Athletics

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named women's basketball freshman, Nijah Townsend (Bronx, NY) and junior hockey defenseman Tom Longland (Dunnville, ONT) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the period of January 1 to January 9. Townsend averaged 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game for the Mustangs in a 0-2 weekend. Against Berks, she tallied 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and turned around the following day and led Morrisville with 16 points and 14 boards.

Tonight's men's basketball game against Cazenovia College has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled for a later date.

Visiting Cazenovia College women's basketball claimed a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory Wednesday night, topping host Morrisville State College 62-51 in Morrisville. Cazenovia held a 28-22 lead at the break before shooting 51.9 percent from the floor in the second half en route to the win.

Visiting Penn State Abington women's basketball team picked up their first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory Sunday afternoon, topping host Morrisville State College 60-50 in Morrisville. Abington opened the game with an 18-0 run over the first eight minutes before Nijee Scott (Bronx, NY) hit two free throws to put the Mustangs on the board. Plagued by turnovers and poor shooting from the floor in the first half, the Nittany Lions built up a 36-14 lead over Morrisville State at the break.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team picked up a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory Sunday afternoon, rolling over Penn State Abington by a 94-58 final in Morrisville. Morrisville State shot 52.9 percent from the floor and raced out to a 48-30 lead at the break, fueled by 15 first half points from Dwayne Wade (Beacon, NY), adding 46 second half points en route to the win.

The Morrisville State College men's ice hockey team fell 6-3 to host and sixth nationally ranked Manhattanville College Sunday afternoon in non-conference action, dropping the Mustangs to 6-5-1 overall on the season. The Valiants held a 2-0 lead after two periods of play before both teams exploded for seven scores in the final twenty.

The Morrisville State College women's basketball team made a second half comeback attempt but fell 64-45 to North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) opponent Penn State Berks Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. LaQuiesha Jenkins (Syracuse, NY) led the Mustangs comeback attempt in the second half, hitting three straight from behind the arc to pull Morrisville State within 11, but Berks hit key free throws to seal the victory.

Penn State Berks posted two late field goals to edge host Morrisville State College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action Saturday afternoon, posting the 65-62 victory in Morrisville. With Morrisville State leading by as many as four in the second half, Berks clawed their way back into the game, taking the lead with 1:33 to go on a Michael Perone jumper for the one-point advantage. Shawn Green added a lay-up with 16 seconds remaining to seal the victory for the Nittany Lions.

Junior forward Geoff Matzel (Chittenango, NY) scored twice to lead Morrisville State men's ice hockey in a come from behind 4-2 victory over St. Michael's College at the St. Michael's Holiday Classic Sunday afternoon in South Burlington, Vermont. Morrisville State trailed 2-0 after 18 minutes of play before Matzel put a short handed score into the back of the net at 18:48 for the Mustangs first tally of the afternoon.

Fourteenth ranked Castleton State hockey tallied four first period goals en route to a 9-2 victory over Morrisville State College Saturday night at the Saint Michael's Holiday Classic in South Burlington, Vermont. Morrisville State took the one goal lead 3:55 into the first on a power play score by Alex Tillaart (Ashburn, ONT) but Castleton rattled off nine straight for the decisive non-conference win. Jamie Nelson (Stratford, ONT) added the second Mustang tally just under eight minutes into the final period.