Farmingdale State 20, Purchase 1
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State College men's lacrosse team scored 10 first-quarter goals Wednesday afternoon and never looked back in defeating Skyline Conference foe Purchase College, 20-1.
Just 4:05 into the game, Rams junior attack
Adam Giovinco (Syosset, N.Y.) became just the third player in program history to record 200 career points, as he reached the milestone by assisting on a goal by senior
Tommy Mai (Islip, N.Y.) to put FSC (8-3, 1-1 Skyline) ahead 3-0. The hosts fired 10 goals past the Panthers (1-6, 0-2) in the opening quarter, including a hat trick by senior midfielder
Connor Murtha (Moriches, N.Y.) and two goals apiece for Giovinco, Mai and senior
Amir Slaughter (North Babylon, N.Y.).Â
Freshman attack
Ethan Vargas (Bay Shore, N.Y.) completed his hat trick at the 13:08 mark of the second quarter, as Farmingdale State carried a 15-0 lead into halftime.
The Rams outshot Purchase by a 51-7 margin on the afternoon, and limited the visitors to a 9-of-23 success rate on clears. Senior
William Henry (West Islip, N.Y.) caused a game-high five turnovers at the back of the Farmingdale State defense, who used four goalkeepers for one period apiece, while junior midfielders
Sean Lawson (Mattituck, N.Y.) and
Anthony Parisi (Levittown, N.Y.) both notched three takeaways.Â
Offensively, Giovinco finished with six points on three goals and as many assists, and Slaughter's five points (2g, 3a) tied a career-high. Murtha (3g, a), Mai and junior
Joey Forchelli (Seaford, N.Y.) all registered four-point afternoons, while
Fabrice Cormier (Copiague, N.Y.),
Mark Reyes (East Meadow, N.Y.) and
Dylan Dwyer (Coram, N.Y.) all scored their first FSC goals.
Farmingdale State is back in Skyline action Friday at 3 p.m., when it travels to St. Joseph's-Long Island.
