Athletics
An unlucky bounce gave the Morrisville State College men’s soccer team a 2-1 loss Saturday afternoon to Houghton College at the Oswego Tournament in Oswego.
The Mustangs drop to 1-1 overall, while Houghton notches their first win of the season for a 1-0-1 record.
Houghton took an early 1-0 lead off an unassisted score early in the opening half, before Chernor Barrie (Bronx, N.Y.) got past a Highlander defender and fired past the goalie for the game tying tally in the 30th minute.
The Morrisville State College field hockey team battled to a 1-1 tie after regulation and was unable to hold on as a costly foul within the circle in the extra period led to the game winning tally by Wells Saturday afternoon in Aurora.
Ilze Stots (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) notched the Mustangs lone score nearly 14 minutes into the contest, collecting a rebound shot off Wells keeper Sydney Line, and firing it into the boards for the 1-0 Morrisville State lead.
The Morrisville State College men’s cross country team opened the 2013 season Saturday with a 7th place finish overall at the SUNYIT Short Course Invitational in Marcy.
Sophomore Anthony Ostuni (Liverpool, N.Y.) led the Mustang efforts with a 36th overall finish, crossing the line for the 6K race in 21:48, as Morrisville State compiled 227 scoring points.
The Morrisville State College men’s soccer team is coming off a historical season from just a year ago, and will take the field for the first time in 2013, Friday afternoon at the SUNY Oswego Tournament against rival Alfred University.
The Morrisville State College women’s soccer team is set to hit the field for the first time in 2013 on Saturday at the SUNY Canton tournament, and with a solid core of returning upperclassmen to the roster, combined with arguably the most talented freshman class the program has had in quite some time, the Mustangs are looking to dish out some surprises this fall.
The 2012 season brought many changes to the Morrisville State College women’s volleyball program: a new staff, new court and several new faces. As they make final preparations for the 2013 season campaign, the Mustangs have their eyes set on one common goal – making the conference tournament for the first time since the 2009 season.
Morrisville State College fall student-athletes took a break during preseason workouts Thursday to assist with new student move in day on the campus, kicking off the 2013-14 athletic department community service efforts for the upcoming year.
Student-athletes from the volleyball, women’s and men’s soccer programs offered assistance unloading moving trucks and helping new students move items into their dorm rooms, as Morrisville State welcomed the class of 2017.
Morrisville State College football began preparation for the 2013 season over a week ago, under direction of new head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, and since last Tuesday, the team has taken on a new attitude and generated a buzz of excitement that has quickly spread across the campus community.
The Morrisville State College athletic department has released the fall 2013 men’s golf schedule today, as the Mustangs prepare to hit the greens for the first time.
Five matches take place in September, and as early as the 6th as Morrisville State travels to take on nearby rival Cazenovia College.
New season, new expectations. Morrisville State College football, under direction of first year head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, will open the 2013 preseason Tuesday, August 13th.
"The start of training camp is always an exciting time. It's a fresh start for us and a chance for the team to come together as a program and achieve great things,” said Fitzpatrick of Tuesday’s awaited start.