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The Morrisville State College athletic department named women's basketball's Nijee Scott (Bronx, N.Y.) and men's basketball's Mickey Davis (Jamesville, N.Y.) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending January 8.

Visiting Morrisville State College women's basketball dropped a 60-41 decision to North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) opponent SUNY IT Wednesday afternoon in Marcy. The loss drops the Mustangs to 2-9 overall, 1-3 in NEAC play, while SUNY IT improves to 9-2 overall.

Six netted double figures for Morrisville State College men's basketball enroute to a 92-79 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over visiting Penn State Abington Sunday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State improved to 5-6 overall, 2-0 in conference play. Penn State Abington dropped to 4-9 overall, 1-1 in NEAC action.

Sophomore guard Nijee Scott (Bronx, N.Y.) tallied 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead host Morrisville State College women's basketball to a 67-53 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over visiting Penn State Abington Sunday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State improved to 2-8 overall with the victory, 1-1 in conference play, while Abington dropped to 0-9 overall, 0-3 in NEAC action.

Elmira College tallied four unanswered goals in the second period to claim the 4-1 victory over Morrisville State College hockey Saturday evening in the consolation round of the Northfield Savings Bank Tournament held at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. Morrisville State finished fourth in the tournament, and dropped to a 2-11-1 overall record. Elmira improved to 8-5-1.

Visiting College of St. Elizabeth women's basketball compiled a seven point lead at the break and maintained the lead in the second half to claim a 63-54 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over host Morrisville State College Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs fall to 1-8 overall, 0-2 in conference play, while St. Elizabeth improves to 5-3, 2-1 in NEAC action.

Visiting Morrisville State College men's ice hockey tallied two straight scores in the third period, but fell short as top nationally ranked Norwich University collected the 4-2 victory in the opening round at the Northfield Savings Bank Tournament held in Northfield, Vermont Friday night.

Morrisville State College professor Sheila Marshman will give a presentation during the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women being held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York Feb. 27- March 9.

Visiting Morrisville State College had five net double figures as they claimed third place at the Buffalo State College Men's Basketball Cole Tournament Saturday afternoon with a 77-49 rout of Keuka College in Buffalo. Morrisville State improves to 4-6 overall, while the Storm dropped to 1-8.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its Athletes of the Week for the period ending December 18, naming Morrisville State College's Nijah Townsend (Bronx, NY) and Brandon Hanks (Syracuse, NY) its women's and men's basketball players of the week.

Visiting Morrisville State College women's basketball shot a mere 21 percent in the second half as host SUNY Brockport picked up the 73-63 non-conference victory Friday night in Brockport. Morrisville State drops to 1-7 overall, while Brockport picks up just their second win of the season, improving to 2-7.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team fell short Friday night in the opening round of the Buffalo State College Cole Tournament, dropping a close 77-70 decision to Capital University in Buffalo. Morrisville State drops to 3-6 overall, while the Crusaders improved to 5-4.

Jerry Dowling's new desk is better than anything he could buy in a store. Not just because it's sturdy, sleek, and one-of-a-kind, but because it's been crafted with tender loving care—his own. Dowling, of Oneida, helped design then built the desk in wood technology classes at Morrisville State College along with five other students in the college's wood products technology associate degree program.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named sophomore forward, Kucjok Ater (Syracuse, NY) the Mustang Athlete of the Week for the week ending December 11. Ater assisted the men's basketball team to a 1-1 week, tallying 28 points, 18 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in two games.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) announced its players of the week for the week ending December 12, naming Morrisville State College sophomore Mickey Davis (Jamesville, NY) the men's basketball player of the week. Davis led Morrisville State to a 1-1 week, including a 66-55 win over NEAC rival Keuka College on Wednesday in which he nailed four 3-pointers and posted a team high 18 points to go along with six boards, three assists and three steals.

Visiting Hamilton College women's basketball used a 19-4 run in the second half en route to a 62-35 non-conference victory over Morrisville State College Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 1-6 overall, while Hamilton pulls even at 4-4.

Release courtesy of Thomas Szarka A lay up from Marques Charlton (Deer Park, NY) with just 2.5 seconds remaining in the second half gave the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team one of its few leads in the game, but the Golden Knights stopped a desperation 3-pointer as the clock expired to gain a 79-77 victory over Morrisville State Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named western equestrian team riders, Amanda Meyer (Equinunk, PA) and Paul Alexander (Truxton, NY) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending December 4. Meyer topped all competition in the double show on Saturday, earning the blue ribbon in the intermediate II western horsemanship class in each show against riders from both Colgate University and SUNY Cobleskill.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team outscored the Storm 40-31 in the second half, en route to the 66-59 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory over visiting Keuka College Wednesday night in Morrisville. Morrisville State collects their first conference win of the 2011 season to improve to 3-4 overall, 1-0 in NEAC play, while Keuka dropped to 0-6 overall, 0-1 in the conference.

Visiting Keuka College women's basketball hit 8-of-15 from behind the arc and withstood a second half comeback attempt to outlast host Morrisville State College Wednesday night for the 63-50 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory. Morrisville State drops to 1-5 overall, 0-1 in conference play, while the Storm improve to 3-1, 1-0 in the NEAC.

Members of the Morrisville State College women's lacrosse, field hockey and cross country teams joined together in support of the Special Olympics New York this past Sunday, as they participated in the 5th annual Oneida Shores Polar Plunge.

The Morrisville State College western equestrian team qualified eight riders for the Regional Championships held later this season, as they claimed reserve high point team and high point team honors at the double show held Saturday in Morrisville. Catherine Howland (Rutlandtown, VT) qualified in the open reining class, while Elizabeth Scott (Chittenango, NY) will represent Morrisville State in the advanced western horsemanship class.

Chris Ryder posted a game high 23 points to lead visiting Hartwick College men's basketball to a decisive 89-66 victory over Morrisville State College Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. Hartwick remains undefeated at 7-0, while the Mustangs drop to 2-4 overall.

Host SUNY Brockport tallied four fourth period goals to down visiting Morrisville State College ice hockey 7-6 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Saturday night in Brockport. Morrisville State drops to 2-7-1 overall with the loss, while Brockport pulls to 3-6-2.

The Morrisville State College women's basketball team put together a second half comeback attempt, but ran out of time as visiting Hartwick College recorded the 50-42 non-conference victory Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 1-4 overall, while Hartwick improves to 4-2.