Athletics

Host Keystone College scored four goals in an eight minute span late in the second half to hand visiting Morrisville State College field hockey the 5-2 non-conference loss Saturday afternoon in Scranton, PA. Morrisville State drops to 0-2 on the season, while Keystone improves to 1-2 overall. The Giants struck first, posting the lone first half score on the board 29:39 into the contest.

After nearly a two hour delay due to road conditions met by the traveling Lancaster Bible College, the Mustangs and Chargers battled to a 1-1 tie. Just over 18 minutes into the game Lancaster Bible's Taylor Dooley (Taneytown, M.D.) put the Chargers on the board receiving a pass from Andrew Risser (Lancaster, P.A.) in front of the cage. The Mustangs were quick to answer, scoring a little over a minute and a half later. Gilroy Alvarez (Guatemala) knocked in a rebound off of a shot from Sanley Pierre Louis(Gaithersburg, M.D.).

The Morrisville State College women's soccer team fell to Lancaster Bible College 5-0 Friday night in Morrisville. The team's overall record falls to 0-2, while their conference record is now 0-1.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named junior cross country runner, Austin Townsley (Horseheads, N.Y.) the Mustangs Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 4. Townsley led the men's team to a second place finish at the Wildcat Invitational held at SUNYIT on Saturday, pacing the Mustangs with a 21:05 time in the 6K race, crossing the line in seventh overall out of 134 individual runners.

Morrisville State College athletic director, Greg Carroll, and head field hockey coach, Rebecca Osier, announced the addition of Melissa Lomanto as assistant coach of the program for the fall 2011 season. Lomanto comes to Morrisville from Adrian College where she served as the head women's ice hockey coach for the past three seasons, leading the team to the league championship in 2011 while being the first women's team in the history of the college to participate in the NCAA tournament.

Morrisville State College athletic director, Greg Carroll, and women's soccer head coach, Chris Perkins, announced the addition of Hillary Simon to the coaching staff this fall. Simon enjoyed a stellar four-year career as a member of the elite Nazareth College women's soccer and basketball programs, earning numerous accolades throughout her career while leading the women's soccer program to the Empire 8 finals for four straight seasons, ECAC Championship in 2007 and NCAA Tournament in 2008.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) office has announced its weekly award winners, naming Morrisville State College's Austin Townsley (Horseheads, NY) the Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 4. Townsley, a junior for the Mustangs, led the team to a 2nd place overall finish at the SUNY IT Wildcat Invitational this past Saturday. He placed sixth overall out of 134 runners, posting a time of 21:05 (5:39 mile pace) in the 6K run.

R.I.T. senior forward Dan Holowaty (Strongsville, OH/St. Ignatius) scored a career high three goals as the RIT men's soccer team defeated Morrisville State 4-0 in non-conference action at RIT Field. The loss puts the Mustangs at 0-2 on the season. Holowaty gave RIT a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute on a header off an assist from Danny Bloshkin (Liverpool, N.Y.). Senior midfielder David Vogt (Rochester, NY/McQuaid) gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead scoring off a set piece in the 47th minute off an assist from Kyle Grimaldi (Gloucester, MA/Gloucester).

Morrisville State College field hockey fell in non-conference action Tuesday afternoon to host Wells College on a late second half score by Brittany Stanton, in Aurora. Morrisville State's Brandi Rafalko (Great Meadow, N.J.) put the lone Mustang score into the net 13:06 into the first half, firing a penalty stroke over the shoulder of Wells keeper, Amanda Catalano. Minutes later the Express responded, evening the contest at one, as Courtney Grosser redirected a penalty corner shot past Laura Blumenfeld (Rockland, N.Y.) for the tally.

Morrisville State women's soccer struggles in season opener against Lyndon St, losing 0-7 as the Hornets scored three goals in the first half, and kept the lead throughout the game, scoring an additional four in the second half. Both Emily Strese (Gilmanton, N.H.) and Michelle Wilcox (Sheldon, V.T.) tallied two goals for the Hornets, while Megan Phelps (Lyndonville, V.T.), Sarah Cornell(Lyndonville, V.T.), and Hilary Bonasera (Chelsea, V.T.) each added one.