News Release

Patchogue, N.Y. — The Farmingdale State women's basketball team improved to 10-3, 6-1 Skyline with a 72-50 victory over St. Joseph's (1-16, 0-9) tonight as junior guard Christine Daley (Elmont, NY/Elmont) led the Rams with a game-high 18 points, including five three pointers.

Daley also added five rebounds and two blocks. Junior center Mercedes Miller (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Junior forward Tara Steward (Elmont, NY/Sewanhaka) was the third from Farmingdale in double digits with 11 points.

For St. Joseph's, freshman forwards Trish McMahon (North Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford) and Dana Carney (Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford) both tallied double-doubles. McMahon with 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, while Carney had 16 points and 11 boards.

The Rams now host Manhattanville College on Saturday, January 20th at 1:00pm for another Skyline Conference game.

Newspaper Box Score
Farmingdale State vs St. Joseph's-LI
1/18/06 6 pm at Patchogue, NY
At Patchogue, NY
FARMINGDALE STATE 72, ST. JOSEPH'S-LI 50
FARMINGDALE STATE (10-3/6-1 Skyline)
Daley, Christine 6-12 1-5 18; Miller, Mercedes 6-10 1-2 13; Steward, Tara
4-8 3-5 11; Clark, Rochelle 1-4 6-8 8; Ruballo-Kline,Ashley 3-4 1-2 7;
Toussaint, Tashley 3-5 0-0 6; Steward, Tiffara 2-8 0-1 5; Perez, Dankery
2-11 0-0 4; Llopiz, Shaquasha 0-2 0-0 0; DiGaudio, Maggie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
27-65 12-23 72.
ST. JOSEPH'S-LI (1-16/0-9 Skyline)
McMahon, Trish 6-13 5-5 17; Carney, Dana 7-11 2-5 16; Palazzo, Nicole 3-5
0-1 6; Sarrica, Stephanie 1-6 0-1 3; Hallahan, Kait 1-11 1-2 3; Pirotta,
Carissa 1-10 0-0 3; Hennes, Katie 1-3 0-0 2; Caden, Courtney 0-0 0-2 0.
Totals 20-59 8-16 50.
Farmingdale State.............   34   38  -   72
St. Joseph's-LI...............   20   30  -   50
3-point goals-Farmingdale State 6-18 (Daley, Christine 5-10; Steward,
Tiffara 1-5; Clark, Rochelle 0-1; Llopiz, Shaquasha 0-1; DiGaudio, Maggie
0-1), St. Joseph's-LI 2-12 (Pirotta, Carissa 1-5; Sarrica, Stephanie 1-3;
Palazzo, Nicole 0-1; Hallahan, Kait 0-2; McMahon, Trish 0-1). Fouled
out--Farmingdale State-None, St. Joseph's-LI-None. Rebounds-Farmingdale
State 42 (Perez, Dankery 8), St. Joseph's-LI 48 (Carney, Dana 11; McMahon,
Trish 11). Assists-Farmingdale State 16 (Perez, Dankery 4), St. Joseph's-LI
14 (McMahon, Trish 6). Total fouls-Farmingdale State 19, St. Joseph's-LI 18.