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Visiting Morrisville State College women’s volleyball picked up their third win of the 2012 season, topping host Utica College 3-1 in a thrilling match Sunday afternoon in Utica. Morrisville State improves to 3-8 overall, claiming the victory with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 21-25 and 25-14.

Sophomore Amanda Hunt (Tunkhannock, P.A.) and freshman Anthony Ostuni (Liverpool, N.Y.) were top finishers for the Morrisville State College women’s and men’s cross country teams at the Cazenovia Homecoming Cross Country Invitational, Saturday in Cazenovia.

Morrisville State College put together their best offensive effort to date on the season, but fell short as visiting Kean University collected the 51-28 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win Saturday afternoon during Mustang Weekend (Homecoming) in Morrisville. The Mustangs fall to 0-5 overall, 0-3 in NJAC play, while Kean pulls even at 2-2, improving to 2-0 in conference action.

Morrisville State College women’s volleyball dropped two matches Saturday afternoon at the SUNY Canton tri-match, falling 3-0 to host Canton, before suffering a 3-0 defeat to Oswego. The Mustangs fall to 2-8 overall, and return to the court Tuesday, traveling to Hartwick for a non-conference match. Canton claimed the first match with set scores of 25-13, 25-16 and 25-11 behind a nine kill performance by Jessica Reynolds.

Release courtesy of Michael Nosek BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont College women’s soccer team defeated the Mustangs of Morrisville St., 2-0, on Thursday afternoon.  The Mountaineers had goals scored by junior Kaitlyn Forant (Hardwick, Vt.) and senior Shawnee Webster (Hoosick, N.Y.).

Visiting Morrisville State College women’s volleyball fell 3-0 to host SUNY Canton, Friday night in Canton, by final set scores of 12-25, 12-25 and 11-25 in non-conference action. Morrisville State drops their third straight match and fall to 2-6 overall, while Canton improves to 11-2.

Morrisville State College athletic director, Greg Carroll, has named Steven Kaneshiki the head coach of the women’s basketball program for the 2012-2013 season. Kaneshiki comes to Morrisville State from The College at Brockport where he served as assistant coach for the past season, serving as recruiting coordinator while working with the post players and assisting with day-to-day operations of the program.

Morrisville State College men’s soccer outshot the visiting Albany College of Pharmacy Panthers 35 to 3 in non-conference action Thursday evening in Morrisville, N.Y. Jacob Chase (, N.Y.) tallied both goals for Morrisville State, helping the Mustangs to improve to 6-3-1 overall.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named senior Rebecca Meyer (Morrisville, N.Y.) and freshman Anthony Ostuni (Liverpool, N.Y.) it’s Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending September 23.

Jennifer Cook had it down to a science. “You want them to stand square so people can look at them, and you walk them up and down so they can also watch how they move,” the Morrisville State College student explained about presenting Standardbred horses to potential buyers during the college's annual yearling sale.

Visiting SUNY Geneseo field hockey posted five first half goals enroute to an 8-1 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory over host Morrisville State College Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville. The loss drops the Mustangs to 2-8 overall on the season and 0-4 in conference play, while the Knights improve to 4-3 overall, 2-0 in SUNYAC action.

Three Morrisville State College students stepped into the equine show ring this summer, taking home an array of colorful accolades and harnessing a world of experience. Katie McIntyre, Jamie Anderson and Marc Wirasnik represented Morrisville State College showing and competing at various events during a 12-week internship at the college's draft horse barn.

Morrisville State College recently served up some of its tasty local fare on Capitol Hill. The college showcased an array of food samples during New York Farm Day held in Washington DC on Sept. 12, an annual event which boasts New York state agricultural products. The event, sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, attracted approximately 700 federal officials, guests, area restaurant operators and media.

The Morrisville State College volleyball team posted a 3-2 victory over Penn State Harrisburg in the first round of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) cross over play, but dropped the following two matches to go 1-2 on the weekend at Wells College. Morrisville State falls to 2-5 overall, 1-3 in conference play.

Despite outshooting Wilson College 22 to 12, the Morrisville State College women’s soccer team couldn’t find the back of the net and fell 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Mustangs drop to 0-6-1 overall and 0-5 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play.

Visiting SUNY Cortland football capitalized on four Mustang turnovers Saturday night, leading to a 56-14 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) victory over host Morrisville State College on Drake Field in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 0-4 overall, 0-2 in NJAC play, while Cortland improves to 2-1, 2-0 in conference action.

The Morrisville State men’s and women’s cross country teams race to 5th and 10thplace finishes, respectively, while recording some of their fastest times this season.       

The College of St. Elizabeth scored two first half goals on their way to a 3-0 win over Morrisville State College in North Eastern Athletic Conference(NEAC) women’s soccer action Sunday afternoon in New Jersey. Christina Rios, Cassidy Crane scored for the Eagles in the first half with Valerie Lasko adding a goal in the 2nd half to finish up the scoring on the afternoon.

Host Morrisville State College field hockey cruised to a non-conference win Sunday afternoon, topping visiting Becker College 10-0 on Drake Field in Morrisville. The Mustangs improve to 2-7 overall, while Becker drops to 0-8.

Host SUNY Brockport posted two scores in the first 17 minutes of the contest to claim the 2-0 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory over visiting Morrisville State College field hockey Saturday afternoon in Brockport. Morrisville State drops to 1-7 overall, 0-3 in conference play, while the Golden Eagles improve to 4-2, and even their SUNYAC record at 1-1.

Four Morrisville State College students have been awarded the American Hotel and Lodging Association Scholarship (AHLEF). The AHLEF scholarships are awarded to sophomore students based on academic performance, hospitality work experience, extracurricular involvement, financial need and personal attributes.

The Morrisville State College men’s soccer team has partnered up with the Italian American Coalition for Kids (IACKids), as part of the programs continued community outreach efforts. Proceeds from gate receipts on Saturday, Oct. 6 against Penn State Berks, along with raffles and the online jersey auction will benefit the program.

Visiting Morrisville State College women’s volleyball battled tough Wednesday night but fell short as conference rival Cazenovia College collected the 3-0 victory with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, and 25-23 in Cazenovia. Morrisville State drops to 1-3 overall, 0-1 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action. Cazenovia improves to 1-8 overall, 1-0 in NEAC play.

The Morrisville State College men’s soccer team defeated the visiting Keystone College Giants in non-conference action Thursday afternoon, 3-2.

The Morrisville State College athletics department has named sophomores Lindsay Easterly (Cazenovia, N.Y.) and Jacob Chase (Cooperstown, N.Y.) it’s Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending September 16.