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        THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 4, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team travels to Farmingdale State Tuesday afternoon for a Skyline Conference showdown with the Rams. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
Inside The Series
        In the past five years the two teams have met once a season, with Farmingdale St. holding the slight edge in the series, 3-2. The schools have traded 1-0 wins each of the past two seasons.
 
        In 2010, it was Maritime that came out on top, 1-0, as then-junior Tom Federico (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (Islip, N.Y./Islip) scored the lone goal of the game in the 69th minute off a pass by classmate Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (Arlington, Va./Washington). Then-sophomore Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) recorded his second shutout of the season after stopping all six Rams shots on goal.
 
A Look At Today's Matchup
Records:
Farmingdale State Record: 2-8 (1-2 Skyline)
Maritime Record: 7-3-2 (3-1 Skyline)
 
Last Three Games
Farmingdale State: 9/28 Away at Purchase (Loss, 1-0); 9/24 Away at NYU-Poly (Loss, 3-1); 9/21 Home vs. Manhattanville (Loss, 6-0)
Maritime: 10/1 Home vs. St. Joseph's (Loss, 3-1); 9/28 Away at Mount Saint Mary (Win, 2-0); 9/24 Away at Old Westbury (Win, 2-0)
 
Leading Points:
Farmingdale State: Senior Tyler Balzer (6-4, 199, F) 9 points; Freshman Joseph Dettori (5-10, 165, F) 4 points; Five players tied with 2 points
Maritime: Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (5-9, 180, F) 10 points; Junior Ryan Nugent (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (5-6, 150, F) 9 points; Freshman Raphael Tavares (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (5-10, 160, M/D) 8 points
 
Leading Goals:
Farmingdale State: Balzer 4 goals; Dettori 2 goals; Three players tied with 1 goal
Maritime: Nugent 4 goals; Tavares 4 goals; Tursi 3 goals; Freshman Collin Taylor (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (6-0, 150, M) 3 goals; Freshman Oliver Garcia Ortiz (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) (5-4, 140, M) 3 goals
 
Leading Assists:
Farmingdale State: Sophomore Tyler Rollman (5-7, 145, M) 2 assists; Sophomore Sammut (5-6, 155, D) 2 assists; Four players tied with 1 assist
Maritime: Tursi 4 assists; Senior Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (5-8, 172, M) 3 assists; Senior David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (5-7, 135, M/F) 2 assists; Freshman David Hraska Jr. (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-9, 168, F/M) 2 assists; Senior Tom Federico (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (5-10, 160, D) 2 assists
 
Leading Wins:
Farmingdale State: Freshman Michael Valverde (6-3, 205, GK) 1 win; Sophomore Matthew Ward (6-2, 180, GK) 1 win
Maritime: Sophomore John Dunne (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (5-11, 190, GK) 5 wins; Junior Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 2 wins
 
Goals Against Average:
Farmingdale State: Valverde 2.15 GAA; Ward 3.09
Maritime: Dunne 0.98 GAA; Vanadia 1.28 GAA; Freshman Patrick Kelleher (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (5-10, 160, GK) 3.03 GAA
 
Leading Saves:
Farmingdale State: Ward 50 saves; Valverde 28 saves
Maritime: Dunne 41 saves; Vanadia 17 saves