Athletics

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.

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball team heads into the holiday break on a high posting an 82-66 non-conference victory over visiting Hamilton College Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The win lifts the Mustangs to 5-4 overall, while the Continentals are even at 5-5.

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) has released its 2012 Division III All-East Men’s Soccer All-Star teams, naming Morrisville State College’s senior forward Sanley Pierre-Louis (Gaithersburg, Md.) to its second team. The Mustangs completed the 2012 season with a program best 15-5-1 overall record, claimed the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship Tournament title and made a program first appearance in the NCAA Championship Tournament.

Junior forward Mike Dolman (Hawthorne, N.J.) scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Mustangs to a 2-2 draw with Neumann University Friday night in Morrisville. The tie is the second for the Mustangs in 2012, as they are now 1-11-2 overall and 1-7 in conference play. Morrisville also got numbers from Jamie Nelson (Stratford, Ont.), who scored the other Mustang goal, while Ryan Marcuz (Richmond Hill, Ont.) added the other assist.

Neumann University had eight different players tally points, as they defeated Morrisville State 4-1 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. With the loss, the Mustangs drop to 1-12-2 overall and 1-7 in conference play. Jakob Rasmussen (Vellentuna, Swe.) suffered the loss in net for the Mustangs, turning away 31 as Morrisville held the 41-35 edge in shots on goal.

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball team went wire-to-wire for the second straight year with the Saxons, and came away victorious, defeating visiting Alfred University 77-76 in an overtime non-conference thriller Saturday  afternoon on its home court. The win pulls the Mustangs even at 4-4 overall, while Alfred dropped to 2-6.

The Morrisville State College women’s basketball team dropped a 65-44 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) decision Wednesday night to host Keuka College, despite a tremendous defensive effort. Morrisville State drops to 0-7 overall, while Keuka improves to 4-1. Jennel Paul (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the Mustangs with 13 points on the night, adding four assists to her tallies, while teammate Courtney Purcell (Fabius, N.Y.) chipped in nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the Morrisville State efforts.

The Keuka College men’s basketball shocked Morrisville State Wednesday afternoon, claiming a 59-50 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory behind a balanced offensive attack. Morrisville State drops to 3-4 overall, 0-1 in conference play, while the Storm pick up their first win of the season to improve to 1-5, 1-0 in the NEAC. Three posted double figures for the Mustangs, including Brandon Hanks (Syracuse, N.Y.) who registered a team high 11. Jailaan Kinsey (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Kucjok Ater (Syracuse, N.Y.) each added 10 in the efforts.

Members of the Morrisville State College field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams braved the “freezing” elements, and joined together to support the Special Olympics New York, participating in the annual Oneida Shores Polar Plunge on Sunday. Special Olympics is the largest amateur sports organization in the world.  With more than 51,000 athletes, they are the largest chapter in North America and the sixth largest chapter in the world.