MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville field hockey team celebrated it's graduating senior class prior to the non-conference battle with Sweet Briar College Sunday morning, honoring forward Heather Cummings (Akron, N.Y.) and Mary Klecha (Greene, N.Y.) on Drake Field in Morrisville.  

THE BASICS:

• Final Score; Sweet Briar 3, Morrisville 1 (halftime: Sweet Briar 3-1)
• Location: Drake Field, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Sweet Briar 10-5, Morrisville 3-9

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Host SUNY Morrisville field hockey dropped a non-conference affair Sunday early afternoon by a 3-1 final score to visiting Sweet Briar on Drake Field in Morrisville.
• The Vixens struck early, posting a 1-0 lead with their tip off a corner play from the center of the circle 1:50 in.
• Before the end of the opening quarter, though, Morrisville tied it up at one with a post score as Heather Cummings (Akron, N.Y.) knocked the ball to the left post where Camberly VanValkenburg (Walton, N.Y.) connected with the sweep for the evening tally.
• Less than a minute later Sweet Briar regained the one goal lead converting a penalty stroke awarded after a defensive foul that occurred goal line.
• The visitors increased their lead to two before the half, as Avery Jones collected her second off the sweep at the 20:05 mark.
• Morrisville pressured the Vixens defensive unit in the third and fourth quarters, but was unable to break through as they fell in the non-conference bout.
• Morgan Dueber (Owego, N.Y.) recorded nine stops in the loss, six in the second frame.
• Aria Treadway (Rome, N.Y.) contributed to the defensive efforts with a defensive save.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:

• Morrisville returns to the field Wednesday hosting Union College at 4 p.m. on Drake Field in Morrisville.

 
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