OSWEGO — The Oswego State Athletics Department has named Haru Kobayashi and Corey Marshall Athletes of the Week. During the team’s contest against Fredonia, Kobayashi won a nail-biter during her doubles match. She continued her winning ways against Brockport as she earned her team a match point in singles and claimed an easy (8-1) victory in doubles. On the golf course, Marshall collected medalist honors during the Oswego State Invitational. His score of 128 helped lead the Lakers to their first place finish.
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Oswego State Softball splits games with RIT Tigers
Oswego State Softball split their Monday afternoon doubleheader at RIT with a 9-8 loss in game one and a 4-3 game two win. The Lakers showed lots of promise for their 2021 season in these first two games of the campaign.
In game one, Oswego got out to an early 5-1 lead through two innings. The majority of the offense in the first two innings came from Zoe Menning and Taylor DuBois who had two RBIs apiece, and Brianna LoMonaco who scored two runs. RIT chipped away with three runs of their own in the fifth as it was 6-5 with the Lakers in the lead after five. Oswego would get insurance runs in the top of the 6th and 7th to make the score 8-5, but the Tigers erased that lead during a four run comeback in the bottom of the 7th to win the contest by a score of 9-8.
Game two started off the same as game one, with the Lakers offense getting out to an early lead. This time it would be a 3-0 Laker lead after two innings, Zoe Menning kept the hot bat going into game two with a 2 RBI double in the first inning. Each team got another run apiece to make it 4-1 after five innings. RIT showed signs of another comeback with a two run bottom of the 6th, but Madison Hoeflich weathered the storm and got back to her first five inning form. Hoeflich got out of a bases loaded, one out jam in the seventh as the Lakers prevailed and defeated RIT 4-3. Hoeflich was excellent in her first collegiate start, throwing all seven innings, giving up seven hits and leading the Lakers to their first win of the season. Oswego softball returns Sunday March 28th in a doubleheader at St. John Fisher beginning at 1:00.
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Oswego State women’s basketball team falls to Geneseo despite mighty defensive performance
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s basketball team fell to SUNY Geneseo 49-36 on Wednesday despite a tremendous defensive effort. This marks the tenth loss of the season for the Lakers and first loss to Geneseo, with a rematch looming next Tuesday on the road.
Both teams came out of the gate competitive as ever with the Knights holding a 17-9 lead going into the second quarter. After a 4-0 run by the Lakers, the Knights closed out the remaining 5:14 of the half on a 13-0 run to bring their halftime lead to 17. To begin the second half, the Lakers came out swinging as they closed the lead to 32-20, backed by four points and an assist from Logan Nyemchek. Oswego won the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 13-9. Heading into the final quarter, a Chastin Giles three-pointer brought the Lakers within eight points of tying. However, Geneseo would go on to close out the final six minutes of regulation as they held the Lakers to just one point in that time.
Freshman Shania Iglesias lead the team in scoring with nine points while also collecting five rebounds. Claire Skowronski and Elaina Johnson each finished with two steals in a great defensive effort. Overall, the Lakers forced 22 turnovers and held the Knights to just 32% shooting from the field. They also held Geneseo to their second lowest scoring performance of the season.
With this loss, the Lakers fall to 3-10 on the season and 0-7 in SUNYAC play. They will have the opportunity to bounce back against SUNY Cortland on Saturday before a rematch with SUNY Geneseo on Jan. 25. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. at Cortland.
Image Provided By Matthew Hernandez, WTOP 10 Photography Department
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Women’s Lacrosse Team Spotlight
The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse team spring season has finally begun. After SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced the season would be occurring, Coach Brittany Howard began preparing her athletes to compete at the college level.
Howard’s focus this season is building the teams culture. She emphasizes the importance to working and playing as a team in order to bring home wins this season. Sela Wiley, captain of the team, is an incredible asset to helping the team achieve their goals. The sophomore midfielder from Cheshire, Connecticut scored 10 goals in only 4 games last year. Kamryn Sherman, attacker for the women’s lacrosse team, is also hoping to have a successful final season. The senior from Buchanan, NY has scored a total of 40 goals over 37 games played in the last three years.
Of course, like most things, sports at Oswego State are going to look a little different this season. The women’s lacrosse team is following all Covid-19 related guidelines to ensure they are staying safe throughout the season. The team is following social distancing rules, wearing masks whenever necessary, and getting Covid tested weekly before traveling to away games.
The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team won their first game against Morrisville State. The Lakers were led by sophomore Sela Wiley’s eight points. The team takes the field again on April 3rd at 1 p.m. for their first home game against Fredonia State University. Viewers can check out all the action on WTOP 10.
