Athletics

Sophomore Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) and senior Jessica Young (Clifton Park, N.Y.) combined for 14 goals and five assists to lead the Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse team to a 18-12 non-conference victory over visiting Misericordia Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs net their first win of the 2013 season, improving to 1-3, while the Cougars continue to eye their first victory, dropping to 0-5.

The Morrisville State College men’s lacrosse team dropped their home opener by a 11-7 final Tuesday afternoon to visiting University of New England, in near blizzard conditions on Drake Field in Morrisville. The Mustangs are off to a 0-4 start on the season and will return to the field Saturday, hosting non-conference rival SUNY Oswego at 11 a.m. on Drake Field. The Nor’Easters improve to 4-2.

The Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse team opened the 2013 home schedule with a 22-8 loss to visiting Roberts Wesleyan College Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs fall to 0-3 on the start of the season. Roberts improves to 3-3. Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) led the Morrisville State efforts, posting five goals while teammates Cassie Edmondson (Oshawa, Ontario) and Jessica Young (Clifton Park, N.Y.) each added a score and assisted another. Kolleen Brown (Willet, N.Y.) rounded out Mustang scoring with one.

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball season came to an end Saturday night, as they dropped the sectional round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament to host St. Mary’s College (27-3) by a 84-66 final in St. Mary’s City, Maryland.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named Cailin Dunphy (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) and Brandon Hanks (Syracuse, N.Y.) the Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the week ending March 10. Dunphy, freshman for the women’s lacrosse team, posted 11 saves in nearly 38 minutes of play in net in the Mustangs 12-9 loss against Elmira. Also a field player at attack, Dunphy registered an unassisted score late in the contest, while adding seven ground balls and a caused turnover to her tallies.

The Morrisville State College hunt seat equestrian team earned reserve high point team honors Saturday, recording 37 team points, nearly edging Regional leader Skidmore College at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) invitational in Morrisville. Skidmore was high point team with 41 points. Four Mustangs took home top show honors, including Keely O’Hara who claimed a first in the open equitation on the flat.

D3hoops.com announced its 2012-13 All-Region teams Wednesday afternoon, naming Morrisville State College men’s basketball head coach Joseph Smith, the East Region Coach of the Year. Smith guided the team to back-to-back North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship regular season and tournament titles, and two straight appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The 2011-12 NCAA bid was the first ever in the history of Morrisville State College.

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball team is continuing their trek into unknown territory, and without hesitation are looking to push forward as they travel to St. Mary’s College in Maryland, for the sectional round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Morrisville State (23-5) advanced to the round, better known as the “Sweet 16”, following a 66-61 overtime defeat of nationally ranked #13 Rhode Island College Saturday. St. Mary’s (26-3) upended Alvernia 72-66 to advance.

The Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse team dropped a 12-9 non-conference decision to host Elmira College, Saturday afternoon in Elmira. The Mustangs fall to 0-2 to start the season, as Elmira collects their first win. Sybil Stanton (Walton, N.Y.) led the Morrisville State efforts, tallying four goals, while Cassie Edmondson (Oshawa, Ontario) added two. Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) tallied one, and dished out four assists while Jessica Young (Clifton Park, N.Y.) posted a score and an assist.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its weekly player of the week awards, naming Morrisville State College senior attack Sybil Stanton (Walton, N.Y.) the women’s lacrosse student-athlete of the week for the week ending March 10. Stanton scored four goals on eight shots to go along with five draw controls in the Mustang’s lone contest this week, a tightly contested 12-9 non-conference loss to Elmira on Saturday afternoon.