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Fueled by three forfeit victories in the first five matches, Mercyhurst North East jumped to a 25-0 lead en route to a 37-16 WNYAC dual meet victory over ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State.  The Pioneers finish the 2012 portion of their season with a 1-3 overall mark and a 1-2 WNYAC record.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State men's basketball team held a 53-49 lead with 47 seconds left but St. John Fisher JV scored the final five points to steal a 54-53 win.  The Pioneers close out 2012 with a 4-6 record.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State women's basketball team could not regroup after a tough loss on Saturday and fell 67-48 to Ithaca College JV in the consolation game of the Onondaga CC Tournament.  The Lady Pioneers end the 2012 portion of their season with a 8-4 mark.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State women's basketball team was tripped up in overtime, 57-54, by Sullivan County CC in the opening round of the Onondaga CC Classic.  The Lady Pioneers are now 8-3 on the year and will take on Ithaca College JV at 11:45 a.m. in the tournament consolation game.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State sophomore forward Haley Witchella (Oxford Academy) has been named the NJCAA Division II Player of the Week. Witchella leads the 8-2 Lady Pioneers in scoring and rebounding.

Niagara CCC defeated ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State 50-0 in a WNYAC dual on Wednesday evening. The win improves Niagara to 3-0 in the WNYAC while the Pioneers are 1-2 overall and 1-1 in WNYAC play.

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State freshmen soccer players Kali Muhleisen (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Almond) and Hannah Holmok (÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Almond) have been named to the NJCAA Division III All-American team. Muhleisen was a 1st team selection while Holmok was named to the second team.

Wednesday's (12/5) swim meet between ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State and Monroe CC has been cancelled and will not be made up. The Pioneers will return to action on Saturday, December 15th at the Jamestown CC Invitational.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State women's basketball team defeated Ithaca College JV 67-61 to earn their 3rd straight victory and improve to 8-2 on the year.

Haley Witchella (Oxford Academy) and Conner Fox (Midlakes) have been named the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State athletes of the week.