Athletics

Top ranked Morrisville State College built up a 16 point lead in the first half and withstood a ferocious Express comeback in the second, to capture their second straight North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men’s Basketball  Championship Tournament Title by a narrow 74-72 margin over Wells College Sunday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs (21-5, 13-2 NEAC) earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament for a second consecutive year and will await tournament seeding as the NCAA selection show takes place Monday at 12:30 p.m. at www.NCAA.com.

Tournament host, Morrisville State College, handed visiting Penn State Harrisburg a 66-40 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament semi-final loss Saturday afternoon in Morrisville to advance to the title game for the second consecutive year. The defending champions will face Wells College (13-13) who defeated South Division regular season champion, Penn State Berks, in the second semi by an 82-61 final.

The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its 2012-13 Ice Hockey All-Conference selections, as voted by the coaches, and has named Morrisville State junior defenseman James Jarvis (Pickering, Ontario) to its second team.  Jarvis completed the season with 15 points in 25 games, having registered five goals and 10 assists, and ranked seventh overall in the conference in defenseman scoring on the year. Two of his tallies were power play scores, as he ranked fourth on the team in points recorded for the Mustangs. 

The Morrisville State College men’s lacrosse team opened the 2013 season campaign Tuesday night, dropping a 16-6 non-conference decision to host Whittier College in Whittier, California. Louie Geswaldo (Lafayette, N.Y.) netted two in his collegiate debut to lead the Mustangs, while teammates AJ Donoghue (Rochester, N.Y.), David Middlemore (Baldwinsville, N.Y.), Casey Jean (Tully, N.Y.) and Tim Freier (Geneva, N.Y.) each tallied one.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named Akiella Parks (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Jordan Parks (Cortland, N.Y.) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 17. Parks posted her first collegiate double-double earlier in the week, netting 12 points and snagging 10 rebounds in the loss to Cobleskill. She added seven points and nine boards as the Mustangs wrapped up the season Saturday at SUNYIT, to average 9.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. 

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2012-13 Men’s Basketball All-Conference teams, naming three from Morrisville State to its first and third teams. 

The Morrisville State College men’s basketball team finished atop the North Division of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) standings for the second straight year, earned the right to host the 2012-13 championship tournament, and will meet conference rival Penn State Harrisburg (12-14, 8-7 NEAC) in the semifinal round scheduled for Saturday, February 23 on the Morrisville State campus. 

The Morrisville State hunt seat equestrian team compiled 35 points to take home show reserve champion honors, along with Hartwick, at the Skidmore College Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) invitational Saturday in Saratoga Springs. Skidmore won the event with 49 team points, while Colgate and Cobleskill rounded out the top five with 32 and 26 points, respectively. Amanda Varall (Bohemia, N.Y.) qualified for the regional championships in the walk trot canter class, following her blue ribbon performance in the advanced class.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) office announced its 2013 Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament pairings Sunday, with Morrisville State College topping the tournament field. Morrisville State completed its 2012-13 schedule on Saturday, recording a 19-5 overall record, and 13-2 mark in conference play, claiming the North Division regular season title for the second straight year.

Morrisville State College women’s basketball fell in the season finale 86-63 to North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) opponent and host SUNYIT Saturday afternoon in Marcy. The Mustangs complete the season with a 1-24 overall record, 1-16 in conference action. SUNY IT improves to 14-8 overall.