The Rams held just a 25-24 halftime lead, before Blakney posted 21 points in the second and junior center Mercedes Miller helped with nine in the second for the convincing lead en route to a 13-point victory. Miller finished with a total of 13 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Rochelle Clark added five points, five board, six steals and four assistse.
Merchant Marine's Andrea Carey led with a team-high 15 points, whil teammate Morgan Gartner grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
Farmingdale State will play next at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue, NY on Thursday, January 18th in a conference doubleheader starting at 6:00pm. The men's game will follow at 8:00pm.
Newspaper Box Score Farmingdale State vs Merchant Marine 01/13/07 2:00 pm at Kings Point, NY At Kings Point, NY FARMINGDALE STATE 73, MERCHANT MARINE 60 FARMINGDALE STATE (9-3 (5-1)) Blakney, Kimberly 10-19 9-11 31; Miller, Mercedes 4-8 5-6 13; Ruballo-Kline,Ashley 3-9 3-7 9; Clark, Rochelle 1-7 3-5 5; Steward, Tara 1-2 2-3 4; Steward, Tiffara 0-2 4-8 4; Perez, Dankery 1-5 1-2 3; Daley, Christine 0-7 2-2 2; DiGaudio, Maggie 1-1 0-0 2; Llopiz, Shaquasha 0-1 0-0 0; Toussaint, Tashley 0-0 0-1 0; Jones, Dianah 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 29-45 73. MERCHANT MARINE (6-9 (3-3)) Andrea Carey 4-14 6-7 15; Kristen Hetsko 3-13 2-3 9; Marisa Olson 4-6 1-1 9; Morgan Gartner 4-7 0-1 8; Brooke Picillo 2-10 2-3 6; Stephanie Waller 2-8 2-2 6; Kiersten Healy 1-2 2-4 4; Ashley Carlisle 1-3 0-0 3; Hannah Eko 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-66 15-21 60. Farmingdale State............. 25 48 - 73 Merchant Marine............... 24 36 - 60 3-point goals--Farmingdale State 2-20 (Blakney, Kimberly 2-6; Ruballo-Kline,Ashley 0-1; Clark, Rochelle 0-4; Steward, Tiffara 0-2; Daley, Christine 0-6; Llopiz, Shaquasha 0-1), Merchant Marine 3-13 (Ashley Carlisle 1-2; Kristen Hetsko 1-6; Andrea Carey 1-4; Brooke Picillo 0-1). Fouled out--Farmingdale State-None, Merchant Marine-Stephanie Waller. Rebounds--Farmingdale State 35 (Miller, Mercedes 8), Merchant Marine 38 (Morgan Gartner 11). Assists--Farmingdale State 9 (Perez, Dankery 4; Clark, Rochelle 4), Merchant Marine 15 (Kristen Hetsko 6). Total fouls--Farmingdale State 20, Merchant Marine 24. Technical fouls--Farmingdale State-None, Merchant Marine-TEAM. Technical Foul on Home Coach