Athletics

The Morrisville State College men's ice hockey team, together with the Morrisville community, raised more than $6,000 Saturday for the Saves For A Cure program, a non-profit charitable organization that assists children, in the Rochester, N.Y. area, with their battle against cancer.

The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its 2010 Fall SUNYAC All-Academic Team and Commissioner's List with Morrisville State College field hockey player, Amber Martin (Hudson Falls, NY) earning All-Academic team honors. To be eligible for SUNYAC All-Academic team recognition the nominated student-athlete must have a fall semester grade point average of 3.3 or higher. Martin played in 15 games for the Mustangs this fall on defense.

The Morrisville State College women's basketball team outlasted host Penn State Berks Sunday afternoon, stunning the Nittany Lions with an 83-78 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory in overtime in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Mustangs by as many as 12 in the second half, but the Nittany Lions battled back and hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds remaining in the contest to force the overtime period.

Freshman forward, Darren Green (Greece, NY) netted a collegiate best 20 points to lead visiting Morrisville State College men's basketball to its third straight victory, a 97-81 defeat of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) foe Penn State Berks, Sunday afternoon in Reading, Pennsylvania. With the win, the Mustangs improve to 9-11 overall and pull even in conference action at 7-7, moving up to sixth position overall in NEAC standings. Penn State Berks drop to7-13 overall, 7-7 in NEAC play and drop to seventh in conference standings.

The Mustangs fell to a 9-10-1 (6-5-1 SUNYAC) overall record after tonight's game against the SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals, ending with three unanswered Plattsburgh goals in the third period.

Visiting Morrisville State College women's basketball battled turnovers Saturday afternoon, recording 25 in the 56-48 loss to host Penn State Abington in Abington. Morrisville State recorded 14 first half turnovers, and trailed by as many as 12 in the second half, as Abington picked up the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory.

Junior guard Wayne Turner (Brooklyn, NY) recorded a collegiate best 30 points to lead the Morrisville State College men's basketball team to a 84-75 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over host Penn State Abington Saturday afternoon in Abington. Morrisville State improves to 8-11 overall with the win, 6-7 in conference action. Turner hit 11-of-17 shots from the floor, and was perfect from the free throw line, hitting 7-of-7, while adding seven rebounds to his tallies in the win for the Mustangs.

Junior Justin Delamothe (Cross River, NY) went 3-0 for the Mustangs at 125 pounds, but it wasn't enough as Morrisville State fell short in three dual matches Saturday at the Messiah College Duals. Kings College recorded the victory on the mats over Morrisville by a 36-8 final. Gettysburg won 31-9 and Messiah posted a 33-11 win over the Mustangs on the day. Against Kings, Delamothe posted a technical fall victory by a score of 18-2, before edging Gettysburg opponent 7-6. Against Messiah, he recorded a major decision (13-3) to lead the Mustangs.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named women's basketball junior, Dyshea Smiley (Harlem, NY) and men's basketball freshman, Kucjok Ater (Syracuse, NY) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 30.

Host Hamilton College women's basketball handed visiting Morrisville State College a 66-44 non-conference loss Wednesday night. Morrisville State drops to 3-15 overall on the season. Keyla Arce (Bronx, NY) and Nijee Scott (Bronx, NY) combined for 33 of the Mustangs 44 total points on the night, adding 13 boards and six assists, with Scott leading the way with 19. Madie Harlem and Claire Hunsinger each posted 16 for the Continentals in the win, as Hamilton shot 41 percent from the floor while holding Morrisville to just 29.