Athletics

The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) recently announced its players of the week for the week ending October 2nd, naming Morrisville State's Anthony Brown (Rochester, NY) and Juan Rios (Grahamsville, NY) as the defensive and special team's players of the week.

Morrisville State College volleyball defeated both Cazenovia College and D'Youville College today in the Cazenovia Dig Pink Tournament. In the first match, the Mustangs took the Cazenovia Wildcats in four. Cazenovia took the first set 25-19, and the Mustangs followed with three straight set wins 25-13, 25-22, and 25-19 to beat the Wildcats. Nicole Wright (Dryden, NY) had 12 kills, 13 defensive digs and three serve aces. Sarah Keyser (Honeoye, NY) tallied six kills, one solo block and two assisted blocks.

Morrisville State College women's soccer drop the game to Wells College this afternoon 1-0. The team's record falls to 1-8 overall, 0-5 in NEAC play. The Mustangs and Express fought through the first period without a goal scored and only 11 shots taken. Rebecca Furman (Parkland, FL) scored unassisted late in the second half to win the game for the Express. Goalkeeper Sarah Boudah (Middlebury, VT) recorded the loss for the Mustangs, tallying seven saves in the 90 minutes of play.

Morrisville State College men's soccer team tied with Wells College after 110 minutes of intense action. The Mustangs' overall record now stands at 5-4-1in the season. Twenty-four minutes into the first half, Andrew Brobbey (Bronx, NY) scored the only goal for the Mustangs, assisted by Brendan Nally (Burnt Hills, NY).

The Morrisville State College football team picked up their first victory of the 2010 season, posting an upset New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win over the visiting SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles 48-41 Saturday night under the lights in Morrisville. This was Morrisville's first ever night football game in the history of the college. The Mustangs improve to 1-3 overall, posting their first NJAC win of the season, while Brockport drops to 1-3 overall, 1-2 in conference action.

Morrisville State College fell to Hamilton College 25-23, 25-19, and 25-20 tonight in Morrisville. The team's record is 3-12 overall. Deanna Zbikowski (North Syracuse, NY) had 17 assists, one dig and one kill to lead the Mustangs as Nicole Wright (Dryden, NY) contributed a team high 12 kills and seven digs. Sarah Keyser (Honeoye, NY) had four kills and two solo blocks. Both Devan Hirst (Cobleskill, NY) and Angelina Ciaschi (Ithaca, NY) had eight digs in the match.

From the moment Caylin Relkoff laced up a pair of hockey skates and raced in wide-eyed amazement around the rink, it was evident the three-year-old was destined for the ice. The same energy beaming in his eyes 20 years later tells the story of a willed boy from Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, who set out to pursue a dream to play hockey—and never let his goal out of sight.

The Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) recently released its pre-season weight class individual rankings, selecting Morrisville State College sophomore wrestler, Wheeler Brunschmid (Sherburne, NY/Sherburne-Earlville) fifth in the 184 pound weight class. Brunschmid finished last season with a 12-13 overall record, recording one technical fall, two major decisions and three pins in his freshman campaign.

The Morrisville State College women's soccer team fought to a 0-0 tie against SUNY Cobleskill this evening in conference play. The Mustangs are now to 1-4-1 overall and 0-3-1 in conference play, while the Fighting Tigers are now 2-4-2 overall and 1-1-2 in the NEAC. Both teams had several opportunities to score, but strong defensive play and goaltending on both ends kept the game scoreless. Jody Pendergast (Phoenix, N.Y.) records the tie for Cobleskill, tallying six saves.