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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.

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.

The State University of New York Board of Trustees today appointed Richard J. Carreno, of Manlius, N.Y., interim president at Morrisville State College. He is serving currently on a part-time basis as assistant to the president. His appointment is effective Jan. 13, 2011.

Michael Oot, of Munnsville, has been appointed by former Gov. David Paterson to serve on the College Council at Morrisville State College. Oot, an attorney and partner in the firm of Oot & Stratton, with offices in E.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Morrisville State College students will be among thousands of participants from all over the world taking part in the 2011 International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Global Game Jam (GGJ) Jan. 28-30.

Morrisville State College's Norwich campus will host a public speaking program by alumnus and well-known powerful speaker, Fred Ashforth, on Jan. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon in Roger Follett Hall.

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.

David Rogers has been named vice president for academic affairs at Morrisville State College. Rogers, of Nelson, N.Y., has served as dean of the college's School of Business since June 1999. During that time, he has been instrumental in providing leadership for curriculum and program development and has provided strong guidance for the department.

Lucy and Michael Kessler's maroon Chrysler PT Cruiser is much more to them than a set of wheels. It represents the effort and work of many hearts and hands. The Kessler's are one of 75 working families who have received a vehicle through the Keys to Work program, a partnership with Morrisville State College, Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Madison County, and Alliance Bank.

The Mustangs women's basketball team fell to the SUNYIT Wildcats 69-42 today in Morrisville. Tied at 26 at the break, SUNYIT started the second half with a 15-2 run in the first six minutes of play, outscoring the Mustangs 43-16 in the final twenty.

Morrisville State men's basketball team pulled off a 66-60 upset over SUNYIT today in Morrisville in North Eastern Athletic Conference action. Trailing by two at the half, Morrisville State outshot the Wildcats a season best 52 percent compared to SUNYIT's 30.6 percent from the floor in the second half, posting 35 points en route to the victory.

D3hoops.com announced yesterday its Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, naming Morrisville State College freshman forward/center, Nijah Townsend (Bronx, NY) to its women's team. The Team of the Week is a weekly honor roll in its 14th season that recognizes the top performance at each of the five playing positions in basketball from the previous week.

The Morrisville State College western equestrian team posted 18 top place finishes Saturday as they swept competition with two show wins on December 4 at the Morrisville arena. In the morning show, Morrisville State posted 10 blue ribbons in five classes to claim high point team honors with 35 points. Cobleskill was reserve high point team with 26.

Morrisville State College Professor Dr. Emad Rahim was recently recognized for his entrepreneurial endeavors. Rahim, of Syracuse, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and small business management, received a 2010 Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Award from the Experiential Classroom XI Program and has also been named a 2011 Beyster Institute Scholar Fellow.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named freshman Nijah Townsend (Bronx, NY) and junior Geoff Matzel (Chittenango, NY)) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending December 5.

The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its winter players of the week, naming Morrisville State's Geoff Matzel (Chittenango, NY) the Ice Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending December 5.

The Morrisville State College men's basketball team dropped to 2-5 overall, 1-2 in conference action, as SUNY Cobleskill picked up the 70-46 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) victory Wednesday night in Cobleskill. Morrisville State trailed 35-24 at the break before being outscored by 13 in the second half in the loss.

The Morrisville State College women's basketball team staged a last minute comeback attempt, but fell short Wednesday night to host SUNY Cobleskill, in a 59-54 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) game in Cobleskill. The women trailed by 16 with two minutes remaining on the clock before hitting four straight scores, three from behind the arc, to cut the lead to five, but fell short on time as the Fighting Tigers picked up the win.

The Morrisville State College women's basketball team picked up their first victory of the 2010-2011 season, dominating host College of St. Elizabeth for the 80-65 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win Saturday afternoon in Morristown, New Jersey. Morrisville State raced out to a 44-29 halftime lead, shooting a season best 61.3 percent from the floor in the first, heading into the locker room with three already in double digits.