News Release

Farmingdale, NY — The Farmingdale State men’s basketball team defeated Stevens (15-12) tonight, 75-54, to advance to the Skyline Conference Finals for the second year in a row. The Rams held a five-point lead at halftime, 27-22, and used a 19-8 run early in the second half to increase the margin by 19. Farmingdale State shot 62-percent from the field in the second and out-rebounded the Ducks 48-29.

Senior forward Kenny McMillan (Bronx, NY/All Hallows) led the Rams with game-highs of 22 points and 13 boards, along with four assists and three steals. Freshman guard Daimien Santana (Brooklyn, NY/Grady) tallied 17 points and four assists. Junior guard Terry Menefee (Mission, KS/Shawnee Mission North) finished with 11 points.

Sophomore guard Waleed Farid (Woodside, NY/Stuyvesant) led Stevens with 17 points, while Isaac Moore (Phoenix, AZ/Moon Valley) totaled 11 points. Tim Williams (Selden, NY/Newfield) was the only other Duck in double figures with 10 points.

The Rams (21-5) now host #2-seed Manhattanville Valiants in the Finals on Saturday night at 7:00pm. Manhattanville defeated #3-seed Mount Saint Mary tonight, 89-85. The winner of this game receives an automatic bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament.

Newspaper Box Score
Stevens vs Farmingdale State
02/23/06 7:00pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center)
At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center)
FARMINGDALE STATE 75, STEVENS 54
STEVENS (15-12)
FARID, Waleed 7-13 1-3 17; MOORE, Isaac 3-7 4-4 11; WILLIAMS, Tim 5-12 0-0
10; PETERS, Stephen 0-1 4-4 4; GRAY, Virgil 0-6 4-8 4; PALANTINO, Damien 1-5
0-0 3; AYODELE, Joseph 0-0 2-4 2; MORRIS, Floyd 1-6 0-0 2; AMELIO, Joseph
0-1 1-2 1; COLLINS, Michael 0-0 0-0 0; KANDER, Ryan 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 17-56
16-25 54.
FARMINGDALE STATE (21-5)
McMillan, Kenny 9-16 4-10 22; Santana, Daimien 6-11 3-4 17; Menefee, Terry
5-8 0-0 11; Warren, Dashawn 3-9 2-2 9; Mazique, MD 3-4 0-0 8; Robinson,
Brian 2-3 0-0 4; Lipka, Peter 1-4 0-0 2; McCabe, Sean 1-1 0-0 2; McAllister,
Warren 0-0 0-0 0; Washington, Daryl 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 9-16 75.
Stevens.......................   22   32  -   54
Farmingdale State.............   27   48  -   75
3-point goals-Stevens 4-19 (FARID, Waleed 2-6; MOORE, Isaac 1-3; PALANTINO,
Damien 1-5; GRAY, Virgil 0-2; AMELIO, Joseph 0-1; PETERS, Stephen 0-1;
WILLIAMS, Tim 0-1), Farmingdale State 6-19 (Mazique, MD 2-3; Santana,
Daimien 2-5; Menefee, Terry 1-3; Warren, Dashawn 1-5; Lipka, Peter 0-3).
Fouled out--Stevens-None, Farmingdale State-None. Rebounds-Stevens 29
(FARID, Waleed 4; GRAY, Virgil 4; KANDER, Ryan 4), Farmingdale State 48
(McMillan, Kenny 13). Assists-Stevens 7 (MORRIS, Floyd 3), Farmingdale State
14 (McMillan, Kenny 4; Santana, Daimien 4). Total fouls-Stevens 10,
Farmingdale State 20. A-285
Rams advance to Skyline Finals on Saturday, February 23rd at 7:00pm.