United States Merchant Marine Academy

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (Nov. 1, 2026) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's soccer team mounted a furious second-half comeback, but ultimately fell to Farmingdale State, 5-3, in the First Round of the Skyline Conference Championship on Sunday afternoon at Tomb Field. The Mariners concluded the season with a 6-5-8 overall record, while the Rams improved to 9-9-2.
 
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Farmingdale State opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Javier Newman found the back of the net to give the visitors an early 1-0 advantage. Newman struck again in the 30th minute to double the Rams' lead.
 
Merchant Marine generated several opportunities of its own during the opening half. Junior Colin Robertson (Milford, Mich.) forced Farmingdale goalkeeper Vas Dallas into saves in the fifth and 40th minutes, while senior Patrick Novotny (Fort Worth, Texas) also put a shot on goal in the 32nd. Senior Ethan Howell (Alexandria, Va.) made two saves in the first half as USMMA entered the break trailing 2-0.
 
The Mariners wasted no time beginning their comeback after halftime. Just 12 seconds into the second half, senior Andrew Jung (Fairfax, Va.) scored to cut the deficit to 2-1.
 
The complexion of the game changed again in the 54th minute when the Mariners had a player sent off on a red card. Farmingdale capitalized just eight seconds later, as Carlos Hernandez scored to push the Rams' advantage back to two, 3-1. Farmingdale had a player shown a red card less than a minute later, leaving both sides with 10 players.
 
The Mariners were reduced to nine players in the 67th minute following a second red card, but they continued to generate chances despite playing shorthanded.
 
Merchant Marine continued to push forward and pulled within one in the 76th minute. Jung delivered a corner kick that sophomore Jackson Justice (Winchester, Va.) converted to make it 3-2.
 
Farmingdale restored its two-goal advantage in the 82nd minute when Newman completed his hat trick to make it 4-2.
 
USMMA refused to go away. After freshman Drew Coyne (Harrington, N.J.) forced Dallas into a save in the 87th minute, Justice scored his second goal of the afternoon moments later off another assist from Jung, pulling the Mariners back within 4-3 with 3:23 remaining.
 
Farmingdale finally sealed the result with 30 seconds left, as Newman scored his fourth goal of the game to account for the 5-3 final.
 
The Rams finished with a 17-16 edge in shots and a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal, while Merchant Marine held an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks. Jung finished with one goal and two assists to factor into all three USMMA goals, while Justice scored twice on three shots.
 
Howell played all 90 minutes and made five saves for the Mariners, while Dallas finished with four stops for Farmingdale State.
 
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