New Jersey City University Athletics

 

FARMINGDALE, NY… Sophomore midfielder KATIE FEEHAN (Manasquan, NJ/Wall) scored twice and added one assist as New Jersey City University attempted to battle back from a 4-1 halftime deficit, but fell two goals short, and dropped a non-conference road contest to Farmingdale State University, 5-3, on Thursday afternoon.

              

NJCU falls to 3-12 overall, while Farmingdale climbs over .500 at 6-5-1. The Rams have won the last three meetings, and lead the all-time series, 3-2-1. Farmingdale outshot NJCU, 21-12.

              

Senior midfielder Natalie Budinich (Commack, NY/Commack) scored twice and added an assist for the Rams, matching Feehan with a game-high five points.

              

Sophomore midfielder Kaitlin O’Brien (East Islip, NY/East Islip) put the Rams on top just 2:15 into the contest, when she finished a cross from Budinich for her first goal of the season.

              

Budinich followed with two unassisted goal at 22:31 and 24:18, as she swiped balls from the Gothic Knights, and put the Rams ahead 3-0 after the pair of breakaway tallies, her ninth and 10^th scores of the year.

              

Feehan drew NJCU within two, as she buried a penalty kick at 34:05, for her ninth goal of the season.

              

Sophomore defender Angela Barea (Levittown, NY/Island Trees) extended the FSU lead to 4-1 before halftime, as she netted a free kick from 35 yards out at 38:17, for her third goal of the season.

              

Feehan shaved the deficit to 4-2 at 52:42 of the second half, as she received a thru ball from midfield from freshman defender AMY STEWART (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne), which Feehan rifled into the net from 23 yards out on the left wing.

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The goal for Feehan was her 10^th of the season, and gave her a momentary team-lead in goals, after sophomore forward KELLY DALY (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) had led the club since the season opener on September 3. The assist for Stewart was the first point of her career.

              

FSU added an insurance goal at 66:20, when junior midfielder Nicole Argent (Livingston Manor, NY/Livingston Manor) turned a steal into her second goal of the season, finishing a shot from 15 yards out.

              

Daly attempted to draw the Knights closer ay 69:30, when she lifted a pass from Feehan into the right corner of the net from the left wing, making the deficit 5-3. The goal was her 10^th of the year, again regaining a share of the team lead. The assist for Feehan was her team-leading 25^th point of the campaign. However, NJCU was unable to score again in the final 20:30 of action, as FSU earned the two-goal victory.

 

Sophomore keeper KASANDRA ZIENIUK (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) made five saves in defeat for NJCU. FSU rookie keeper Nicole Parker (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon) collected three saves.

NJCU returns to action on Saturday, October 22 at 2 p.m. when it visits Lincoln University, PA, for a non-conference game against Lincoln University.