Sage falls in Skyline Action to Farmingdale, 2-0
Sage's women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision on Tuesday night to the Rams of top seeded Farmingdale State College.
Stillwater, NY---The Sage Colleges women's soccer team hosted Farmingdale State College on Tuesday night is a Skyline Conference match. Farmingdale State College would post the 2-0 win as they elevated their season mark to 11-4-3 overall and 6-0-1 in the Skyline Conference. Sage drops to 7-6-1 overall and 4-4 in the league.
Freshman forward Christina Merrill (Levittown, NY/Island Trees) would put the Rams on the scoreboard as she converted a corner kick for the first goal of the match at the 7:25 mark. The goal was her seventh of the year and her second game-winner on the fall.
Freshman Jamie Smith (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East) added her seventh goal on the fall as she tallied a score at 69:22 to elevate her team to a 2-0 lead.
For the Rams, freshman Stacey Rao (Ronkonkoma, NY/Connetquot) played the first half in the match and made a pair of saves to elevate her record in net to 4-2-1. She shared in the shutout win with rookie Maggie Studsrud (Staten Island, NY/Susan E. Wagner), marking the Rams' 11th shutout this fall.
In goal for the Gators, was Sage's junior goalie Brittany McDonald (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont) as she made 10 saves on the night.
Sage returns to action on Thursday, October 29 hosting Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts at the at the University at Albany in a 3:30 p.m. match, while Farmingdale State College is in action on Thursday at Skyline Conference foe, Mt. St. Mary for a 7 p.m. match on October 29.
Farmingdale State vs Sage College (10/27/09 at Stillwater, NY)
Farmingdale State (11-4-3, 6-0-1 Skyline) vs. Sage College (7-6-1, 4-4 Skyline)
Date: 10/27/09 Attendance: 80 Weather: Clear, 48 degrees
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Farmingdale State... 1 1 - 2
Sage College........ 0 0 - 0
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 7:25 FSCW Merrill, Christina (7) Corner kick
2. 69:22 FSCW Smith, Jamie (7) (unassisted)
Shots: Farmingdale State 20, Sage College 11
Saves: Farmingdale State 3 (Studsrud, Maggie 1; Rao, Stacey 2), Sage College 10 (McDonald, Brittany 10)
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