OSWEGO — The SUNYAC Conference has selected Oswego State Men’s Soccer team goalie Brian Terra as the Defensive Player of the Week. Terra finished with five saves as the Lakers snapped a 5-game losing streak to lift the Lakers to a 1-0 win over Potsdam last Saturday. This shutout would staple Terra’s second shutout of the season, with his first being against Utica College and his fourth overall. Terra and the Lakers return to the Turf at 4 p.m. on Friday as they host the Buff. St. on Oct. 12.
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Oswego State women’s basketball mid-season update
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State Women’s basketball team is off to a historic start to their season, and the best under head Coach Sean Pinkerton. With nine wins so far this season, they passed the most wins in a single season by Pinkerton, which was seven in the 2017-18 season, in their December 3 win over the Buffalo State Bengals. So far they are 3-2 in the SUNYAC, putting them in sixth place so far, but still have 13 games still to play in the league.
The Lakers have been led by transfer Karleigh Leo this season. The Liverpool, N.Y. native transferred in this season from Stevenson University and has made a major impact. She has played in 10 of 11 games so far this season, starting all ten. She leads the team with 16.3 points per game, and is also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists. She is third in all of D3 in three pointers attempted and fourth in three pointers made. She is second in three pointers per game.
Three other Lakers are scoring more than 10 points per game. Diamond Pickett is second on the team with 13.4 points per game, Logan Castiglione is third with 11.8 per game, and Shania Iglesias is the fourth with 11.4 per game. Pickett, in her second season, is also averaging 12 rebounds per game. Her six double-doubles this season have her in a 11-way for 12th most in the country.
As previously mentioned, the squad is 9-2 this season. They started the year on a seven game win streak that brought them through non-conference play and into their first SUNYAC game. The win streak included a win in the Max Ziel Women’s basketball tournament. They play two games before the new year, an exhibition with Colgate on December 17, and a non-conference game with Alfred State on December 30. Less than a week after New Years they restart conference play. They start January 6 first with Buffalo State at home, a matchup they won 73-66 in Buffalo earlier this season. Then Geneseo comes to town on January 7. The Lakers continue their season, trying to make the SUNYAC playoff for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
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Men’s Soccer Preview of Match up against Ranked Cortland
OSWEGO — This coming Saturday, Men’s Soccer continues their strong SUNYAC schedule by hosting nationally ranked Cortland at Laker Stadium. The SUNY rivalry between the Lakers and Red Dragons continue with both teams starting off conference play undefeated. Both schools started their SUNYAC campaign playing Brockport and Geneseo, but the Lakers look to have the upper hand due to the two shutouts that were results of stellular goalkeeper work from Brian Terra. Terra recently won his third straight SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Week with his performance this past weekend. Even though the Lakers haven’t beaten the Red Dragons since 2006, they will look towards their defensive play to continue their successful start of conference play. Oswego fans can catch the Men’s Soccer game vs. SUNY Cortland at Laker Stadium along with online, right here at WTOP10.com. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
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Women’s Basketball falls to Oneonta Red Dragons
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball faced the Oneonta Red Dragons Tuesday evening that ended with the Lakers falling 50-35 to the Red Dragons. Oneonta would take the lead right off the bat as the Red Dragons opened up the scoring in the first quarter as they led 14 to 6. Junior Raiven Encarnacion would tally 13 points as she netted two 3-pointers in her 38 minutes played. Senior Syndi Eure would also net 13 points in the lost. The Lakers fall to 6-7 on the season and 2-5 in conference play as the team heads to Potsdam to battle the Bears Friday evening. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.
