McGuire, Capone earn Mustang Athlete of the Week honors
(Morrisville, NY – April 2015) The Morrisville State College athletic department has named its Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 5, selecting freshman Allison McGuire (Gilboa, N.Y.) and sophomore Nick Capone (Rochester, N.Y.) to the weekly accolade.
McGuire had a 2-0 week for the softball team on the mound, throwing a total 14 innings while allowing eight earned runs in 67 batters faced.
In the 8-7 narrow victory over Penn College, McGuire threw seven complete innings and allowed 11 hits, while putting together a 1-for-4 performance from the plate that posted two runs for the Mustangs.
She followed that performance with dominating pitching performance on the mound against Keuka later in the day, throwing the complete game and allowing one earned run in 31 batters faced as Morrisville State posted the 7-1 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) win.
The freshman is a graduate of Gilboa – Conesville High and is majoring in sports, nutrition and fitness management at Morrisville State. She is the daughter of Jackie and Terence of Gilboa.
Capone earns weekly honors following his performance for the men’s lacrosse team in a 2-0 week for the Mustangs.
The sophomore dominated the center X, winning 19-of-23 face-offs (82.6%) while collecting 13 total ground balls on the week.
In the 9-3 victory over SUNY Poly, Capone was victorious 13-of-16 times, and posted a single game collegiate best 10 ground balls. He followed that performance with a 6-for-7 effort in the convincing 19-2 win over Medaille where he added three additional ground balls to his tallies on the week.
A graduate of Greece Arcadia High is majoring in business administration at Morrisville State. He is the son of Nick Capone of Rochester.
Fiore named NEAC Defensive Player of the Week
(Morrisville, NY – April 2015) The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its weekly award winners, naming Morrisville State College junior goalie Chris Fiore (Staten Island, N.Y.) the Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week.
Fiore posted a 2-0 record in net for the Mustangs, allowing just three goals and making 10 saves to post a 2.00 goals against average and a 76.9 save percentage in 90 minutes of action.
In each win he posted five saves, while giving up no goals in the 19-2 victory over Medaille on Saturday. Fiore added three ground balls to his tallies and leads the conference in both goals against average (7.31) and save percentage (61.6), while ranking third in saves (85).
The junior is a graduate of New Dorp High and is majoring in sports, nutrition and fitness management at Morrisville State. He is the son of Cathy and Kevin Fiore of Staten Island.
Goldstein, Mack named to NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad
(Morrisville, NY – March 2015) The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced its 2014 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad Monday afternoon, naming Morrisville State College student-athletes Emily Goldstein (Sauquoit, N.Y.) and Meagan Mack (Endicott, N.Y.) to its elite squad.
The National Academic Squad recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2014-15 academic year.
Mack and Goldstein were recognized by the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) for their academic and athletic excellence in the fall, earning All-Academic team accolades.
Goldstein is a graduate of Sauquoit High and is majoring in criminal justice at Morrisville State. She was a defender for the Mustangs this season.
Mack is a repeat selection to the National Academic Squad, earning honors her freshman season as well. She is a graduate of Maine-Endwell High and appeared in goal for the Mustangs in the fall.
Burke Nabs Second Patriot Weekly Honor
Sophomore Named Goalkeeper of the Week After 12-Save Performance at Loyola
(Hamilton, NY – March 2015) Colgate’s Brandon Burke picked up his second Corvias Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week award Monday.
Burke and the Colgate defense held No. 15/16 Loyola to its lowest scoring total by half in an 11-4 road victory. The Greyhounds previous lowest scoring output of the season was eight, but they had a tough time finding the mark as Burke recorded 12 saves and posted a .750 save percentage.
“Our offense was putting the ball in the back of the net early in that game, which really helped our defense out,” Burke said. “And we held the (Loyola) shots to the outside, which allowed me to see the ball.”
The save total for Burke was the second best of his career. He had 16 in a March 17 overtime loss at No. 7 Cornell. With 35 saves in the past three games, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year has dropped his goals-against average to 8.21 and raised his save percentage to .543.
He appears to have recovered from a leg injury he suffered Feb. 28 at Bucknell.
“I’m getting better each day,” Burke said. “I’m working hard in the weight room and in practice, and trying to get better.”