FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattanville University men's lacrosse team concluded the regular season on Saturday with a 15-5 loss at Farmingdale State. The Valiants will carry a 5-11 overall record and a 4-3 mark against the Skyline into the conference championship tournament, officially finishing as the No. 4 seed.

Michael Swift (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) concluded his regular season with three more goals to bring his total to 31, leading the Valiants into the postseason with 56 total points. Tyler Berch (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) and Dylan Foley (Northport, N.Y./Northport) also found the netting for Manhattanville, while Sean Larkin (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) had a pair of assists. Dom Janavey (Shrub Oak, N.Y./Lakeland) and Nick Padovani (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac) added one helper each.

The Valiants had the upperhand in hostile territory early, scoring twice in the first eight minutes. Swift struck first 4:19 in before Manhattanville took advantage of a Farmingdale penalty as Berch scored a man-up goal from Larkin with 6:52 on the clock. After the slow start, the Rams scored twice before the opening frame drew to a close to tie the game at 2-2.

Foley put the Valiants back in front to begin the second quarter with his fourth goal of the year from Larkin 1:31 into the new period. However, it would be all Rams for the remainder of the half as Farmingdale scored six straight over the final 13 minutes to jump out to an 8-3 lead.

The Rams kept on firing in the third, scoring all five goals of the quarter to put the game out of reach with a 13-3 advantage. Both teams scored twice in the fourth, with Swift accounting for both of Manhattanville's goals off assists from Janavey and Padovani.

Joe Ulzheimer (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) finished with 11 saves, heading into the postseason one stop shy of 500 for his career. The junior goalkeeper holds a 14.06 goals-against average on the year with a .496 save percentage as the Valiants' starting netminder.

In addition to his assist, Padovani won all nine of the Valiants' faceoff victories and finished with five ground balls. The grounder total was matched by Francisco Rosas (Stratford, Conn./Stratford), who forced a pair of Ram turnovers. Tim Beahm (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) and Jarod Wilmoth (Harlem, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes) also had a pair of caused turnovers each.

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With the win, Farmingdale earned the No. 1 seed for the Skyline Conference Championship, setting up a rematch with the Valiants for the tournament's semifinal round on Tuesday at 4 p.m.