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Junior Sara Woodward (Ancram/Pine Plains) scored three goals as Cortland shut out visiting Morrisville State, 7-0. The Red Dragons finish the SUNYAC regular season with a 6-0 record and are 10-3 overall after their ninth straight win. Cortland's 14th-year head coach Cynthia Wetmore became the school's victory leader with the win. Her career record is 218-51, surpassing the 217 victories amassed by Pat Rudy from 1981-95.

Junior Austin Townsley (Horseheads, NY) completed the 8K race in 28:12.97 to lead the Morrisville State College men's cross country team to an overall 4th place team finish at the CCOC Championships held at Saranac Lake State Park Saturday afternoon in Geneva. Clarkson won the invitational with 32 team points, followed by Hartwick with 64. SUNY IT edged Morrisville State for third with 110 points, as the Mustangs tallied 115 for fourth place.

Sophomore forward Rebecca Quackenbush (Barker, NY) broke free on a fast break and fired the game winner into the back of the cage to lift the Morrisville State College field hockey team to a 5-4 overtime win over visiting Elmira College Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville. The Mustangs notch their first victory of the 2011 season, while Elmira falls to 2-9 overall.

The 2011 Morrisville State College Dairy judging team completed another successful year, placing in several competitions. Members of the judging team were: Tyler Clark, of Cambridge; Mike Laspada, of Clymer; Patrick Sweatman, of Sherman, all animal science—dairy associate degree majors; and Courtney Furst, of Moravia, a dairy management, bachelor degree major. All are active participants in the college's Dairy Club.

Morrisville State College's Office of Workforce and Development is offering a free Building Analyst course at the Morrisville campus. The five-day course will be offered Nov. 7-11 and again Jan. 9-13, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Derek Powers ('95), the men's and women's cross country coach at Morrisville State College showed his teams that he still has what it takes, as he competed in the LaFayette Apple 5K Run this past Sunday, October 9 winning the race and setting a new course record.

The Morrisville State College athletic department has named junior cross country runner, Austin Townsley (Horseheads, NY) the Mustang Athlete of the Month for September.

The Morrisville State men's soccer team came from behind to beat Penn State Abington in conference play on Saturday, but couldn't repeat as they fell to Penn State Berks on Sunday, 2-1. The Mustangs are now 2-6-3 overall and 2-2-2 in conference play.

The Morrisville State College women's soccer team dropped a pair of conference games this weekend against Penn State Abington and Penn State Berks, losing 4-0 and 3-0, respectively. Jennifer Zidzik (Lambertsville, N.J.) recorded both losses for the Mustangs in goal, playing the full game for both contests. Morrisville State is now 2-8-1 overall and 1-6-1 in conference play.

The New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) announced its football players of the week, naming Morrisville State College freshman linebacker, TJ Barnaba (Marcy, NY) the Defensive Rookie of the Week for the week ending October 8.

Sophomore quarterback Lemar Johnson (Ossining, NY) threw for 194 yards and two scores on 18-of-27 passes, added 78 yards and another touchdown on the ground, to lead the Morrisville State College football team to a 35-21 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) victory over visiting Western Connecticut State University Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State improves to 1-4 overall, 1-3 in NJAC play, while WestConn drops to 0-5, 0-4 in the conference.

Tables brimming with vibrant-colored bouquets, boutonnieres and floral-crafted pumpkins filled a production room in Morrisville State College's horticulture complex—the work of horticulture students diligently transforming stems of miniature Calla Lilies, roses and other blooms into stunning showpieces.

Visiting Morrisville State College women's volleyball posted a win over host Oswego State, before falling to D'Youville College in the first round of the Oswego State Tournament Friday night in Oswego.

Host Oneonta State field hockey used a four goal second half to escape visiting Morrisville State College with a 6-1 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) victory Friday afternoon in Oneonta. Oneonta held a two goal lead at the break, before Morrisville State's Rebecca Meyer (Morrisville, NY) posted a goal for the Mustangs on a corner pass from Brandi Rafalko (Great Meadows, NJ) minutes into the second half.

The Morrisville State men's soccer team lost to SUNY Canton Thursday night 5-0. The Mustangs fall to 1-5-3 overall and remain at 1-1-2 in conference play.

Morrisville State College and Time Warner Sports of Central New York have reached an agreement to televise the Mustangs New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) contest game against Western Connecticut State University, on Saturday, October 8th at 12 p.m. at Drake Field on the Morrisville State College campus.

Morrisville State College's Office of Workforce and Development is offering a free course in Basic Air Sealing and Insulation (BASI), Oct. 21 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Morrisville campus. The one-day overview of BASI will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of Building Science and Building Performance, in addition to the “systems approach” and techniques for air sealing and insulation.

The Morrisville State College women's volleyball team rallied from a two set deficit to beat conference opponent SUNY Cobleskill 3-2 in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) North Division action Sunday afternoon in Keuka Park. The win boosts the Mustangs to 3-9 overall, 3-4 in conference play, while Cobleskill drops to 4-15, 0-7 in the NEAC.

Release courtesy of Fran Elia, Cortland SID Nationally 18th-ranked Cortland scored touchdowns on seven of its first eight possessions to take a 48-0 halftime lead and the Red Dragons (3-1, 3-1 NJAC) defeated Morrisville State, 55-14, in the Red Dragons' second-ever home night football game.

The Morrisville State College women's volleyball team dropped two conference contests Saturday, falling 3-0 to Keuka and 3-0 to SUNY IT in Keuka at the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) pool play. Keuka claimed the victory with set wins of 25-13, 25-6, and 25-17. SUNY IT topped Morrisville State with a 25-9, 25-18, and 25-9 match win. Morrisville State falls to 2-9 overall, 2-4 in conference play.

The Morrisville State College women's cross country team placed 9th out of 10 teams at the Cazenovia Homecoming Invitational 5K.

Visiting University of Rochester netted four first half goals and added two more in the second to top host Morrisville State College field hockey 6-1 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon in Morrisville. Alexis Vangellow (Pittsford, NY) tallied two goals and two assists to lead the Yellow Jackets on the afternoon, including the first score, sweeping the left post drive into the cage at the 17:39 mark.

The Morrisville State College men's cross country team placed 9th out of 13 teams at the 33rd Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational 8K held Saturday, October 1.

Brewer goalkeeper Maggie Brelis (Cambridge, MA) saved a game total 12 to post a 2-0 shutout victory for visiting Vassar College field hockey Friday afternoon over host Morrisville State College in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 0-8 on the season, while the Brewers improve to 5-4 overall.

Visiting Hartwick College field hockey scored three unanswered goals in the second half to post the 4-3 come from behind victory over Morrisville State College Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville. Morrisville State drops to 0-7 overall while Hartwick improves to 3-6.