MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Morrisville State volleyball team finished up their conference schedule at Gallaudet University on Saturday in their final NEAC Pool Play event of the season. The Mustangs fell by identical scores of 0-3 to both Gallaudet and SUNY Poly.

In the first match of the day, the Bison took advantage of 11 hitting errors by the Mustangs in the first two sets to put Morrisville on the ropes.  Gallaudet also produced a strong serving effort, tallying 16 aces in the match.  The Mustangs put a run together in the third set, but ended up falling 19-25.

Emilee Niejadlik (Hamburg, N.Y.) collected six kills in the first match for the Mustangs.

Morrisville turned their attention to SUNY Poly in the 12 PM match, but once again, hitting errors cost the Mustangs some key points. The Poly Wildcats also served well against Morrisville, picking up 14 aces. Niejadlik added to her kill total, picking up four in the second match of the day. Courtney LaVere (Oswego, N.Y.) picked up three kills as well. 

Morrisville will wrap up their season on Saturday, October 31 when they take the court against Brockport State and Keuka. Matches are set to begin at 1 PM and 3 PM respectively. 

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.