FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (May 2, 2025) – USMMA Men's Lacrosse hung tough with the #1-seed Farmingdale State Rams during the first half, but lost ground in the second as the Rams toppled Kings Point, 14-7, for the 2025 Skyline Conference Championship on Friday night at Rams Field. The Rams improved to 16-3, making it back-to-back Skyline crowns, while USMMA finished the season 10-6.
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Junior
Owen Barcus (Annapolis, Md.) paced the Mariners with a hat trick along with an assist, while sophomore
Owen Behr (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) notched two goals and two assists. Senior
Chris Neuman (South Huntington, N.Y.) was key in the ball control game for KP, with a team-leading six ground balls, while going 8-14 on faceoffs. Sophomore
Julian Garcia (Lakeway, Texas) stopped 15 shots for a .517 save percentage.
Farmingdale State opened the scoring 45 seconds into the evening, but Merchant Marine quickly answered with a goal from Barcus a minute later. However, the Rams promptly retook the lead another 60 seconds after the Mariners had tied the game.
USMMA allowed a third goal just past the nine-minute mark, but the Mariner defense stood tall afterward. They allowed just four more shots from Farmingdale over the rest of the quarter but could not find the back of the net themselves.
Behr pulled the Mariners within a goal thanks to his marker two minutes into the second period. But from there, both sides dialed up the defensive intensity. Neither the Mariners nor the Rams could find an opening, with a scoreless stretch of nearly 10 minutes. The Rams finally broke that run with 4:30 left in the half, and they added one more goal with 90 seconds remaining to take a 5-2 edge into the break.
Out of the intermission, William Badeer (Pittsburgh, Pa.) tucked in a third Mariner goal to make it 5-3 in favor of Farmingdale. The Rams quickly pushed the lead back to three goals 45 seconds later, then added another goal around the eight-minute mark. Barcus capitalized on a man-up opportunity with six minutes remaining in the quarter, but FSC closed the third with a three-goal run to head into the fourth up 10-4.
Farmingdale opened the fourth quarter with another 3-0 run, quickly extending their advantage to 13-4. Kings Point did manage three goals late in the frame, but it was ultimately not enough, as the Rams secured a Skyline title with a 14-7 victory.
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