Farmingdale State 3 (25, 25, 22, 23, 15), CCNY 2 (16, 12, 25, 25, 9)
NEW YORK | The Farmingdale State College women's volleyball team picked up its first win of the season Thursday night, and the first collegiate head coaching victory for first-year mentor
Brooke Cole, as the Rams captured a five-set triumph at The City College of New York.
FSC (1-1) earned a 25-16 decision in the first set over the Beavers (0-1), with junior
Mackenzie Marquardt (Centereach, N.Y.) posting a 5-0-8 hitting line during the stretch. The visitors doubled their advantage in the match with a 25-12 victory in the second frame, hitting .407 along the way, as sophomore middle blocker
Alana Henry (Amityville, N.Y.) was perfect on all four of her attacks while adding one block assist.
CCNY rallied to level the match at 2-all, as it secured a 25-22 decision in the third set before picking up a 25-23 win in the fourth set.
In the deciding fifth set, Farmingdale State found itself down 7-6 before it ripped off four-consecutive points to bump ahead by a three-point margin. Junior outside hitter
Samantha Russo (Bay Shore, N.Y.) put down two of her match-high 10 kills during the spurt, while Henry's lone ace of the night capped the run. Following a Beavers side out that brought the home side to within a 10-8 margin, FSC junior
Caroline Lange (Shoreham, N.Y.) notched a solo block to spark another three-point spread that put the Rams ahead by five. CCNY earned one more side out, before back-to-back kills by Russo on the right side of the net, and Lange on a middle hit in transition, closed out the match in favor of Farmingdale State.
Junior right side
Leslie Wandmacher (Bay Shore, N.Y.) put down nine kills in the triumph, while Marquardt (.231 hitting pct.) and Henry (two total blocks, .357 hitting pct.) registered eight kills apiece. Russo's 16 digs led FSC, while senior setter
Sarah Rende (Wantagh, N.Y.) directed a Rams offense that hit .182 on the night with 36 assists to go along with 10 digs. Senior
Allison Salinas (Glen Cove, N.Y.) passed 13 digs in the Rams' back row, while juniors
Samantha DiBiasi (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) and
Jessica Farrell (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) added 12 and 10 digs, respectively.Â
Farmingdale State is back on the court in less than 24 hours, as it will play host to Suffolk University from Boston on Friday afternoon at 3.
