SUNY Farmingdale athlete cited

A SUNY Farmingdale basketball player from Baldwin was named player of the week for two consecutive weeks.

Sophomore guard Tyra Harrison of Baldwin earned Skyline Conference Player of the Week honors for a second consecutive week. Harrison scored a game-high 32 points and had eight assists against St. Joe’s-Brooklyn and tallied a game-high 29 points, eight assists and eight steals versus Purchase.

Harrison averaged 30.5 points and eight assists per game and is currently ranked fourth in the Nation for scoring.

The women’s basketball team won both games last week as they defeated Purchase 73-61 and followed with a 75-62 victory over St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn.