first lead of the contest at 4:39, as senior attack Jordyn Neu (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) capitalized on a man-up opportunity. Livingston added an unassisted goal with 1:33 to play in the third to give FSC a 6-4 advantage heading into the fourth.
Mount Saint Mary mounted a comeback in the final quarter, scoring three straight goals to take a 7-6 lead with 3:48 remaining. Sohm then delivered the equalizer on a free-position goal with 1:27 left in regulation to knot the score at 7-7 and force overtime.
In OT, the Knights won the opening draw control but quickly turned the ball over. The Rams cleared the ball before Livingston drove to the net and had her shot stopped. Sohm picked up the ground ball and scored the game-winning goal to give Farmingdale State the 8-7 victory.
Sohm led the Rams with two goals, including the game-tying and game-winning tallies, and four caused turnovers, while Livingston recorded two goals, two assists, and two ground balls. Coppola added a pair of goals and both Espey and Neu contributed a goal apiece. Espey recorded a game-high seven draw controls, while Valenzano produced four draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls.
In goal, junior Giavanna Stamatelo (Levittown, N.Y.) made 10 stops, while MSMC goalkeeper Peyton Curley made 14 saves.
Farmingdale State has advanced to the Skyline Conference Final and will travel to No. 1 Merchant Marine on Saturday for the title. Game time is to be determined.
Prior to the game, FSC sophomore Jill DeAveiro (Farmingdale, N.Y.) was
presented with the Skyline Conference's Elite 19 Award, given to the student-
athlete with the highest GPA in the Championship.
