Montclair, NJ – Sophomore midfielder DAN BELLEZZA scored twice as top-seeded Montclair State tallied six straight goals during the second half in a 10-5 win over fourth-seeded Farmingdale State in the Skyline Conference semifinals at Sprague Field on Wednesday evening.

Junior BRADY WULSTER had two goals and an assist for the Red Hawks (10-7), who advance to their 10^th consecutive Skyline Championship Game on Saturday, May 6 at home against Stockton University beginning at Noon. The winner receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship

MSU is looking to capture its ninth straight Skyline crown and will square off against the Ospreys in the title game for the third consecutive season. Montclair State captured the regular-season meeting between the teams, 11-5 in Galloway, NJ on March 29.

Defenseman RYAN YOUNG gave Montclair a 1-0 lead 2:50 into the game however the Rams (12-6) registered the next three goals, including one by James Ragland with 9:05 remaining giving Farmingdale State a 3-1 lead in the second.

MSU closed out the second period with the final three goals. MATT HAEMMERLE made it a 3-2 contest near the midpoint of the quarter with ROB SKEELS knotting the game at 3-3 on a blistering shot from the right wing with 4:43. Wulster put the Red Hawks in front 4-3 finishing off a feed from DON FINN with 23 seconds left before halftime.

The Rams' Mike Curry tie the game 1:33 into the second half however Montclair State dominated the next 19 minutes with a six goal run to pull away. Wulster and Bellezza each netted a goal with ALEX HAHN making it a 7-4 lead with 3:37 to play. SHAUN STERNER scored 44 seconds later as Montclair led 8-4 after three periods.

Finn and Bellezza recorded man-up goals in the fourth widening Montclair State's lead to 10-4 with 7:38 left in the game.

Finn, Skeels and Sterner each finished with a goal and assists. Goalkeeper JACK CARDEW, making his second start of the season, had nine saves. Senior faceoff specialist BLASE MANTINEO was 14-of-18 at the "X" with 11 ground balls as he topped the 400-mark for his career. Mantineo, the all-time leader at MSU in that category, now has 404 in his four seasons at Montclair State.

Young scooped up eight ground balls along with a pair of caused turnovers. GRIFFIN WOODFINLEVINE and NICK SNOW forced two turnovers apiece.