Athletics

Four Morrisville State College students have been awarded the American Hotel and Lodging Association Scholarship (AHLEF). The AHLEF scholarships are awarded to sophomore students based on academic performance, hospitality work experience, extracurricular involvement, financial need and personal attributes.

The Morrisville State College men’s soccer team has partnered up with the Italian American Coalition for Kids (IACKids), as part of the programs continued community outreach efforts. Proceeds from gate receipts on Saturday, Oct. 6 against Penn State Berks, along with raffles and the online jersey auction will benefit the program.

The Morrisville State College men’s soccer team defeated the visiting Keystone College Giants in non-conference action Thursday afternoon, 3-2.

Visiting Morrisville State College women’s volleyball battled tough Wednesday night but fell short as conference rival Cazenovia College collected the 3-0 victory with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, and 25-23 in Cazenovia. Morrisville State drops to 1-3 overall, 0-1 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action. Cazenovia improves to 1-8 overall, 1-0 in NEAC play.

Story courtesy of Mitch Tomaszkiewicz COBLESKILL, N.Y.: One of the oldest men’s soccer rivalries in New York State played out on Wednesday afternoon in a driving rainstorm and soggy field conditions as visiting Morrisville State College out sloshed SUNY Cobleskill 5-2 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action. The loss drops the Fighting Tigers to 0-5-1 overall with a 0-2 mark in NEAC play while the Mustangs improve to 4-2-1 overall with a 2-0-1 mark versus conference opponents.

Story courtesy of Mitch Tomaszkiewicz COBLESKILL, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women’s soccer team broke a three-game losing streak on Wednesday afternoon by defeating visiting North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) rival Morrisville State College by a 4-1 margin. The Fighting Tigers improve 2-5 overall with a 2-2 mark in conference action while the Mustangs fall to 0-5-1 overall including a 0-4 mark in NEAC play.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named sophomores Lindsay Easterly (Cazenovia, N.Y.) and Jacob Chase (Cooperstown, N.Y.) it’s Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending September 16.

Senior forward Hope Krolewski (Bear Creek, Pa.) posted three goals and assisted another two to lead visiting Keystone College to a 6-3 victory over host Morrisville State College Wednesday evening in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 1-6 overall, while Keystone picks up their second win of 2012 to improve to 2-4.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) office has announced its weekly award winners, naming Morrisville State College’s Rob Larkin (Clinton, NY) the Men’s Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 16.

Abington, P.A.­ – Sophomore Amanda Hunt (Tunkhannock, P.A.) and senior Austin Townsley (Horseheads, N.Y.) were top finishers for the Morrisville State College women’s and men’s cross country teams at the Penn State Abington Cross Country Invitational, Saturday in Abington.