Athletics

Morrisville State College will be making their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, and as announced in the selection show held at noon today, will face Middlebury College in the first round of the Regional Bracket. Morrisville State (19-8) earned the automatic qualifier to the NCAA's after defeating Penn State Harrisburg on Sunday for the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship Title.

Additional information became available this afternoon for the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Regional game between Morrisville State College and Middlebury College. Tickets for the contest are $6 per adult, $3 for students, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning at http://boxoffice.middlebury.edu/index.php or by calling the box office at 802-443-6433. Tickets not purchased by Morrisville State fans will be made available to the general public by noon Thursday.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team battled back from a seven point deficit late in the second half to overcome Penn State Harrisburg by a 76-72 final and claim the 2012 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship Tournament Title, earning the institution's first ever bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. This is the first NEAC Championship Title for the Mustangs, who improve to 19-8 on the season, and will await further tournament information as the NCAA selection show for Division III takes place tomorrow at noon.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team advanced to the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship final Sunday, defeating Penn State Berks by a 86-79 final in the second semifinal of the tournament held in Morrisville. Morrisville State improves to 18-8 overall while Berks concludes their season with a 10-14 record. The Mustangs advance to the title game and will face Penn State Harrisburg, who defeated Wells College earlier in the day 72-64. Tip will be at 2 p.m. in Morrisville.

The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse team opened the 2012 season Saturday afternoon with a 10-8 non-conference victory over host SUNY Brockport at Nazareth College in Rochester. Freshman Jeremy Beresovoy (Jamesville, N.Y.) led Morrisville State with four goals, as Andrew Stein (Oswego, N.Y.) added three and assisted another in the win. Dean Priest (Hinesburg, Vt.) recorded a team high four assists in the win. Tom Longland (Dunnville, Ont.) had a team best five ground balls.

The Morrisville State College softball team opened the season against Lyndon State College on Feb. 20 at the Adirondack Sports Complex in Glens Falls. The Mustangs went 1-1 on the day, winning the first 4-1 and losing the second 9-1 in six innings. In the first game of the day Kayla Walker (Oneida, NY) scored the first run for the Mustangs in the top of the fourth inning, while Meghan Gadapee tied up the game in the bottom of the fourth, reaching base on a single before being batted in three at bats later.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named Nijee Scott (Bronx, N.Y.) and Andrew Lucio (Solvay, N.Y.) it's Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 19.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team finished atop the North Division of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) standings, earning the right to host the 2012 championship tournament, and will face Penn State Berks in the semifinal round scheduled for Saturday, February 25 on the Morrisville State campus. The Mustangs closed out the regular season with an NCAA best 17-8 overall record, 14-1 in conference play, and is vying for their first conference title and bid to the NCAA tournament.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) recently announced its 2011-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team selections, naming Morrisville State College sophomore Nijah Townsend (Bronx, N.Y. / Harry S. Truman) to its second team. Townsend led Morrisville State in scoring, averaging 16.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, as the Mustangs posted an NCAA best 10-15 record, 8-9 in conference action.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) office announced its 2011-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams, naming three Morrisville State student-athletes to its first, second and third teams. Morrisville State posted an NCAA best 17-8 record, and finished atop the conference with a 14-1 record, earning the overall top seed in the conference championship tournament this season, and the right to host the event.