News Release

Farmingdale, NY — Farmingdale State (14-4, 10-1) defeated Skyline opponent Kings Point (9-10, 4-4) tonight 74-63, redeeming themselves from the 30-point loss on January 19th that broke their 22-game conference win streak. Rams senior MD Mazique (Bronx, NY/Taft) finished with a game-high 26 points (6-of-7 from three point land) and grabbed seven rebounds, while senior Kenny McMillan (Bronx, NY/All Hallows) tallied a double-double of 23 points and 11 boards.

Freshman Daimien Santana (Brooklyn, NY/Grady) scored 13 points (11 in the second half) and dished out six assists for Farmingdale State. Sophomore Pete Lipka (Shelton, CT/Shelton) knocked down two three’s for six points.

Sophomore Jimmy Sanders (Katy, TX/Cinco Ranch) led the Mariners with 24 points, senior Paul Tricarico (Lynbrook, NY/St. Mary’s) had 18 points and nine rebounds. Zach Wyatte (Camp Hill, PA/Trinity) finished with 10 points, six boards and two blocks.

The Rams host Lehman College in a non-conference game on Saturday, February 4th at 3:00pm.

Newspaper Box Score
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy vs Farmingdale State
02/01/06 7:00pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center)
At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center)
FARMINGDALE STATE 74, U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY 63
U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (9-10, 4-4)
Sanders, Jimmy 10-14 1-1 24; Tricarico, Paul 5-10 8-10 18; Wyatte, Zach 4-11
2-4 10; Grace, Pat 1-3 0-0 3; McDade, Stephen 1-2 0-0 3; Loepker, Alex 1-7
0-0 2; Hanson, Eric 1-3 0-0 2; Kelly, Brian 0-4 1-2 1; Heal, Ray 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 23-54 12-17 63.
FARMINGDALE STATE (14-4, 10-1)
Mazique, MD 9-12 2-4 26; McMillan, Kenny 10-17 3-13 23; Santana, Daimien
5-13 3-4 13; Lipka, Peter 2-4 0-0 6; McAllister, Warren 1-2 1-1 3; Robinson,
Brian 1-1 0-1 2; Warren, Dashawn 0-2 1-2 1; McCabe, Sean 0-2 0-0 0; Menefee,
Terry 0-5 0-0 0; Cammarata, Joey 0-1 0-0 0; Manning, Adam 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
28-59 10-25 74.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy..   27   36  -   63
Farmingdale State.............   28   46  -   74
3-point goals-U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 5-17 (Sanders, Jimmy 3-6; McDade,
Stephen 1-2; Grace, Pat 1-3; Loepker, Alex 0-4; Kelly, Brian 0-2),
Farmingdale State 8-18 (Mazique, MD 6-7; Lipka, Peter 2-3; Santana, Daimien
0-2; Warren, Dashawn 0-2; Menefee, Terry 0-4). Fouled out--U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy-None, Farmingdale State-None. Rebounds-U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy 30 (Tricarico, Paul 9), Farmingdale State 43 (McMillan, Kenny 11).
Assists-U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 13 (Tricarico, Paul 3; Loepker, Alex
3), Farmingdale State 13 (Santana, Daimien 6). Total fouls-U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy 17, Farmingdale State 18. A-175