THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 13, 2011) – The Maritime men's lacrosse team will travel to Farmingdale, N.Y., for its final Skyline Conference game against the first place Rams from Farmingdale State College. The game is set to start at 1 p.m. The Privateers have a chance to clinch a home playoff game in the Skyline Tournament with a victory.

Inside The Series

             In their previous five meetings, the Rams hold a slight edge over the Privateers, as they have come out with the win in three of them. The last time these squads met was in the 2010 season, when the contest marked the opening of Skyline competition for Maritime on March 31. On that occasion, Farmingdale State took the win from Reinhart Field, as they defeated the Privateers, 16-14. Then-junior Alexander Korb (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (Islip, N.Y./Islip) recorded seven points on four goals and three assists.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Farmingdale State Record: 6-4 (3-0 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 6-7 (4-1 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

Farmingdale State: 4/13 Home vs. Kean (Win, 10-6); 4/6 Home vs. Montclair State (Win, 9-6); 4/2 Home vs. Mount Saint Mary (Win, 21-1)

Maritime: 4/13 Home vs. Montclair State (Loss, 6-5); 4/9 Home vs. Kean (Win, 7-6); 4/6 Home vs. Richard Stockton (Win, 12-9)

Leading Points:

Farmingdale State: Senior Wes Hubschmitt (5-9, 165, A) 39 pts; Junior Jimmy Owsinski (6-0, 180, M) 26 pts; Junior Ryan Oswald (6-0, 215, A) 25 pts

Maritime: Senior Michael Hanratty (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 180, A) 29 pts; Senior Seth Collins (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (5-9, 175, A) 25 pts; Sophomore Matthew Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (5-11, 165, M) 23 pts

Leading Goals:

Farmingdale State: Oswald 23 G; Owsinski 19 G; Hubschmitt 15 G

Maritime: Hanratty 21 G; M. Messina 15 G; Senior Andrew Marklin (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (5-11, 186, M) 12 G

Leading Assist:

Farmingdale State: Hubschmitt 24 A; Junior Tim Caden (6-0, 180, M) 9 A; Sophomore Bobby Thomas (5-11, 170, M) 9 A

Maritime: Collins 15 A; Junior Jesse deBoer (Ridge, N.Y./McGann Mercy) (Ridge, N.Y./McGann Mercy) (5-11, 170, M) 10 A; Hanratty 8 A; M. Messina 8 A

Leading Groundballs:

Farmingdale State: Senior Frank Limanni (6-1, 185, M) 44 GB; Hubschmitt 30 GB; Caden 28 GB

Maritime: Senior TJ Beaudette (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 175, LSM) 46 GB; Senior Keith Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (6-1, 185, G) 44 GB; Junior Steven Tonn (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (6-1, 190, D) 42 GB

Leading Saves:

Farmingdale State: Junior Patrick Delventhal (5-10, 185, G) 96 saves; Senior Brian Nerney (6-0, 180, G) 28  saves

Maritime: K. Messina 138 saves; Sophomore Nick Barbuto (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-7, 180, G) 12 saves; Freshman Matt Baisley (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel) (6-1, 190, G) 2 saves

Goals Against Average:

Farmingdale State: Nerney 5.20 GAA; Delventhal 12.44 GAA

Maritime: Barbuto 6.14 GAA; Baisley 6.84 GAA; Messina 9.63 GAA