Athletics

The Morrisville State College men’s lacrosse team used an 11 goal first half to hand Route 20 rival Cazenovia College a 14-6 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) defeat Wednesday under the lights on Drake Field in Morrisville. The Mustangs conclude the regular season with a 4-8 overall record, and boost their conference mark to 4-3. Cazenovia drops to 4-7 overall, 2-4 in NEAC action.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its weekly award winners Monday, naming Morrisville State College’s Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) the Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Co-Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 21. Wood, sophomore midfielder, led Morrisville State to a 3-0 week behind a 19 goal, seven assist performance, helping keep the Mustangs undefeated in conference play. She added a total 15 ground balls, 13 draw controls and eight caused turnovers to her tallies on the week.

The Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse team posted their sixth straight victory Saturday afternoon, topping visiting Wilson College 23-4 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action on Drake Field in Morrisville. The Mustangs improve to 7-5 overall, and remain undefeated in conference play at 6-0, while Wilson has yet to capture a win, falling to 0-8 overall, 0-6 in NEAC play.

Visiting Medaille College men’s lacrosse used a four goal opening quarter to edge host Morrisville State College 13-11 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs drop to 3-8 overall, 3-3 in conference action; while Medaille improves to 6-5 overall, 4-2 in the NEAC. Louie Geswaldo (Lafayette, N.Y.) led the Morrisville State efforts, netting three goals and assisting another three, while Andrew Donoghue (Rochester, N.Y.) added two tallies of his own, assisting one.

The Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse team collected their fifth straight victory Friday afternoon, posting a convincing 18-2 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) decision over visiting Lancaster Bible College on Drake Field in Morrisville. The Mustangs remain untouched in conference play with a 5-0 record, improving their overall record to 6-5. The Chargers fall to 2-11 overall, 1-5 in NEAC action. Whitney Heise and Nicole Valinteno posted the lone Lancaster Bible tallies on the day, while Cheyenne Benson posted the loss in net, turning away 12.

The Morrisville State College softball team had thrilling finishes in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) doubleheader against local rival Cazenovia College, sweeping the visitors by a 4-1 and 7-6 final in Morrisville. The wins boost the Mustangs overall record to 4-10, pulling them even in conference play at 4-4. Cazenovia has yet to notch the first win of the season, dropping to 0-20 overall, 0-6 in NEAC action.

Host Morrisville State College softball split doubleheader action Sunday afternoon with visiting Wells College, posting a 10-0 victory in the opener before falling 22-15 in an offensive driven second, in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action at the Eaton Street Field in Hamilton. The split lands Morrisville State with a 2-10 overall record, 2-4 conference record. Wells is 4-6 overall, 4-4 in league play.

Host Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse used a strong offensive second half to down nearby rival Cazenovia College, 18-9, in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The win lifts the Mustangs to 4-5 overall, remaining untouched in conference play with a 3-0 record. Cazenovia drops to 5-4, suffering their first NEAC defeat to fall to a 2-1 conference record.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named sophomore Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) and freshman Casey Jean (Tully, N.Y.) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 7.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) office announced its weekly award winners, naming Morrisville State College sophomore attack, Shelby Wood (Duanesburg, N.Y.) the women’s lacrosse offensive co-athlete of the week.