Athletics

The Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse team dominated the field this weekend, sweeping back-to-back conference action with a convincing 23-7 win over host Penn State Abington Sunday afternoon in Abington. The Mustangs, who are the defending North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) champions, and have their eyes set on another title this season, improve to 3-5 overall, 2-0 in NEAC play.

Visiting Morrisville State College softball collected their first win of the 2013 season, topping host Wells College 7-3 in the first of Sunday’s doubleheader action, before falling 12-4 in the second. Morrisville State (1-9, 1-3 NEAC) heads into their next double Wednesday at Cazenovia. Three Mustangs went 2-for-4 from the plate in the first of the day’s action, including Tori Schultz (Camden, N.Y.) who posted a double in the opening inning, driving in two runs, as Morrisville State took an early 3-0 lead after one.

Host Morrisville State College softball fell in their 2013 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) home opener by 6-0 and 10-1 finals to nearby SUNYIT Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs drop to 0-8 overall on the season, 0-2 in conference play, while the Wildcats improve to 8-2, 2-0 overall in the NEAC. In the first of the day’s action, Krista Pristera (New Hartford, N.Y.) and Nicolette Kennedy (Yonkers, N.Y.) each went 1-for-2 from the plate and posted one run apiece, to lead SUNYIT from the plate. Kennedy’s hit was a triple in the top of the seventh inning.

Morrisville State College men’s lacrosse posted their second straight North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory, cruising to a 18-5 win over host Wells College Saturday afternoon in Aurora. The win pulls the Mustangs to 3-5 overall, 3-1 in NEAC play. Wells continues to look for their first win and drop to 0-7 overall, 0-3 in the conference. Ten different Mustangs posted scores on the day, including John Sherlock (Tully, N.Y.) and AJ Donoghue (Rochester, N.Y.) who added four apiece to lead the Mustangs in goal scoring.

Visiting Morrisville State College women’s lacrosse used a triple offensive threat to hand host College of St. Elizabeth a 19-6 conference loss Saturday afternoon in Morristown. With the win, Morrisville State improves to 2-5 overall, collecting their first win in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action, while the Screaming Eagles drop to 4-2 overall, 0-1 in NEAC play.

The SUNY Cobleskill men’s lacrosse team dropped their 2013 home opener on Thursday afternoon to North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC)   rival Morrisville State College by a 13-4 margin at Cobleskill’s Soccer/Lax Complex. The loss drops the Fighting Tigers to 2-3 overall on the season including a 0-2 mark in league action while the Mustangs improve to 2-5 overall with a 2-1 mark in NEAC play.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named hunt seat equine rider, Amanda Varall (Bohemia, N.Y.) and men’s lacrosse goalkeeper Chris Fiore (Staten Island, N.Y.) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending March 30. Varall claimed the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone II Region 3 Regional Title in the walk trot canter class on Saturday at Skidmore College, topping a competitive field of 14.

The current weather system moving through Central New York has forced some spring athletics schedules to change. Contests scheduled for Wednesday, April 3 have been rescheduled as follows: - Softball at Cazenovia College has been moved back to Wednesday, April 10 at 3 p.m. - Men's lacrosse at SUNY Cobleskill has been moved back to Thursday, April 4 at 4 p.m.

The Morrisville State College hunt seat equestrian team completed the season as the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone II Region 3 Reserve Regional Champion on Saturday, at the Van Lennep Riding Center at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Visiting Keuka College tallied five unanswered goals in the third period, while holding the Mustangs scoreless, as they collected a 14-9 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over host Morrisville State College men’s lacrosse Saturday afternoon on Drake Field in Morrisville. The Mustangs fall to 1-5 overall on the season, including 1-1 in conference play. The loss was the first for Morrisville State in conference play in the NEAC, ending the streak at 21-1.  The win lifts Keuka to 3-1 overall, 1-0 in NEAC action.