Junior center Mercedes Miller (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) and senior guard Rochelle Clark started a 9-0 run for Farmingdale to take a 69-68 lead with 56 seconds on the clock. Mount Saint Vincent freshman guard Lauren Percodani (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph) sank a three-pointer with nine seconds remaining to switch the lead to 71-69. But the Rams had the final possession and Miller hit a last second jumper from just outside the paint to tie the game at 71 and force overtime.
Farmingdale would outscore the Dolphins 15-7 in overtime and take the 86-78 conference win. Christine Daley led with a game-high 24 points, including six three’s, while Miller finished with a game-high 16 boards and 20 points. Junior Dankery Perez (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) had 13 points, eight assists and five steals, while Clark chipped in with 10 points and six assists. Junior Ashley Ruballo-Kline was the Rams’ fifth player in double-digits with 10 points.
Mount Saint Vincent junior forward Kaitlin Burud (Red Hook, NY/Red Hook) tallied a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman forward Courtney Heesemann (New Hyde Park, NY/New Hyde Park) and freshman forward Karissa Koerner (Bay Shore, NY/Brentwood) both finished with 18 points.
Farmingdale State will now travel to Montclair, NJ for a game with Montclair State on Tuesday, December 12th at 7:00pm. Admission to the game is free with a donation of an unwrapped toy for ages 3-14.
Newspaper Box Score Mount Saint Vincent vs Farmingdale State 12/09/06 1:00pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) FARMINGDALE STATE 86, MOUNT SAINT VINCENT 78 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT (4-2, 2-1 Skyline) KOERNER, Karissa 7-18 0-1 18; HEESEMANN, Courtney 9-14 0-1 18; BURUD, Kaitlin 7-19 2-4 16; MARTINEZ, Edeana 4-5 0-0 8; FARROW, Ashley 3-6 0-0 6; PERCODANI, Lauren 1-4 2-3 5; HENNES, Katie 1-4 2-3 4; MORCH, Caitlin 1-2 1-4 3; HANNON, Katie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 7-16 78. FARMINGDALE STATE (5-1, 2-0 Skyline) Daley, Christine 9-19 0-0 24; Miller, Mercedes 6-10 8-11 20; Perez, Dankery 6-12 1-1 13; Ruballo-Kline,Ashley 4-12 2-3 10; Clark, Rochelle 3-15 2-6 10; Llopiz, Shaquasha 2-6 0-0 5; Turner, Nyema 1-3 1-1 4; Steward, Tiffara 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 31-81 14-22 86. Mount Saint Vincent........... 36 35 7 - 78 Farmingdale State............. 37 34 15 - 86 3-point goals--Mount Saint Vincent 5-16 (KOERNER, Karissa 4-13; PERCODANI, Lauren 1-1; BURUD, Kaitlin 0-2), Farmingdale State 10-36 (Daley, Christine 6-14; Clark, Rochelle 2-10; Turner, Nyema 1-3; Llopiz, Shaquasha 1-5; Steward, Tiffara 0-4). Fouled out--Mount Saint Vincent-None, Farmingdale State-Perez, Dankery. Rebounds--Mount Saint Vincent 47 (BURUD, Kaitlin 11), Farmingdale State 52 (Miller, Mercedes 16). Assists--Mount Saint Vincent 17 (PERCODANI, Lauren 6), Farmingdale State 22 (Perez, Dankery 8). Total fouls--Mount Saint Vincent 20, Farmingdale State 16. Technical fouls--Mount Saint Vincent-None, Farmingdale State-None. A-125