FALL FESTIVAL FLYER
 
NEWBURGH, N.Y. – The first-annual Skyline Conference Fall Festival will take place on the campus of Mount Saint Mary College tomorrow, Nov. 9. The one-day festival includes the finals of both the Men's and Women's Soccer Championships, as well as the semifinals and finals of the Women's Volleyball Championship.

A HEADS UP TO ALL WHO WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE: Army Football plays a home game at 12 p.m. tomorrow. It is suggested that all who will be traveling up north to Newburgh to take NYS Thruway I-87 up to Exit 17 and not Route 9W, as there will be very heavy traffic up until West Point.
 
In addition, the Skyline Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the Mount Saint Mary Department of Athletics will host a Community Play Day from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center.
 
2013 WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Finals - Saturday, November 9
No. 2 Farmingdale State at No. 1 Mount Saint Mary - 12:00 p.m.
Live Stats provided by Farmingdale State College
 
This year's Skyline Conference Women's Soccer Championship features the conference's top-two teams in a rematch of the last three Skyline Conference Championship games. In each of the last three seasons, Farmingdale State has gotten the better of the Mount in the conference finals. The Knights host the championship for the third straight year as a result of three-consecutive 8-0-0 Skyline records. Farmingdale has won each of the last six Skyline Championships.
 
In their previous matchup this season, the Knights shutout the visiting Rams, 2-0, at Kaplan Field. Though they did not allow a goal, this was one of the tougher offensive games for the Knights, as they only managed to put six shots on goal, their second-fewest total of the season. Sophomore forward Shanice Robe (Valley Stream, N.Y.), the 2013 Skyline Women's Soccer Player of the Year, connected on two-of-five shots on goal to give the Knights the victory in their final regular-season contest of the season.
 
Each team proved that it deserved to be in the Skyline finals by shutting out its semifinal opponent. The Knights advanced on a 4-0 victory over The College at Old Westbury on Wednesday, while the Rams moved forward with a 3-0 victory over St. Joseph's College (L.I.).
 
Robe leads the Knights into battle tied for the conference lead with 52 points and a conference-best 2.89 points per game. She also leads the conference with 25 goals. Senior goalkeeper Jacquelyn Mancini (Valley Stream, N.Y.) did not allow a single goal to a Skyline opponent this season, which continued in Wednesday's shutout victory. She currently has an .807 save percentage and a 0.74 goals against average to go along with seven shutouts.
 
Farmingdale sophomore forward Ashlee Thompson (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) leads the Rams with 35 points this season. Her 15 goals and five assists are both team bests. She ranks fifth in the Skyline in points and sixth in goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Breanna Blair (Littleton, Colo.) takes a 9-6-0 record into Saturday's championship, including five shutouts. She has a .741 save percentage and 1.01 goals against average.
 
2013 MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Finals - Saturday, November 9
No. 5 Farmingdale State at No. 3 Mount Saint Mary - 3:30 p.m.
Live Stats provided by Farmingdale State College
 
Both Mount Saint Mary and Farmingdale State come into Saturday's championship off thrilling penalty-kick shootout victories in the semifinal round of the tournament. Farmingdale took down top-seed Sage Colleges with a 6-5 shootout victory after a 0-0 double-overtime result. The Knights took an 8-7 shootout win after nine rounds of penalty kicks to advance after 110 minutes of scoreless soccer.
 
Much like each of their semifinal-round results, the Knights and Rams played to a scoreless stalemate in their previous matchup this season. Farmingdale senior goalkeeper Angelo Viteritti (Huntington, N.Y.) made nine saves to secure the shutout, while Knight senior goalkeeper Matt Darling (Staatsburg, N.Y.) stopped eight shots to keep the Rams off the board. One would expect another defensive matchup to take place in the rematch.
 
Junior forward Matt Garcia (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) heads the Knight attack with a conference-leading 40 points and 16 goals on the season. He tops the rankings in Skyline play as well, leading with 18 points and tying for the conference lead with seven goals. Darling enters Saturday's contest with a league-leading .848 save percentage. He has seven shutouts on the season and holds a 1.03 goals against average.
 
Sophomore midfielders J.T. Famularo (Levittown, N.Y.) and Diego Sarmiento (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) lead the Rams with 14 points on the year. Sarmiento holds the team-high with seven goals, while Famularo leads with six assists. Viteritti enters the game with a 1.10 goals against average. He has an .841 save percentage and has picked up eight shutouts throughout the year.
 
2013 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Semifinals - Saturday, November 9
No. 5 Mount Saint Mary vs. No. 1 Sage - 11:00 a.m.
No. 3 Farmingdale State vs. No. 2 St. Joseph's-L.I. - 1:00 p.m.
Finals - 4:00 p.m.
 
Top-seeded Sage enters Saturday with a perfect 9-0 record in Skyline play that led to a first-round bye. No. 2 St. Joseph's (L.I.) also had a bye after finishing 7-2 against Skyline opponents and having a league-best 18-12 overall record. Farmingdale State swept through Purchase College on Wednesday, 3-0, to advance in the tournament. Defending champion Mount Saint Mary earned its spot in the semifinals with a straight-set victory over the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday.
 
In their effort to repeat as Skyline champs, the Knights will have to upset the Gators in Saturday's opening match. Sage won the regular-season match this year, going home with a 3-1 victory at the Kaplan Center. The Knights took a 25-20 decision in the opening set, but Sage bounced back by winning the final three games.
 
Junior outside hitter Helen Putriment (Troy, N.Y.), this year's Skyline Women's Volleyball Player of the Year, leads the conference with 3.24 kills per set and 314 total kills. Junior defensive specialist Katelyn Drollette (Cadyville, N.Y.) leads the Skyline with 4.52 digs per set, and senior setter Joanie Cooney (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) ranks third with 7.49 assists per set. Sophomore middle hitter Mickey Mango (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) is second in the league with 0.71 blocks per set.
 
Freshman outside hitter Rachel Sabatini (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) leads the Knights this season with 2.42 kills per set. Sophomore middle blocker Kayla Kurka (Islip, N.Y.) currently holds a .297 hitting percentage, which ranks her second in the Skyline. Freshman setter Claire Scully (Bloomfield, N.J.) stands in second in the conference with 7.54 assists per set. She is also a two-time Skyline Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Week winner. Junior middle blocker Natalie Candarelli (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) and sophomore libero Jen Gries (Hicksville, N.Y.) lead the defensive front for the Knights. Candarelli averages 0.45 blocks per set, while Gries has a 3.83 digs per set ratio.
 
St. Joseph's was victorious in straight sets in this year's regular season matchup against Farmingdale State. The Golden Eagles handed the Rams their first Skyline loss in the matchup.
 
The Golden Eagles are led by sophomore middle hitter Heather Ferchland (Selden, N.Y.), who has recorded 2.98 kills per set to this point of the season and a conference-best .334 hitting percentage. Junior setter Julianne Tierney (Bethpage, N.Y.) leads the Skyline with 8.42 assists per set. Freshman libero Taylor Ahmed's (Farmingdale, N.Y.) 3.60 digs per set lead the Golden Eagles, while Ferchland leads in blocks with 0.38 per set.
 
Junior outside hitter Sarah Palladino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) leads the Rams with 2.52 kills per set. Sophomore setter Megan Pisciotta (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) holds the team lead with 6.22 assists per set. Sophomore libero Francesca Calderon (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.) has picked up 3.50 digs per set, while freshman middle blocker Maia Cadle-Hinton leads the conference with 0.77 blocks per set.
 
The winner of each match will face off in the Skyline Championship match at 4 p.m.