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Morrisville State releases 2018 Volleyball schedule<\/h3>\nMorrisville State releases 2018 Volleyball schedule<\/h3>\nMorrisville State has released its volleyball schedule for the 2018 season, featuring nine contests on their home court, a total five tournament weekends and a benefit game for childhood cancer.<\/p>\n
The Mustangs finished the season 24-7 a year ago, notching a 8-1 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) mark and claiming the program\u2019s first tournament title to earn a bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament.<\/p>\n
They begin their 2018 pursuit of \u201cstriving for more\u201d on Friday, August 31st<\/sup>, as they kick off an eight team, three-day weekend tournament on their home court against Hartwick College.<\/p>\n September will start with a rally against Buffalo State on the 1st<\/sup>, followed by a two-match\u00a0Sunday<\/span>\u00a0that features MIT and Penn St. Behrend on the 2nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n The following week, Morrisville State will hit the road at MIT, hitting the court against Springfield on the 7th<\/sup>, followed by a dup against Suffolk and Babson on the 8th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Route 20 rival Cazenovia College rolls into town on the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0to open NEAC play, followed by Wells on the 19th<\/sup>. The contest against the Express will serve as a benefit game, as the Mustangs lace up in the \u201cGolden Laces for Childhood Cancer\u201d awareness benefit.<\/p>\n Morrisville State will meet southern opponents Penn St. Berks and Penn College on the 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0at Cazenovia College, and will return to their home court on the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0as they face SUNY Polytechnic.<\/p>\n The Mustangs will wrap up September\u2019s action at the Cortland Tournament, facing the hosts on the 28th<\/sup>, followed by RIT and Wilkes on the 29th<\/sup>\u00a0across the two-day action.<\/p>\n Morrisville State heads south to the College of St. Elizabeth on October 6th<\/sup>\u00a0to kick off the second month of play, hitting the court against Penn St. Abington before facing the hosts in conference play.<\/p>\n On the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0they head to Keuka College for a conference battle before hitting the road at the two-day tournament hosted by New Paltz. On the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0the Mustangs will take on Bard College at New Paltz, followed by the hosts on the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0as well as Rowan College.<\/p>\n They return home for their final home court battle on the 20th<\/sup>, hosting Gallaudet in a rematch of last year\u2019s championship final, followed by Lancaster Bible College.<\/p>\n Morrisville State will head to Cobleskill for their final conference contest of the season, before wrapping up the regular season with a bout at Union College on the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0and a duo against Skidmore and New Paltz on the 27th<\/sup>\u00a0at Skidmore.<\/p>\n