Rams senior Terry Menefee (Montgomery, AL/Shawnee Mission North, KS) finished with 13 points, 11-of-13 from the free throw line, while junior guard Peter Lipka (Shelton, CT/Shelton) had 13 points (four three pointers) and junior forward Brian Robinson (White Plains, NY/White Plains) contributed 10 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Freshman guard Shane Denully (Bronx, NY/Our Saviour Lutheran) led from the point with five assists, five boards and seven points.
Merchant Marine senior guard Brian Kelly (Belle Harbour, NY/Archbishop Molloy) led with 14 points. Freshman guard Ryan Samuel (Cedar Hill, TX/Cedar Hill) posted 11 points and sophomore guard Pat Grace (Ellicott City, MD/Cardinal Gibbons) had 10 points.
Farmingdale continues play at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue, NY in a conference doubleheader with the women's team. The men's tip-off is slated for 8:00pm.
Newspaper Box Score Merchant Marine vs Farmingdale State 01/13/07 4:00pm at Garden City, NY (Nassau CC) At Garden City, NY (Nassau CC) FARMINGDALE STATE 78, MERCHANT MARINE 66 MERCHANT MARINE (6-6, 2-2 Skyline) Brian Kelly 6-11 2-3 14; Ryan Samuel 3-5 4-4 11; Pat Grace 3-8 2-3 10; Matt Oaks 3-8 1-2 9; Chad Ray 2-6 3-6 8; Stephen McDade 3-5 0-0 7; Max Paul 1-4 2-6 4; Jon Fassnacht 1-5 0-0 2; Scott Rattigan 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-52 15-26 66. FARMINGDALE STATE (9-3, 5-0 Skyline) Santana, Damien 6-13 3-3 18; Menefee, Terry 1-5 11-13 13; Lipka, Peter 4-10 0-0 12; Robinson, Brian 3-5 4-4 10; Seible, Bobby 4-4 0-0 8; Denully, Shane 1-4 4-8 7; Canning, Tom 2-3 2-7 6; Bass, Merlin 1-1 1-2 3; McCabe, Sean 0-1 1-2 1; Cammarata, Joe 0-0 0-0 0; Gener Jr., John 0-0 0-0 0; Gary, Tremain 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-46 26-39 78. Merchant Marine............... 36 30 - 66 Farmingdale State............. 41 37 - 78 3-point goals--Merchant Marine 7-26 (Pat Grace 2-6; Matt Oaks 2-5; Stephen McDade 1-2; Ryan Samuel 1-3; Chad Ray 1-5; Jon Fassnacht 0-2; Brian Kelly 0-3), Farmingdale State 8-22 (Lipka, Peter 4-9; Santana, Damien 3-8; Denully, Shane 1-3; Menefee, Terry 0-2). Fouled out--Merchant Marine-Brian Kelly; Chad Ray; Max Paul, Farmingdale State-Canning, Tom. Rebounds--Merchant Marine 30 (Max Paul 6; Brian Kelly 6), Farmingdale State 37 (Robinson, Brian 9). Assists--Merchant Marine 12 (Matt Oaks 3), Farmingdale State 13 (Denully, Shane 5). Total fouls--Merchant Marine 26, Farmingdale State 23. Technical fouls--Merchant Marine-None, Farmingdale State-Seible, Bobby. A-125