Rams Scoreboard: Men's Basketball Sweeps, Earns Fourth Seed in Playoffs

Women's Basketball

Farmingdale State 69, Sage 50: The Rams (18-7, 14-4) fell behind by double digits early in the first half, but shot 45 percent in the second to pull away for the victory on Senior Day. Keona Jones netted a double double with 12 points and ten rebounds and Dominique Cunningham also added 12. Reigning Skyline Conference Player of the week Kayla Koch had another rough outing, again missing all five of her shots and scoring only two points. The team's lone senior, Juanita Chappel, was honored during the game and finished with two points and three assists. The Rams finished the season with the third seed in the conference and will take on sixth seeded Purchase in a home playoff game. Farmingdale State swept the season series from Purchase, winning by 27 points each time.

NYU-Poly 48, Farmingdale State 47: Mikita Green missed a last second that sent the Rams to a one point defeat and would cost them the second seed in the Conference playoffs and a first round bye. Megan Bosi nailed a jumper in the corner with four seconds remaining to give NYU-Poly the lead before Green's last ditch effort came up short. NYU-Poly used only six players in the contest. The Rams shot 32.8 percent from the floor but left plenty of points off the board from the free throw line, hitting only 6 of their 21 attempts. Koch was held to two points on 0-5 shooting but contributed 8 rebounds. Keona Jones scored eight points and grabbed 14 rebounds. NYU-Poly earned the second seed in the playoffs based on the tiebreakers from winning this contest.

Farmingdale State 66, St. Joseph's 46: The Rams shot just 37 percent from the floor but the defense was able to hold St. Joseph's to 32 percent and forced 36 turnovers in a home victory on Wednesday. Jalicia Connell lead the team with 14 points and Jones scored ten with eight rebounds. Farmingdale State took a 12 point lead into halftime and never looked back, outscoring their opponents by eight in the second.

Next in action: Tues., Feb. 22 vs. Purchase, 8 p.m. (Skyline Conference Playoffs).

Men's Basketball

Farmingdale State 85, Sage 74: The Rams (16-9, 15-5) held Sage to 1-20 shooting from behind the arc to take home a victory in the regular season finale on Saturday. The team's seniors shined on senior day as John Dabney scored 17 points on 5-11 shooting, Jermaine Abraham grabbed 15 rebounds to go with his nine points, and Keith Nandin had 14 points and five assists. All three played in their final regular season game and were honored during a ceremony. Sage shot 25-45 from inside of three point range to keep the game close. Farmingdale State finishes the season with the #4 seed in the conference tournament and will face #5 Old Westbury in the first round. The Rams swept the season series from Old Westbury, with a two point overtime victory on the road and winning by 17 earlier this month.

Farmingdale State 98, St. Joseph's 97: Robert Adon nailed a three pointer with 0.3 seconds left in the game to propel the Rams to victory on Wednesday. Farmingdale State nearly lost a game where they had an 18 point lead with 7:41 remaining in the game. The Golden Eagles went on a 25-6 run to take the lead at 92-91 with a little over two minutes remaining, before Adon's heroics sealed the win. Dyshaun Flournoy lead the team with 19 points while Jermaine Abraham just missed a double double with nine points and 13 rebounds.

Next in action: Tues., Feb. 22 vs. Old Westbury, 6 p.m. (Skyline Conference Playoffs).

Indoor Track

The men's team won the NYU team challenge on Saturday by three points. The meet went down to the final event and John Verderber delivered by winning the pole vault with a jump of 4.35 m. Qasim Ellis (triple jump) and Donnell Jones (long jump) also won their events. On the women's side, the Rams finished the competition in sixth place with 66 points. Corine Magee won the 200 m in a school record 25.60. Magee also took first place in the 60 m. Faustine Chukwuezi shined for the Rams, winning the triple jump and the long jump.