Farmingdale, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team scored its 11^th straight win on Thursday evening, rallying for a 53-48 road win at Farmingdale State. Freshman Katie Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) led the Knights with 13 points.
 
After being outscored by seven points in the opening period, the Knights won each of the final three quarters. After taking a 6-3 lead on a Smith triple early in the opening period, the Knights did not move in front again until a Jessica Rini (Seaford, N.Y.)basket gave them a 37-36 lead with 3:00 left in the third period.
 
The Mount fell behind by as many as 14 points in the second frame, but held Farmingdale State to just 19 second half points to pick up the victory. Trailing 48-43 with 7:38 left in regulation, the Knights held the Rams off the board for the remainder of regulation time.
 
A Bridget Kelly (Farmington, Conn.) jumper pushed the Knights in front 49-48 with 3:23 left to play and four Mount Saint Mary free-throws, including three from Lyndsay Pace (Cranford, N.J.), over the final 91 seconds secured the victory.
 
Mount Saint Mary held Farmingdale State to 21.9-percent shooting after halftime, including 4-for-21 shooting from three-point range. The Knights converted at better than 42-percent after the intermission, receiving five points and three assists from Smith.
 
Smith was the only Mount Saint Mary to score in double-figures, finishing 5-for-10 overall and 3-for-5 from three-point range. She added six rebounds and three helpers to the winning effort. Rini rounded out the win with eight points, a game-high 14 rebounds and four assists.
 
The Rams were led by 14 points and four assists from Alexis Antonacci with Kaelyn Ward and Liz Durchhalter adding 13 and 12 points, respectively.
 
Mount Saint Mary finished the game shooting 33.3-percent overall, including a 5-for-13 effort from three-point range. Farmingdale State shot 29.5-percent for the game and held a 27-10 advantage in points off of turnovers.
 
Thursday's win pushes Mount Saint Mary to 17-5 overall and to 14-1 in Skyline Conference play. The Knights finish off the home schedule on Saturday when they welcome USMMA to the Kaplan Center for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off on Senior Day.