Athletics

The Mustangs dropped two games on Oct. 8 and split 1-1 today in the SUNY Oswego Tournament. The team's record becomes 6-15 overall. Sarah Keyser (Honeoye, NY) made the All-Tournament Team for the Mustangs.

Morrisville State College scored two unanswered goals in the first half leading to a 2-1 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory over visiting SUNY Oneonta Friday afternoon in Morrisville. Abby Muraco (Amherst, NY) put Morrisville State on the board just 1:11 into the contest, tipping in a cross from Lauren Bordonaro (North Tonawanda, NY) for the 1-0 advantage.

Morrisville State College field hockey team fell to Hartwick College 2-0 tonight in Hartwick. Their record drops to 5-7 overall in the season. Megan Lefeber scored both goals for the Eagles, one in each half. The first goal was scored 32 minutes into the half, assisted by Kelsey Kimball. The second goal was scored midway through the second half, assisted by Amanda Barton. Morrisville's goaltender Kelsey Pellegrino (Cicero, NY) recorded the loss in net, tallying nine saves and two goals against.

The Morrisville State College athletic department is pleased to host a “Take a Kid to the Game” program Friday, October 8th as the Mustangs field hockey team takes on conference rival SUNY Oneonta at 4 p.m. in the stadium.

Morrisville State College sophomore Austin Townsley (Horseheads, NY) led the men's cross country team to a fourth place finish at the Cazenovia College Homecoming 8k Invitational Saturday afternoon, crossing in 16th position overall. Townsley completed the race with a time of 29:58.2. Benjamin Sargrad (Manlius, NY) was quick to follow, finishing in 18th place a mere two seconds behind Townsley.

Five different Morrisville State field hockey players tallied goals Saturday afternoon, as the visiting Mustangs defeated host Vassar College 6-3, rebounding from a Friday night 3-1 loss to New Paltz. With the win, Morrisville State improves to 4-6 overall. Jamie Anderson (Harpursville, NY) put Morrisville State on the board just 2:34 into the contest, netting a score on a penalty corner pass from Lauren Bordonaro (North Tonawanda, NY) for the early 1-0 lead. Bordonaro tallied two assists on the afternoon.

The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) recently announced its players of the week for the week ending October 2nd, naming Morrisville State's Anthony Brown (Rochester, NY) and Juan Rios (Grahamsville, NY) as the defensive and special team's players of the week.

Morrisville State College volleyball defeated both Cazenovia College and D'Youville College today in the Cazenovia Dig Pink Tournament. In the first match, the Mustangs took the Cazenovia Wildcats in four. Cazenovia took the first set 25-19, and the Mustangs followed with three straight set wins 25-13, 25-22, and 25-19 to beat the Wildcats. Nicole Wright (Dryden, NY) had 12 kills, 13 defensive digs and three serve aces. Sarah Keyser (Honeoye, NY) tallied six kills, one solo block and two assisted blocks.

Morrisville State College women's soccer drop the game to Wells College this afternoon 1-0. The team's record falls to 1-8 overall, 0-5 in NEAC play. The Mustangs and Express fought through the first period without a goal scored and only 11 shots taken. Rebecca Furman (Parkland, FL) scored unassisted late in the second half to win the game for the Express. Goalkeeper Sarah Boudah (Middlebury, VT) recorded the loss for the Mustangs, tallying seven saves in the 90 minutes of play.

Morrisville State College men's soccer team tied with Wells College after 110 minutes of intense action. The Mustangs' overall record now stands at 5-4-1in the season. Twenty-four minutes into the first half, Andrew Brobbey (Bronx, NY) scored the only goal for the Mustangs, assisted by Brendan Nally (Burnt Hills, NY).