Farmingdale held a 43-32 lead at halftime before the Blue Knights quickly erased the lead with a 13-5 run in the first four minutes of the second. The Rams held the lead until an Annie Cossolini (Fanwood, N.J./St. Dominic Academy) three-pointer with 6:05 remaining gave Mount Saint Mary the one-point edge. Mercedes Miller (New York, N.Y./Manhattan Center) responded with a lay up for Farmingdale State to take back the lead 59-58 and they built the lead back up to four points.
The Blue Knights took the lead again after another Cossolini three brought her team to within one with 55 seconds left. On the next possession Mount Saint Mary’s Chantel Anthony (Middletown, N.Y/Middletown) stole the ball and was fouled, heading to the line for two and making both for a one-point cushion. After two Blue Knight fouls and three timeouts with 3.5 seconds left, Farmingdale’s Kimberly Blakney (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) inbounded the ball to Sistrunk for the lay in and the win.
The Rams opponent for next weeks’ Skyline Conference Playoffs will be set on Saturday night. Farmingdale will be the #3 seed and the quarterfinal round is scheduled for Tuesday, February 20th at home.
Newspaper Box Score Mount Saint Mary vs Farmingdale State 02/15/07 7:00 pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) FARMINGDALE STATE 67, MOUNT SAINT MARY 66 MOUNT SAINT MARY (20-4, 13-2 Sky) Lawson, Vanessa 7-16 0-0 16; Brown, LaSheena 7-12 2-2 16; Markert, Jackie 5-8 1-1 11; Anthony, Chantel 3-7 3-4 9; Sangster, Shannon 3-5 0-0 6; Cossolini, Annie 2-9 0-0 6; Zrowka, Christina 1-1 0-0 2; McCourt, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0; Tice, Jessica 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 6-7 66. FARMINGDALE STATE (17-6, 12-4 Sky) Sistrunk, Jasmine 8-14 2-3 18; Blakney, Kimberly 6-11 2-2 14; Daley, Christine 4-14 1-1 13; Miller, Mercedes 2-8 4-4 8; Perez, Dankery 4-7 0-0 8; Steward, Tara 1-2 0-0 2; Steward, Tiffara 0-0 2-3 2; Clark, Rochelle 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 26-60 11-13 67. Mount Saint Mary.............. 32 34 - 66 Farmingdale State............. 43 24 - 67 3-point goals--Mount Saint Mary 4-16 (Lawson, Vanessa 2-4; Cossolini, Annie 2-9; Anthony, Chantel 0-3), Farmingdale State 4-15 (Daley, Christine 4-12; Blakney, Kimberly 0-1; Steward, Tara 0-1; Clark, Rochelle 0-1). Fouled out--Mount Saint Mary-None, Farmingdale State-None. Rebounds--Mount Saint Mary 41 (Markert, Jackie 9), Farmingdale State 27 (Sistrunk, Jasmine 11). Assists--Mount Saint Mary 16 (Anthony, Chantel 6; Lawson, Vanessa 6), Farmingdale State 12 (Perez, Dankery 5). Total fouls--Mount Saint Mary 14, Farmingdale State 13. Technical fouls--Mount Saint Mary-None, Farmingdale State-None. A-46 Rams defeat Blue Knights for 1st time in program history.