Athletics

Sophomore Nicole Sharick (Corfu, NY) scored with 4:11 remaining in the second overtime period to lift visiting Keuka College women's soccer to a 1-0 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over Morrisville State Tuesday night in Morrisville. Keuka held the 40-5 advantage in shots and mustered five more in the second overtime before Sharick was able to sneak one past Morrisville State keeper Cheyanna Waters (Woodhull, NY) on a thru ball from Deanna Nortier (Marion, NY).

The Morrisville State College men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss Tuesday night, as visiting Keuka Storm notched the 1-0 overtime North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory on Drake Field in Morrisville. A foul with just under three minutes to go in the overtime period proved costly for Morrisville State as Christian Sterner redirected a Brian Cunliffe free kick, a header, for the game winning score.

The Mustangs fell to SUNY Oswego 3-0 tonight in Morrisville. Oswego took the set 25-17, 25-15 and 25-20. Morrisville's record falls to 7-21 overall. Nicole Wright (Dryden, NY) led the team with seven kills, one set assist, five defensive digs and two solo blocks. Angelina Ciaschi (Ithaca, NY) added four kills, one solo block and one set assist. Deanna Zbikowski (North Syracuse, NY) recorded 12 set assists. Teammate Devan Hirst (Cobleskill, NY) tallied 11 defensive digs for the Mustangs. Lexi Hansen (Taberg, NY) had one kill and one solo block.

Host SUNY Cobleskill broke the tie with 20 seconds remaining in the first overtime period to net the 2-1 sudden victory over visiting Morrisville State College women's soccer Saturday afternoon in Cobleskill. Morrisville State took the 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute as Erin Rundle (Marathon, NY) crossed the ball to Beth Fisher (Bolton Landing, NY) who put the ball into the undefended net for the score.

Visiting nationally ranked SUNY Cortland cruised to a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) victory Saturday afternoon, posting a 42-6 win over host Morrisville State College on Drake Field in Morrisville. Cortland opened the scoring with a 64-yard rushing touchdown by Justin Autera on the first play of the game to give the Red Dragons the early 7-0 lead.

Austin Townsley (Horseheads, NY) came in second, with a time of 28:28, to lead the Morrisville State College men's cross country team at the Heron Invitational held at William Smith College Saturday morning. Only 24 seconds behind Townsley, Ben Sargrad (Manlius, NY) claimed third place, posting a time of 28:52. Tim Austen (Clifton Park, NY) crossed the finish line with a time of 29:38 for sixth place to round out the top 10 finishers for the men.

The Morrisville State men's soccer team beat SUNY Cobleskill 1-0 today in Cobleskill. The Mustangs' overall record rises to 8-6-1. Andrew Brobbey (Bronx, NY) scored the only goal of the game unassisted 52 minutes into the game. Goalkeeper Shane Sullivan (Sherrill, NY) shut out SUNY Cobleskill, saving three and playing all 90 minutes in net. Mack Curran (Cooperstown, NY) tallied the loss in goal, with 90 minutes of play and five saves in the game.

The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) released its 2010-11 preseason men's ice hockey coaches poll Thursday afternoon, ranking Morrisville State College sixth overall. Oswego earned the top spot, followed by Plattsburgh, Geneseo, Fredonia, Potsdam, Morrisville, Brockport, Cortland and Buffalo State.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has recently named sophomore Sarah Keyser (Honeoye, NY) and senior Andrew Brobbey (Bronx, NY) its Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 17. Keyser, outside hitter for the women's volleyball team, was instrumental to the Mustangs North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) pool play over the weekend as Morrisville State compiled a 2-6 conference record.

The College of New Jersey overpowered Morrisville State College and forced six turnovers, leading to a 30-6 conference victory Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs drop to 1-5 overall, 1-4 in New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play, while the Lions improve to 2-5 overall, 2-3 in conference action.