Posted: Jan 25, 2017

Women's Basketball Falls to Farmingdale In Skyline Conference Tilt

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

(5-13, 4-7 SKY)

Farmingdale State

(9-7, 7-3 SKY)

Final

St. Joseph's (L.I.) (5-13, 4-7 SKY)

Farmingdale State (9-7, 7-3 SKY)

Game Leaders

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Pts: Alicia Indence - 9

Reb: Juliana Cintron-Leonardo - 19

Ast: 5 Players (#01, #02, #22, #23, #25) - 1

Farmingdale State

Pts: Essence Casey - 16

Reb: Essence Casey - 12

Ast: Essence Casey - 4

Team Stats

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Farmingdale State

Field Goals

(10-62)

(27-74)

Field Goal %

16.1%

36.5%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Farmingdale, NY | The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's basketball team was defeated by Farmingdale St., 70-28, in a Skyline Conference matchup on Wednesday afternoon. With the loss, the Golden Eagles slip to 5-12 (4-7 Skyline) while the Rams improve to 8-7 (6-3 Skyline).

In a match that saw zero lead changes, Farmingdale started the game with a 6-0 run before back-to-back baskets by Michelle Lupoli and Juliana Mellor closed SJC's gap to two (6-4) with 5:48 on the clock. The Rams sparked a 10-0 run into the 2:27 mark to take a 12-point lead (16-4), before closing out the frame with a 17-9 advantage.

AJ Smith began the second with a made layup that spearheaded an 11-1 run into the 3:41 mark to give the Rams a 28-10 lead. The two sides then exchanged baskets before Farmingdale headed into break with a 20-point lead.

Farmingdale came out the gates with the hot hand in the third taking another 10-2 run to the midway point of the third for the 28-point lead (43-15). Alicia Indence iced the run with a made three-pointer but the Rams answered back with three consecutive baskets from behind the arc, before exiting the third with a commanding 33-point lead (54-21).

Down 57-28 halfway through the final quarter, Tyra Harrison's three-pointer surged a 10-point run until the final seconds of the game to down the Golden Eagles 70-28.

Indence led the in scoring with nine points in addition to adding four rebounds. Mellor tallied eight points and collected four rebounds.

The Golden Eagles shot just 16.1% from the field compared to the Rams' 36.5%. The Rams also held advantages in rebounds (57-47) and assists (19-5).

The Golden Eagles return home to the Danzi Center Saturday, January 28 when they host Mount St. Mary at 1:00pm. Live stats will be available here.