Junior guard Rochelle Clark (Bellport, NY/Bellport) finished with 12 points, a game-high seven steals and a game-high five assists for Farmingdale State. Sophomore guard Dankery Perez (New York, NY/Manhattan Center) added 9 points for the Rams.
For Kean University, junior guard Francine Bell (Orange, NJ/West Side) had a game-high 19 points, including a perfect nine from the free throw line. Bell also tallied five boards, one block. Junior forward Chi Clark (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) and sophomore forward Chari’ Cooper (Paulsboro, NJ/Paulsboro) both finished with double-doubles as well. Clark added 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Cooper added 11 points and grabbed a game-high 21 rebounds.
Farmingdale State finishes their season with an overall record of 20-9 and 8-3 in the Skyline Conference. Kean University drops to 17-12 for the season with a 10-8 record in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
Newspaper Box Score Kean University vs Farmingdale State 03/04/06 7:00pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) FARMINGDALE STATE 73, KEAN UNIVERSITY 61 KEAN UNIVERSITY (17-12) Francine Bell 4-14 9-9 19; Chi Clark 5-9 2-9 12; Chari' Cooper 3-15 5-7 11; Kimberly Smith 3-14 3-10 9; Ebony Jackson 2-8 1-2 5; Sarah Kozlowski 1-1 0-0 3; Melissa Beyruti 1-18 0-2 2; Allison Summerset 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-80 20-39 61. FARMINGDALE STATE (20-9) Harry, Melissa 5-12 8-10 18; Miller, Mercedes 7-16 2-3 16; Clark, Rochelle 3-5 5-11 12; Perez, Dankery 2-8 5-7 9; Tong, Kristen 3-12 0-0 7; Judkins, Nicole 2-6 0-0 6; West, I'shawna 2-10 1-2 5; Williams, Angela 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 24-74 21-33 73. Kean University............... 32 29 - 61 Farmingdale State............. 29 44 - 73 3-point goals-Kean University 3-19 (Francine Bell 2-6; Sarah Kozlowski 1-1; Melissa Beyruti 0-12), Farmingdale State 4-18 (Judkins, Nicole 2-6; Tong, Kristen 1-6; Clark, Rochelle 1-3; West, I'shawna 0-1; Williams, Angela 0-2). Fouled out--Kean University-Francine Bell; Ebony Jackson, Farmingdale State-Perez, Dankery. Rebounds-Kean University 77 (Chari' Cooper 21), Farmingdale State 65 (Miller, Mercedes 16). Assists-Kean University 4 (Ebony Jackson 3), Farmingdale State 13 (Clark, Rochelle 5). Total fouls-Kean University 26, Farmingdale State 26. A-75 2006 ECAC Div. III Metro Championship Finals Farmingdale State Wins First Ever ECAC Metro Championship