Box Score Farmingdale, N.Y. – The No. 15 SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team was narrowly defeated today at Farmingdale, 15-14, in a non-conference game.  The Rams improved to 5-0 overall with the win, while the Red Dragons drop to 5-2.

Farmingdale State grabbed a quick 2-0 lead with unassisted goals from junior midfielder Nicole Marzocca (North Babylon, N.Y.) and junior midfielder Alyssa Handel (Medford, N.Y.). Both teams traded goals and the Rams held the lead until the 19-minute mark when senior midfielder Casey Sarle (West Islip/West Islip) (West Islip, N.Y.) tied the game at 4-4.

Junior Kiera McNally (East Northport/Northport) scored a pair of goals and classmate Nicole Boylan (Massapequa/Massapequa) added one, as Oneonta scored three of the next four goals to hold a 7-5 advantage, before Handel scored two straight to tie the game at 7-7. Sophomore attack Kimberly Pepe (Levittown, N.Y.) gave Farmingdale an 8-7 lead but the Red Dragons ended the half with two scores to hold the 9-8 halftime edge.  Sarle scored the go-ahead goal in the final minute of the half.

In the second half, Handel scored her fifth goal of the game just 1:20 in, tying the score at 9-9. Farmingdale held Oneonta to one goal over the next 15 minutes, as they built up a 14-10 lead with 12 minutes to play. The Red Dragons made a comeback scoring three straight in the final three minutes, but freshman goalkeeper Krista Spagnoletta (West Islip, N.Y.) made three crucial saves in the final minutes.

Spagnoletta tied her career-high with 20 saves for Farmingdale State, while Marzocca and Handel led the offense. Marzocca notched four goals, two assists, three caused turnovers and three ground balls. Handel finished with a team-high five goals. Junior midfielder Christy Thoden (Bayport, N.Y.) totaled a season-high 12 draw controls, along with four ground balls and three caused turnovers. Sophomore attack Janisha Sanchez (Brentwood, N.Y.) tallied three goals and an assist.

Boylan, McNally and classmate Nikki Fioretti (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) each scored three goals today in the game.  Senior Chelsea Collins (St. James/Smithtown East) collected six of the team's eight assists.

SCORING:  Oneonta
Goals: Nikki Fioretti (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) (3); Nicole Boylan (Massapequa/Massapequa) (3); Kiera McNally (East Northport/Northport) (3); Catherine Clark (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills) (2); Casey Sarle (West Islip/West Islip) (2); Katie Flannery (Massapequa/Plainedge) (1)
Assists: Chelsea Collins (St. James/Smithtown East) (6); Stefanie Rodriguez (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) (1); Kiera McNally (East Northport/Northport) (1)

SCORING:  Farmingdale
Goals: Handel, Alyssa (5); Marzocca, Nicole (4); Sanchez, Janisha (3); Pepe, Kimberly (1); Thoden, Christy (1); Olen, Lisa (1)
Assists: Marzocca, Nicole (2); Sanchez, Janisha (1); Thoden, Christy (1); Olen, Lisa (1); Kennedy, Jackie (1)