MORRISVILLE, N.Y. –  Freshman point guard Jordan Anderson (West Edmeston, N.Y.) led all scorers with 20 points, but visiting Cazenovia College collected the 72-62 win over Morrisville State Saturday afternoon in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action in Morrisville.

With the loss, the women drop to 4-13 overall, 2-8 in NEAC play, while Cazenovia improves to 3-15 overall, 3-7 in conference action.

Anderson posted 11 of her points on 15 attempts from the free throw, while collecting six rebounds, four assists and five steals. Caitlynn Adams (Sherburne, N.Y.) added 10 points in the losing effort for Morrisville State, recording the double-double with 11 rebounds. Jennel Paul (Brooklyn, N.Y.) also snagged 11 boards to go along with her seven points and three assists, while teammate Monique Jadotte (Bronx, N.Y.) posted a game high six steals.

Megan Plahanski led Cazenovia with 17 points, draining five from long range, while teammate Erin O'Malley added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Kimberly Vrigian had 11 points for the Wildcats off the bench while Mary Salo controlled the boards for Cazenovia with 11.

Cazenovia raced out to an early 10 point lead in the opening minutes, and led by as many as 14 in the first half, before Morrisville State capitalized off Wildcat miscues to get back in the game, and trail by just 33-25 at the break.

Back-to-back layups by Adams in the opening minute of the second brought the Mustangs to within four, but Cazenovia went on a 21-1 run over the next five minutes for a commanding 23 point advantage with just over 14 minutes to go.

The visitors led by 17 with nearly four minutes showing on the clock, but a late 12-2 surge made it a seven point margin with 47 ticks to go.

Cazenovia secured the win with a layup and two free throws down the stretch.

Morrisville State returns to the court Tuesday, hosting SUNY Canton at 5 p.m.

Morrisville State sets the world in motion for students. 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. Lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs, the college was named to the 2012 President's Higher Community Education Service Honor Roll. The college was recognized, by U.S. News and World Report, in its top tier Best Regional Colleges list and ranked second among regional colleges nationwide for outperforming its anticipated graduation rate. Visit www.morrisville.edu to experience, Morrisville in motion. 

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