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Winner Farmingdale State FSCW 10-16
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Old Westbury OW-WBB 20-6
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Farmingdale State FSCW
10-16
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Final
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Old Westbury OW-WBB
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Farmingdale State FSCW 9 18 18 15 60
Old Westbury OW-WBB 18 18 10 13 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

@OW_Panthers Women’s Basketball concludes season with fourth-straight Skyline Championship appearance

Old Westbury posted its fourth-straight 20-win campaign in 2018-19

NEW YORK --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury women's basketball failed to reach the Skyline Conference Championship semifinals for the first time in four seasons after a decisive 60-59 home loss to the sixth-seeded Farmingdale State Rams (10-16) on Tuesday evening in first-round action from Clark Athletic Center.  

The third-seeded Panthers (20-6) entered with a nine-game winning-streak against Farmingdale State, and conclude the year with their fourth-straight 20-win season.  Old Westbury graduates a senior class of six consisting of seniors Tori Bellings (2015-19), Cassandra Chery (2018-19), Paige Jelinek (2015-19), Monique Joseph (2015-19), Alexis Lopez (2015-19) and Charlotte Renker (2016-19).  

Farmingdale State broke the scoring ice 2:40 in and Bellings answered 28 seconds later with a three-pointer to give Old Westbury a 3-2 lead.  The Panthers later used a 9-1 run during a stretch of 3:26 to go up by nine (16-7) with 39 seconds left in the first quarter. Old Westbury went up by a game-high 17 points by going on an 11-3 spurt to start the second stanza.  Farmingdale State scored 13 of the game's next-18 points during the final 4:27 to trail 36-27 at the break.

The Rams outscored Old Westbury by eight in the third period to pull within one (46-45) heading to the final quarter.  Renker dropped in a layup at the 6:40 mark to push Old Westbury's lead to seven (54-47). Farmingdale State then went on a critical 11-2 scoring spree as Nia Miller's three-pointer with 2:14 showing on the fourth-quarter clock gave the Rams the lead for good, 58-56.  Davida Warren made it a 58-all game 29 seconds later with a pair of free throws. After Destiny Hurt scored the game-winning layup to put Farmingdale State ahead 60-58 with 17 second left, Bellings sank her first free throw before her second one rimmed out with 0.4 seconds left to seal the 60-59 final.

Bellings finished with 15 points and four assists to pace Old Westbury.  Renker followed with 14 points (5-of-7 FG, 4-of-4 FT) and eight rebounds.  Joseph chipped in 10 points, 12 rebounds and nabbed a game-high four steals to register her seventh double-double of the season (22nd career).  Warren added 10 points and 14 rebounds to post her 16th double-double of the season (20th career).

Miller poured in a game-high 26 points (6-of-13 3FG) to lead Farmingdale State to victory.  Hurt scored 12 points while Alexis Hunter pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds.

The Panthers shot 32.8 percent (21-of-64) from the field, 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from three-point territory and 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the free-throw line.  Farmingdale State connected on 29.9 percent (20-of-67) from the floor, 30.3 percent (10-of-33) from beyond the arc and 50 percent (10-of-20) from the charity stripe.  Old Westbury won the boards battle, 55-43, scoring 13 second-chance points off 22 offensive rebounds. The Panthers outplayed Farmingdale State in assists (16-8), blocks (4-0), bench points (4-2), fastbreak points (11-6) and points in the paint (32-20) while scoring 16 points off 13 Ram turnovers.  Farmingdale State held the edge in steals (9-6).


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Players Mentioned

Tori Bellings

#15 Tori Bellings

G
5' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Paige Jelinek

#44 Paige Jelinek

C
5' 11"
Senior
Sr. / Jr.
Monique Joseph

#33 Monique Joseph

F
5' 8"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Alexis Lopez

#23 Alexis Lopez

G
5' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Jr.
Charlotte Renker

#51 Charlotte Renker

C
6' 2"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
Davida Warren

#35 Davida Warren

C
6' 0"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
Cassandra Chery

#14 Cassandra Chery

G
5' 7"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.

Players Mentioned

Tori Bellings

#15 Tori Bellings

5' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
G
Paige Jelinek

#44 Paige Jelinek

5' 11"
Senior
Sr. / Jr.
C
Monique Joseph

#33 Monique Joseph

5' 8"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
F
Alexis Lopez

#23 Alexis Lopez

5' 4"
Senior
Sr. / Jr.
G
Charlotte Renker

#51 Charlotte Renker

6' 2"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
C
Davida Warren

#35 Davida Warren

6' 0"
Junior
Jr. / Jr.
C
Cassandra Chery

#14 Cassandra Chery

5' 7"
Senior
Sr. / Sr.
G