Rams Advance to Skyline Finals with Home Shutout
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Westbury (9-8-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farmingdale State (14-3-3) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 6:03 | Connolly, Nora (Farmingdale State) |
| 1st - 23:46 | Cerverizzo, Katrina (Farmingdale State) |
| 1st - 25:33 | Merrill, Christina (Farmingdale State) |
| 2nd - 46:45 | Cerverizzo, Katrina (Farmingdale State) |
| 2nd - 61:28 | Merrill, Christina (Farmingdale State) |
| 2nd - 63:24 | Smith, Jamie (Farmingdale State) |
| Old Westbury | Farmingdale State |
|---|---|
|
G:
N/A
A: N/A Sh: 2 Players (#7, #23 - 1) Sv: Thomas, Caitlin - 8 |
G:
2 Players (#13, #31 - 2)
A: 2 Players (#26, #31 - 2) Sh: Jamie Smith - 6 Sv: Amanda Maass - 1 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Old Westbury | Farmingdale State |
|---|---|---|
| Shots (on goal) | 2 (1) | 26 (14) |
| Saves | 8 | 1 |
| Fouls | 12 | 6 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 10 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
#2 Farmingdale State – 6, #3 Old Westbury - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. – The Farmingdale State women's soccer team defeated Old Westbury, 6-0, this afternoon to advance to a fifth straight Skyline Championship game. The Rams improved to 14-3-3 overall with the win, while the Panthers dropped to 9-8-1.
Sophomore midfielder Nora Connolly (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) opened the scoring in the 7th minute off a pass from junior forward Christina Merrill (Levittown, N.Y.) for a quick 1-0 lead. Senior defender Katrina Cerverizzo (Center Moriches, N.Y.) headed in a corner kick from junior forward Jamie Smith (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) to push the advantage to 2-0. With 20 minutes left in the half, Merrill sent home a ball from junior forward Corine Magee (Mastic, N.Y.) and Farmingdale State held a 3-0 lead at the break.
In the second, Cerverizzo headed in another corner off a Smith kick extending the lead to 4-0. Merrill and Smith each added a goal as the Rams ran away with the 6-0 shutout victory.
Freshman goalkeeper Caitlin Thomas (Patchogue, N.Y.) made eight saves in defeat for Old Westbury.
Farmingdale State will face the winner of tonight's #4 St. Joseph's/#1 Mount Saint Mary game on Saturday, November 5th, to be played at the highest remaining seed.
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