Athletics

Morrisville State College sophomore, Henry Petry (Waverly, NY) posted a third place finish in the heavyweight class to lead the Mustangs to a sixth place team finish at the RIT Invitational Saturday in Rochester. Cortland State won the invitational with 148.5 points, followed by Wesleyan with 103, Oswego 94.5, Baldwin Wallace 94, John Carroll 84, Morrisville State 52.5, Case Western 44.5, Kings 27, and RIT with 17. Petry posted a 6-1 overall record on the day, including a major decision in the opening round, en route to the third place finish.

The Morrisville State College women's basketball team picked up their first victory of the 2010-2011 season, dominating host College of St. Elizabeth for the 80-65 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win Saturday afternoon in Morristown, New Jersey. Morrisville State raced out to a 44-29 halftime lead, shooting a season best 61.3 percent from the floor in the first, heading into the locker room with three already in double digits.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team trailed by just three at the half before host Hartwick College came out with a 42 point second half to hand the Mustangs the 75-56 non-conference loss Saturday afternoon in Oneonta. Morrisville State shot 41.7 percent from the floor in the contest, but only nailed two of 10 shots from behind the arc as Hartwick tallied eight three's on the afternoon.

Morrisville State College hockey extended their record to 5-3-1 overall behind two scores from junior Geoff Matzel (Chittenango, NY) as the Mustangs downed host SUNY Fredonia 2-1 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Saturday night in Fredonia. The win bumps the Mustangs to a 5-2-1 conference record while Fredonia drops to 3-8-0 overall, 3-5 in SUNYAC play.

Morrisville State College hockey gave up three unanswered Bengal goals in the third period, playing to a 3-3 overtime draw against nationally ranked (15) Buffalo State College, Friday night in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action in Buffalo. Morrisville State stands at 4-3-1 overall, 4-2-1 in SUNYAC play. Buffalo State is 6-2-2 overall, 4-2-2 in the conference.

Visiting Keuka College women's basketball netted a 65-52 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over host Morrisville State College Wednesday night in Morrisville to remain undefeated at 5-0, 4-0 in conference action. Morrisville State drops to 0-4 overall (0-2 NEAC).

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team picked up their first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win of the 2010 season, topping visiting Keuka College 51-40 Wednesday night in Morrisville. Morrisville State improves to 2-3 overall, 1-1 in conference action, while Keuka drops to 0-5. Morrisville State went on an eight point run at the end of the first half to take the 27-19 lead into the break, despite shooting just 27.8 percent from the floor in the first twenty.

The Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) has named Morrisville State College junior, Wheeler Brunschmid (Sherburne, NY) the Wrestler of the Week for the period covering November 15 – 28.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team posted a 1-1 record at the Hilbert College Tip-off Tournament, recording their first win of the season against host Hilbert on Friday, before falling to tournament champion, John Jay College, Saturday afternoon.

The Morrisville State College hunt seat equestrian team posted their fourth reserve champion team honor of the season Saturday at the Skidmore IHSA Invitational, tallying 39 team points and nine class wins. Teal Pedersen (Manorville, NY) remained on top of all competition with her third high point rider honor of the season following a first place finish in both the intermediate over fences and intermediate on the flat classes.