{"id":58843,"date":"2014-10-29T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=58843"},"modified":"2014-10-28T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T23:44:31","slug":"morrisville-state-mens-soccer-claims-2014-neac-regular-season-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=58843","title":{"rendered":"Morrisville State men\u2019s soccer claims 2014 NEAC regular season title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morrisville-Mustangs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58844\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morrisville-Mustangs.jpg\" alt=\"Morrisville Mustangs\" width=\"350\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morrisville-Mustangs.jpg 350w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morrisville-Mustangs-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morrisville-Mustangs-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By\u00a0Brandy Thurston, Director of Sports Information<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Morrisville, NY \u2013 Oct. 27, 2014) \u00a0The Morrisville State College men\u2019s soccer team completed the 2014 regular season with an astonishing 14-2 overall record, boasting a 9-1 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) stint, claiming the regular season title as they finished atop the regular season conference standings.<\/p>\n<p>The Mustangs wrapped up a stellar home slate\u00a0on Wednesday\u00a0against SUNYIT to finish the season with a perfect 10-0 home record.<\/p>\n<p>Morrisville State earned the top seed in the five-team conference tournament and will play host to the semi-final and championship rounds scheduled for\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9.<\/p>\n<p>The Mustangs will face the winner of #4 Wells College (11-5-1, 7-3) and #5 Penn St. Abington (4-7-4, 4-3-3) on Nov. 8th\u00a0at 11:30 a.m. in the first round of the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>Wells and Abington are set to face-off on Saturday, Nov. 1st\u00a0at 2 p.m. in Wells. Morrisville State defeated Wells College 1-0 in early October, and defeated Penn St. Abington 3-0 in late September. Both games were played on the Mustangs home turf.<\/p>\n<p>Second seeded Lancaster Bible College (11-5-1, 7-2-1) will face #3 Keuka (11-4-1, 7-2-1) at\u00a02 p.m.\u00a0in the second of the semis. Lancaster Bible defeated Keuka 3-1\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0to earn the second overall spot in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Winners of both semi-finals will advance to the championship game held\u00a0Sunday at 2 p.m.\u00a0on Drake Field in Morrisville.<\/p>\n<p>Morrisville State has outscored opponents a total 59-11 this season, and hold seven top 22 rankings in all of Division III as of last week\u2019s rankings. They rank 20th\u00a0in assists per game (2.27), 9th\u00a0in points per game (8.53), 11th\u00a0in scoring offense (3.13), 22nd\u00a0in total assists (34), 13th\u00a0in goals scored (47), 15th\u00a0in points (128) and 10th\u00a0in win-loss percentage (.867).<\/p>\n<p>The regular season title is the first for the Mustangs. The 2014 season will mark their third straight tournament appearance, claiming the tournament title in 2012 and their first bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Brandy Thurston, Director of Sports Information (Morrisville, NY \u2013 Oct. 27, 2014) \u00a0The Morrisville State College men\u2019s soccer team completed the 2014 regular season with an astonishing 14-2 overall record, boasting a 9-1 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) stint, claiming the regular season title as they finished atop the regular season conference standings. 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