Friday, October 2, 2015

Mustangs Split at Hartwick on Day 1

MORRISVILLE, New York – The Morrisville State volleyball team traveled to Hartwick on Friday night for the first day of a non-conference tournament. The Mustangs faltered in their first match, falling to Union (N.Y.) in three sets, but rebounded quickly to take a three sets to none victory over SUNY Delhi.

Emilee Niejadlik (Hamburg, N.Y.) picked up eight of the team's 19 kills in the first match against Union (N.Y.). Shania Shaver (Candor, N.Y.) collected 14 digs, while Kylie Murphy (Nichols, N.Y.) and Kim Dunkleman (Williamsville, N.Y.) each added six a piece.

The Mustangs put together a balanced attack in the second match and took advantage of 19 Delhi
attack errors. Courtney LaVere (Oswego, N.Y.) posted six kills, while Niejadlik and Dunkleman each posted four. Dunkleman also collected 11 digs.

Murphy collected 15 digs in the match against Delhi. This total puts her five digs away from 1,000 for her career.

Morrisville State will return to the courts at Hartwick tomorrow for two more matches. The Mustangs will take on Coast Guard at 10 AM before wrapping up the tournament with a rematch against Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts at 2 PM.

Morrisville State's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.

In addition to being named to the 2014 President's Higher Community Education Service Honor Roll, the college was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as an institution in the top tier of the Best Regional Colleges list and ranked second among regional colleges nationwide for outperforming its anticipated graduation rate. For more information visit www.morrisville.edu.

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