Oswego State got 28 points and 14 rebounds from freshman forward
Kayla Ryan (Schaghicoke/Hoosick Valley) and 20 points from senior
Heather Merino (Massena), but the Lakers were held to 22.2 percent shooting from the floor (8-for-36) in the second half, while host Farmingdale State shot 44 percent (11-for-25) from the floor and 85.7 percent (12-for-14) from the line in the half in dropping their second straight loss in a 66-57 decision to the Rams on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Ryan connected on 10 of 14 shots from the floor, made eight of 12 free throws, and registered four steals in 38 minutes played, while Merino connected on on 10 of 12 shots from the line, went 5-for-11 from the field, and contributed seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a blocked shot in 37 minutes. Only five Lakers managed to score points, with the remaining three scoring no more than five points.
Oswego trailed by only a point, 29-28, after the first half, but Farmington (3-3) opened the second half with a 16-4 run to jump out to its largest lead of the game, 45-32, with 14:18 to play. The Lakers would pull to within four points (58-54) on a layup by Ryan with 3:55 remaining, but the Rams ran off six straight points to increase the lead to ten points with 1:10 to play to secure the victory.
Only three Lakers were able to score in the second half, with Ryan and Merino scoring 11 points each, and Wanda Sanchez (Bronx/Louis D. Brandeis) adding three points.
Freshman Shemique Hooks led Farmingdale with a game-high 30 points, hitting six of 12 shots from three-point range, and completed the "double-double" with 12 rebounds.
The Lakers return to competition after the holiday break on Tuesday, Jan. 6, when they face St. Lawrence University in a non-conference matchup at Max Ziel Gymnasium at 6 p.m.
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Ryan connected on 10 of 14 shots from the floor, made eight of 12 free throws, and registered four steals in 38 minutes played, while Merino connected on on 10 of 12 shots from the line, went 5-for-11 from the field, and contributed seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a blocked shot in 37 minutes. Only five Lakers managed to score points, with the remaining three scoring no more than five points.
Oswego trailed by only a point, 29-28, after the first half, but Farmington (3-3) opened the second half with a 16-4 run to jump out to its largest lead of the game, 45-32, with 14:18 to play. The Lakers would pull to within four points (58-54) on a layup by Ryan with 3:55 remaining, but the Rams ran off six straight points to increase the lead to ten points with 1:10 to play to secure the victory.
Only three Lakers were able to score in the second half, with Ryan and Merino scoring 11 points each, and Wanda Sanchez (Bronx/Louis D. Brandeis) adding three points.
Freshman Shemique Hooks led Farmingdale with a game-high 30 points, hitting six of 12 shots from three-point range, and completed the "double-double" with 12 rebounds.
The Lakers return to competition after the holiday break on Tuesday, Jan. 6, when they face St. Lawrence University in a non-conference matchup at Max Ziel Gymnasium at 6 p.m.
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