Riverdale, N.Y. – College of Mount Saint Vincent freshman Ashley Ruiz (Carmel, N.Y.) went 10-11 from the field overall and 6-7 from three point range on her way to a career-high 27 points in the Mount's 102-

Ashley Ruiz scored a career best 27 points against Farmingdale State.

98 win over Farmingdale State. Ruiz was one of three Dolphins to score better than 20 points in the contest, with Karissa Koerner (Bay Shore, N.Y.) scoring 22 and Jen Mocanu (Middletown, N.J.) adding 20.

The Dolphins scored at least 90 points for the fifth time this season and it's the highest point total since the Mount scored 99 against Yeshiva on January 31, 2006. The 98 points allowed is also the most since Farmingdale State scored the same total on January 18, 2006. The turnover mark of 43 in the game is also a program high over the past five seasons. The number of turnovers is the most since committing 42 against Elmira on November 20, 2004.

After Farmingdale State jumped out to a 24-19 lead with 8:34 left in the first half, Mount Saint Vincent put together a 17-0 run keyed by 12 points from Mocanu. She converted a pair of three-point plays and canned a pair of triples in the stretch and pushed the Mount in front 36-24 with just under four minutes left in the period.

Mount Saint Vincent would extend its lead to 14 points on a Ruiz triple with 2:16 left, before taking an 11 point advantage into the locker room at halftime. Mocanu finished the half with 15 points, while Ruiz came in off the bench to score 11 of her 27 in the opening 20:00. The Dolphins held a 31-19 edge on the boards in the first half and the two teams combined for 41 turnovers in the half.

The Mount extended its lead to 15 points in the opening moments of the second half when Ruiz nailed another three with 16:53 left in the contest to put the Dolphins in front 53-38. After that three-pointer, the Dolphins would score just six points over the next four minutes as Farmingdale St. closed to within nine points. The Rams would continue to methodically chip away at the Mount lead and finally knotted the score at 95-95 on a Gabrielle Green jumper in the lane with 48 ticks left in regulation.

Mount Saint Vincent would hold the Rams to just three points down the stretch, while the Mount used a jumper from Koerner and five free-throws to secure the win in the regular season finale.

Farmingdale State's Kimberly Blakney scored 34 of the Rams' 66 points in the second half, going 9-14 from the field and 15-18 from the free-throw line. She finished the game with a triple-double, netting 50 points, grabbing 15 rebounds and recording 10 steals. 

Ruiz and Koerner each netted 16 points in the half for the Mount and the Dolphins made 18 free-throws in the half to secure the win.

The Dolphins knocked down 15 three-pointers in the game and shot 55.6-percent (15-27) from behind the arc. Ruiz and Koerner combined for 11 of the long range jumpers, with Ruiz matching her career mark with six. Lauren Perocdani (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished with 11 points and nine assists, while Courtney Heesemann posted (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) posted 19 points and nine boards. Senior Ashley Farrow (Ocean, N.J.) matched her career-high with 12 rebounds.

The win gives Mount Saint Vincent five wins in its final six regular season games and pushes its record to 15-10 overall and to 14-4 in league play. The Dolphins will host St. Joseph's-LI on Tuesday night in the Skyline Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. Tip-off at Hayes Gymnasium is set for 7:00 p.m.