2008 Woodie Awards
Women's Basketball Falls to Farmingdale in Skyline Semifinals
Brian Granata
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Sports
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Freshman guard Kimberly Blakney led all scorers with 23 points as third-seed Farmingdale State College captured a 70-49 victory over second-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology during the semifinals of the Skyline Conference Women's Basketball Championship on Thursday evening at the Canavan Arena in Hoboken, N.J. With the win, the Rams (19-6) advanced to the conference finals to take on top-seeded Mount Saint Mary College on Saturday.
Junior forward Dora Enright (Longmont, Colo.) and freshman forward Brittany Fuller tallied 13 points and seven assists apiece for Stevens, which fell to 21-6 with the loss. Sophomore guard Dani Dudek finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Junior guard Jean Matusiak had 10 rebounds, nine assists and eight points.
Blakney knocked down six of 13 shots in the game for Farmingdale. She was 5-for-10 from behind the arc. Junior guard Christine Daley made four three-pointers in the second half and ended up with 14 points. Junior guard Dankery Perez totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Junior center Mercedes Miller posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Trailing 15-13 with just under 12 minutes to go in the first half, Farmingdale scored 14 unanswered points in the span of 4:20 to take a 27-15 lead. Blakney hit three straight three-pointers in the run as the Rams opened a 12-point cushion with 7:27 left. Despite falling behind by as many as 14 points in the first half, Stevens ended the period on a 12-4 run to close to within 35-29 at the break.
The Ducks continued their comeback as they opened the second stanza on a 9-2 run to take a 38-37 lead following a jumper by Matusiak with 15:28 remaining. Enright had four points in the spurt. Farmingdale answered right back with an 8-0 burst to regain control. Daley capped the run with a three-pointer as the Rams went on top 45-38 with 12:53 to go in the game.
After Stevens pulled to within 45-40, Daley and Blakney hit back-to-back three-pointers to put the Rams up 51-40 with 10:24 remaining. From that point on, Farmingdale continued to pull away as the Rams out-scored the Ducks 35-20 in the second half.
Junior forward Dora Enright (Longmont, Colo.) and freshman forward Brittany Fuller tallied 13 points and seven assists apiece for Stevens, which fell to 21-6 with the loss. Sophomore guard Dani Dudek finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Junior guard Jean Matusiak had 10 rebounds, nine assists and eight points.
Blakney knocked down six of 13 shots in the game for Farmingdale. She was 5-for-10 from behind the arc. Junior guard Christine Daley made four three-pointers in the second half and ended up with 14 points. Junior guard Dankery Perez totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Junior center Mercedes Miller posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Trailing 15-13 with just under 12 minutes to go in the first half, Farmingdale scored 14 unanswered points in the span of 4:20 to take a 27-15 lead. Blakney hit three straight three-pointers in the run as the Rams opened a 12-point cushion with 7:27 left. Despite falling behind by as many as 14 points in the first half, Stevens ended the period on a 12-4 run to close to within 35-29 at the break.
The Ducks continued their comeback as they opened the second stanza on a 9-2 run to take a 38-37 lead following a jumper by Matusiak with 15:28 remaining. Enright had four points in the spurt. Farmingdale answered right back with an 8-0 burst to regain control. Daley capped the run with a three-pointer as the Rams went on top 45-38 with 12:53 to go in the game.
After Stevens pulled to within 45-40, Daley and Blakney hit back-to-back three-pointers to put the Rams up 51-40 with 10:24 remaining. From that point on, Farmingdale continued to pull away as the Rams out-scored the Ducks 35-20 in the second half.
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