Athletics

The Morrisville State College women’s basketball team fell by a 49-37 final Saturday afternoon, as visiting Lancaster Bible College claimed the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory in Morrisville. The loss drops the Mustangs to 0-12 overall, 0-5 in NEAC play, while the Chargers improve to 10-2, 6-1 in conference action.

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball team improved to 8-4 overall Saturday afternoon, topping the visiting Lancaster Bible College Chargers by a 72-57 final in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action in Morrisville. The Mustangs improve to 3-1 in conference play, while Lancaster Bible falls to 1-13, 1-5 in NEAC action.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named Queen Holquin (Bronx, N.Y.) and Kucjok Ater (Syracuse, N.Y.) it’s Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 6.

Visiting Elmira College Soaring Eagles posted a five goal third period to hand host Morrisville State College a 8-5 loss Friday night in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 1-13-2 overall, while Elmira pulls to 6-9. Elmira took a 3-1 lead midway through the second period before Mike Dolman (Hawthorne, NJ) posted a power play tally, cutting it to a one goal contest and igniting the Mustang offensive attack.

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball team put together a record breaking 63-point second half effort, exploding offensively to top the visiting SUNY IT Wildcats by a 101-71 final in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State improves to 7-4 overall, 2-1 in NEAC play, while SUNY IT drops to 2-11, and remain winless in conference action at 0-3. The second half scoring burst is the most tallied in a single half for the Mustangs.

Senior Lyndsey Brognano (Rome, N.Y.) posted a team high 28 points to lead the visiting SUNY IT Wildcats women’s basketball team to a 75-41 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over host Morrisville State Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs fall to 0-11 overall, 0-4 in conference play, while SUNYIT improves to 4-5, posting a 2-1 conference record.

Morrisville State College women’s basketball led for a majority of the contest Sunday afternoon, but could not hold on as host Penn State Abington put together a 19-6 second half run to top the visitors by a 51-41 final in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action in Abington. The Mustangs drop to 0-10 overall, 0-3 in conference play, while the Nittany Lions pull even at 5-5, and remain untouched in NEAC action at 3-0.

The Morrisville State College women’s basketball team resumed schedule play with a 69-58 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) loss to host College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs continue to look for their first win, dropping to 0-9 overall, 0-2 in conference play, while the Screaming Eagles improve to 4-5, 2-1 in the NEAC.

Visiting Morrisville State College men’s basketball dominated host Penn State Abington Sunday afternoon, rolling to a 108-79 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over the Nittany Lions in Abington. The Mustangs improve to 6-4 overall, and pull even in conference play at 1-1, while Abington drops to 3-10, 1-1 in NEAC action.

The Morrisville State College men’s ice hockey team has teamed up with Autism Speaks and the Kelberman Center, Inc., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 in their State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest against SUNY Potsdam, in an effort to bring an increased awareness to both organizations while raising funds for the programs that advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.