The Roadrunners jumped out to a 40-34 halftime lead behind John Wojcik (Sayreville, NJ) who shot 4-5 including three three-pointers sinking 11 points in the first 20 minutes. Junior transfer Omar Alston (Carteret, NJ) netted eight points hitting 6-8 from the line while Antoine Pryor (Elizabeth, NJ) sunk seven of his own. The Roadrunners hit 12-31 (39%) as a team while Farmingdale went 12-34 (35%). For the Rams, Peter Lipka (Shelton, CT) posted 13 points hitting 5-7 including three three-pointers and Damien Santana (Brooklyn, NY) netted six of his own with a team high five rebounds.
In the final half, Ramapo held the lead throughout but Farmingdale came within one at the 7:52 mark when Brian Robinson (White Plains, NY) sunk two free throws to close the gap, 52-53. Farmingdale tied the game at 54 before the Roadrunners pulled away as Ahmad Mosby (Jersey City, NJ) registered six points in the final minutes. Mosby, tournament MVP, finished the night with 11 points and 12 rebounds while dishing out a team high six assists. Pryor and Wojcik wrapped up the night with 11 each and Alston walked away with 16 points and 13 boards hitting 2-10 and 12-16 from the line.
Lipka and Terry Menefee (Mission, KS) led the Rams with 14 points each and Santana posted nine in the loss with five steals. The Roadrunners finished hitting 21-59 (36%), while Farmingdale went 22-65 (34%).
Newspaper Box Score Farmingdale State vs Ramapo College of NJ 11/19/06 3:00 PM at Mahwah, NJ At Mahwah, NJ RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NJ 70, FARMINGDALE STATE 65 FARMINGDALE STATE (1-1) Lipka, Peter 5-8 1-2 14; Menefee, Terry 5-7 2-2 14; Santana, Damien 2-19 3-6 9; Seible, Bobby 3-5 2-2 8; Canning, Tom 3-3 0-2 6; Riss, Richard 2-13 0-0 5; McCabe, Sean 1-2 2-4 4; Robinson, Brian 0-3 3-4 3; Jackson, Davon 1-2 0-1 2; Denully, Shane 0-3 0-0 0; Gary, Tremain 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-65 13-23 65. RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NJ (2-0) Omar Alston 2-10 12-16 16; Antoine Pryor 4-10 2-4 11; Ahmad Mosby 2-7 7-8 11; John Wojcik 4-9 0-0 11; Brian Dench 4-7 0-2 8; Tim Wesley 2-7 3-4 7; Shawn Frost 2-7 0-2 4; Sahabi Singh 1-2 0-0 2; Jason Marshall 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Findlay 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 24-36 70. Farmingdale State............. 34 31 - 65 Ramapo College of NJ.......... 40 30 - 70 3-point goals--Farmingdale State 8-30 (Lipka, Peter 3-5; Menefee, Terry 2-4; Santana, Damien 2-13; Riss, Richard 1-8), Ramapo College of NJ 4-16 (John Wojcik 3-6; Antoine Pryor 1-4; Tim Wesley 0-1; Ahmad Mosby 0-4; Omar Alston 0-1). Fouled out--Farmingdale State-Riss, Richard; Canning, Tom, Ramapo College of NJ-None. Rebounds--Farmingdale State 40 (Santana, Damien 7), Ramapo College of NJ 52 (Omar Alston 13). Assists--Farmingdale State 7 (Riss, Richard 2; Denully, Shane 2), Ramapo College of NJ 13 (Ahmad Mosby 6). Total fouls--Farmingdale State 30, Ramapo College of NJ 22. Technical fouls--Farmingdale State-Robinson, Brian, Ramapo College of NJ-Shawn Frost; Brian Dench. A-150 Championship Game of the Ramapo College Tip-Off Tournament.