The first half featured 11 lead changes with the Rams leading by three at the half, 31-28. Farmingdale continued to build the lead in the second and led by as much as 11 points. With 7:08 remaining and a 10-point Rams lead, Yeshiva went on an 11-2 run as senior guard Ian Ribald (Dallas, TX/Yavneh Academy) registered nine points over the final four minutes to get within one with seconds left on the clock. Junior guard Peter Lipka (Shelton, CT/Shelton) hit a free throw in the final seconds to push the lead back to 57-55 and the Rams held on for the win.
Santana had a career night as he set a new career high for points and three-pointers in a game. Lipka finished with seven points and junior forward Brian Robinson (White Plains, NY/White Plains) grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
Yeshiva's Ribald had 22 points and seven boards for Yeshiva, while senior center Harel Vatavu (Ramat Gan, Israel/Blich) had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Farmingdale State returns to action against Mount Saint Vincent on Saturday, December 9th for a conference game in Riverdale, NY at 1:00pm.
Newspaper Box Score Farmingdale State vs Yeshiva University 12/06/06 8:00pm at Max Stern Athletic Center At Max Stern Athletic Center FARMINGDALE STATE 57, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 55 FARMINGDALE STATE (3-1, 2-0 Skyline) Santana, Damien 9-14 0-0 25; Lipka, Peter 2-6 1-2 7; Denully, Shane 2-3 0-0 5; Canning, Tom 2-3 1-3 5; Riss, Richard 2-7 0-2 4; McCabe, Sean 2-5 0-0 4; Jackson, Davon 1-5 1-2 3; Robinson, Brian 1-4 0-0 2; Menefee, Terry 1-8 0-0 2; Seible, Bobby 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 3-9 57. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (2-4, 1-2 Skyline) Ian Ribald 8-15 1-1 22; Harel Vatavu 4-13 6-9 14; David Schaulewicz 3-5 1-2 8; Michael Pollack 1-1 1-2 4; Richard Lewis 1-1 0-0 3; Alex Claster 1-4 0-0 2; Shuki Merlis 1-5 0-0 2; Moshe Ephron 0-1 0-0 0; Gavi Wolk 0-0 0-0 0; Matan Cohen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 9-14 55. Farmingdale State............. 31 26 - 57 Yeshiva University............ 28 27 - 55 3-point goals-Farmingdale State 10-23 (Santana, Damien 7-9; Lipka, Peter 2-5; Denully, Shane 1-2; Jackson, Davon 0-1; Menefee, Terry 0-3; Seible, Bobby 0-1; Riss, Richard 0-2), Yeshiva University 8-17 (Ian Ribald 5-7; Michael Pollack 1-1; David Schaulewicz 1-1; Richard Lewis 1-1; Matan Cohen 0-1; Alex Claster 0-2; Harel Vatavu 0-4). Fouled out--Farmingdale State-None, Yeshiva University-None. Rebounds-Farmingdale State 34 (Robinson, Brian 9), Yeshiva University 36 (Harel Vatavu 7; Ian Ribald 7). Assists-Farmingdale State 11 (Menefee, Terry 4), Yeshiva University 16 (Harel Vatavu 6). Total fouls-Farmingdale State 15, Yeshiva University 11. A-250