Farmingale State built an 11-point lead halfway through the first as junior Christine Daley (Elmont, NY/Elmont) knocked down three consecutive shots from behind the arc. In the second, the Rams increased the lead to 19 before NJCU used a 16-0 run to make the score 51-48 with five minutes left to play, but Farmingdale kept scoring and would hold on for the victory.
The Rams held the Gothic Knights to 54 points and had three players in double figures. Junior Dankery Perez (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) led the team with 17 points and four assists, while Daley tallied 14 points and seven steals. Sophomore Ashley Ruballo-Kline (New York, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) finished with 13 points and five rebounds.
New Jersey City sophomore Kelly (Jersey City, NJ/Hudson County Prep) just missed a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds. Senior Latrese McNair (Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth) posted nine points, eight board and seven steals.
The Rams will host conference opponent Merchant Marine on January 6th, 2007 at 1:00pm.
Newspaper Box Score New Jersey City vs Farmingdale State 12/16/06 1:00 pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) FARMINGDALE STATE 63, NEW JERSEY CITY 54 NEW JERSEY CITY (2-8) Kelly Wilson 4-10 1-2 9; Latrese McNair 3-11 2-4 9; Andrea Yudin 4-7 0-0 8; Tiffany Boyd 4-7 0-0 8; Arnese Goodman 3-13 0-0 7; Carolina Garcia 3-6 0-0 6; Jasmine Gadsden 1-3 1-1 3; Natashia Clackley 1-1 0-0 2; Jerica Hayes 1-6 0-0 2; Trisha Sanon 0-1 0-0 0; Michelle Vasquez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-66 4-7 54. FARMINGDALE STATE (7-2) Perez, Dankery 7-12 3-4 17; Daley, Christine 5-12 0-0 14; Ruballo-Kline,Ashley 6-12 1-1 13; Clark, Rochelle 3-8 1-2 8; Turner, Nyema 3-7 0-0 6; Llopiz, Shaquasha 2-4 0-0 5; Steward, Tara 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 5-7 63. New Jersey City............... 24 30 - 54 Farmingdale State............. 35 28 - 63 3-point goals--New Jersey City 2-17 (Latrese McNair 1-7; Arnese Goodman 1-5; Carolina Garcia 0-1; Jerica Hayes 0-3; Andrea Yudin 0-1), Farmingdale State 6-16 (Daley, Christine 4-9; Llopiz, Shaquasha 1-3; Clark, Rochelle 1-1; Steward, Tara 0-1; Turner, Nyema 0-1; Ruballo-Kline,Ashley 0-1). Fouled out--New Jersey City-Latrese McNair, Farmingdale State-None. Rebounds--New Jersey City 43 (Kelly Wilson 11), Farmingdale State 30 (Perez, Dankery 7). Assists--New Jersey City 11 (Tiffany Boyd 3; Latrese McNair 3), Farmingdale State 13 (Clark, Rochelle 5). Total fouls--New Jersey City 12, Farmingdale State 16. Technical fouls--New Jersey City-None, Farmingdale State-None. A-60