Athletics

Senior goalkeeper, Brett Leonard (Syracuse, NY) made 23 saves, including eight in the final frame, to lead second seed Keuka College men's lacrosse to an 8-7 victory over top seeded Morrisville State College in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship Tournament final Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 12-4 overall while Keuka concluded their season with a 10-5 record.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced the regular season award winners in men's lacrosse, naming Morrisville State College's Adam Lewis (Painted Post, NY) the 2011 NEAC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year. Lewis, senior attackman for the Mustangs, tallied 40 goals (on 62 shots) and 13 assists for 53 points in 13 games this season, recording three game winners, and netting a collegiate best eight goals and two assists in the regular season win over Medaille. He added 17 ground balls to his tallies throughout the season, while causing three turnovers.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) recently announced its 2011 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference teams, naming six Morrisville State student-athletes to its three teams. Adam Lewis (Painted Post, NY), Andrew Stein (Oswego, NY), Tom Longland (Dunnville, ONT) and Jonathan Fried (Jordan, NY) garnered first team honors, while Michael Hinchey (Lake Katrine, NY) and Thomas Owens (Cazenovia, NY) took home second and third team honors, respectively.

North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) top seed Morrisville State College men's lacrosse dominated visiting fourth seed Medaille College (5-9) by a 21-14 final in tournament semi-final action Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville, advancing to the NEAC Championship Title game Saturday. Morrisville State (12-3) will face second seed Keuka College for the championship tournament title in Morrisville at 3 p.m. Keuka defeated Cobleskill 13-2 Wednesday in Keuka.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2011 women's lacrosse all-conference teams, naming six Morrisville State College student-athletes to its three teams. Junior midfielder, Hillary Hartnett (Fairport, NY), and senior defender, Elizabeth Peck (Antwerp, NY), were named to the first team, while Jamie Anderson (Harpursville, NY), Alison Falkenburgh (Bayport, NY), and Brandi Rafalko (Great Meadows, NJ) earned second team honors. Cassie Edmondson (Oshawa, ONT) was named to the third team.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its softball all-conference teams, naming Morrisville State College outfielder, Kate Jones (Valley Cottage, NY) to its second team. Mustangs head coach, Tom Blackford, was named co-Coach of the Year.

Third seed Morrisville State College softball team split the first round of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action Friday, falling 3-0 to second seed SUNY IT before edging fourth seed Cazenovia 5-4. Morrisville State improves to 15-14 with the wins and advances to play top seed Keuka College Saturday at 12 p.m.

The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse team concluded their regular season with a 9-4 non-conference victory over visiting Vassar College Friday night in Morrisville. The Mustangs improve to 11-3 overall while Vassar drops to 5-9. Morrisville State led 3-1 at the half before posting three goals apiece in the third and fourth quarters to claim the win.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named softball first baseman, Kayla Walker (Oneida, NY) and men's lacrosse attack, Brandon Macera (Chittenango, NY) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 24. Walker went 10-for-23 from the plate on the week, leading Morrisville State to a 6-0 record, while scoring nine times and recording 13 RBI's. She posted a collegiate best performance in the 14-2 victory over Wells, hitting 3-for-4, including a grand slam, while tallying a high nine RBI's.

The Alfred University women's lacrosse team's 2011 season finale, Tuesday evening, April 26, at home against Morrisville State, was postponed due to poor weather. The game was stopped due to heavy rain and lightning. The stoppage came 52 seconds into the contest with Morrisville leading 1-0. No decision has been made on whether or not the contest will be made up.