Burbridge and Schaffner find the back of the net in win over Canton

OSWEGO — The Oswego State Women’s Soccer team defeated SUNY Canton yesterday by a score of (2-0). Fifteen minutes into the game, Audrey Burbridge capitalized on a shot far post for her first goal of the season. Mackenzie Schaffner would join in on the scoring moments before halftime to extend the lead to two. Goalkeeper Emma Allen earned her sixth shutout of the season as she recorded two saves in the contest. The Lakers will look to carry their momentum into Brockport this Friday for a meeting with the Golden Eagles.

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Oswego State men’s lacrosse falls to Hartwick in season opener

By Luke Rosenthal — 4 years ago

ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team kicked off the 2022 season on the road, falling to Hartwick College 9-6 on Tuesday. Although it was a tough way to begin the new campaign, Oswego saw great production from the team and had five total goal-scorers on the day.

The game started off relatively slow with Hartwick scoring the only first quarter goal just over five minutes in. However, the second quarter saw both the Lakers and Hawks heat up offensively. Hartwick a flurry of goals to begin the second frame, bringing their lead to 3-0 with 12:10 remaining in the first half. It wasn’t until the 8:08 mark where Oswego capitalized on a Hawks turnover and turned it into a Rob Nelson goal. Not even a minute later, Hartwick brought their lead back up to three on a fast break shot that found the back of the net. Later in the quarter, the Hawks were called for a slashing penalty which put the Lakers in a man-up situation that they cashed in on. Senior Weston Gray found Gavin Elston as he shot one past the Hartwick goalie, bring the score to 4-2. Although this provided a burst of momentum for Oswego, Hartwick remained relentless before the half. The Hawks snuck in another goal before the end of the second quarter and brought the lead to 5-2 heading into the intermission.

To begin the second half, Oswego was flagged for a cross-check, giving Hartwick an extra-man opportunity early in the third quarter. A sixth Hawks goal followed the penalty, giving the home team a four-point lead. After some back-and-forth play throughout the next ten minutes, Hartwick laid in another goal which brought the score to 7-2. Though before the third quarter ended, Ryan Dumont scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Weston Gray. Heading into the final quarter, Oswego needed a few scoring runs to keep pace with Hartwick. Devon Gerhardt got things started for the Lakers at the 11:45 mark as he found the net for his first goal on the year. Just four minutes later, Gavin Elston put in his second goal of the contest, bringing the deficit to two. However, that would be as close as the score got from there on out. Hartwick put in two more goals over the final seven minutes of regulation before Cameron Tallman scored the final Oswego goal with 30 seconds remaining.

Although the Lakers have now started the 2022 season off 0-1, Oswego saw great production offensive and defensively that they can build off of. Under new interim head coach Sean Eccles, the Lakers saw seven players record at least one point in the contest. Goalkeeper Aiden Kenyon also gathered in 15 saves in his first start for Oswego. The men’s lacrosse team will have the opportunity to rebound on Saturday, Mar. 5 as they take on SUNY Polytechnic. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at Utica.

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Lakers Win Final Regular Season Game

By Jenna VanThomme — 2 months ago

The SUNY Oswego Women’s Ice Hockey team claimed victory against the William Smith Herons in their final game of the 2025-2026 regular season on February 21st.

The Lakers started out strong, showing great offence with attacking Heron’s net at full force. Lilliana Ficaro and Leah Coley both scored goals just minutes apart to open up the game. Despite that, William Smith would soon answer back just 31 seconds after the Lakers second goal. Goalie Mia DeVivo wasn’t challenged as she only blocked 7 shots compared to William Smith’s goalie, Mia Iwicki who blocked 21 shots on goal from the goal hungry Lakers.

The Lakers would head into intermission being up 2-1.

The second period started off slow with William Smith getting two penalties. William Smith turned up their offense adding 13 shots on net, but DeVivo stood tall between the pipes blocking each and every one of those shots. The Lakers offense really showed out in the second period but failure to connect their passes led to a scoreless second period.

The third period started off with Oswego Leah Cooley in the box for highsticking just over five minutes into the period. The Lakers penalty kill was strong, keeping the team momentum. While another scoreless period for both teams. Mia Devio showed out with a .974 save percentage.

With the 2-1 victory for the Lakers, they moved up to the third seed spot in the SUNYAC’s.

The Oswego Lakers will play their first game in the SUNYAC’s on Saturday February 28th, their opponent has not yet been determined.

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Oswego State women’s hockey with two impressive performances this weekend

By Michael Shetler — 4 years ago

OSWEGO N.Y. — It was an exciting weekend for women’s hockey here at Oswego. The Lakers hosted the Buffalo State Bengals Saturday night in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena in hopes of staying undefeated. They did just that and won in dominant fashion with a final score of 8-1. The Lakers offense was electric combined with their spectacular defensive performance. Despite this impressive victory, the Lakers found themselves down by 1 at the end of the first when senior Angelina Cruzzal put the Bengals on the board. From there the Lakers were relentless, not letting their opponent score another goal. Freshman Mack Hull scored her first goal as a Laker tying it up early in the second. Less than 2 minutes later, sophomore Kyleigh Grugin scored with an assist by Emily Gustafson. Morgan Shines added to the lead with 10 minutes left in the second. The Lakers were on a tear in the third period scoring 5 goals and shutting the Bengals down. Goals in the third from Rachel Corbett, Kyleigh Grugin, Morgan Shines, Sophia Kyrkostas, and Mia Conboy sealed the victory. With this dominant win the Lakers kept the undefeated streak alive with a record of 3-0 heading into Sunday’s contests.

The Lakers hosted SUNY Potsdam today in an overtime thriller resulting in a 4-4 tie. It was a battle from start to finish, with both teams refusing to lose. The Bears started off strong, scoring the first two goals of the game. Kaylee Merill put the Bears on the board with an assist from Emily DellaNeve. Stephanie Dunlap added to the lead shortly after. The Lakers were still very much in this game and proved it when Amanda Zenstein scored immediately following the face off. Cheye Kennedy then tied it up for the Lakers with four minutes remaining in the first period. The action continued in the second period as Potsdams’ Stephanie Dunlap scored her second goal for the Bears. The Lakers answered back minutes later with a goal from sophomore Kyleigh Grugin. With less than two minutes remaining in the second Potsdams’ Emily DellaNeve scored to break the tie. Fans were in for a showdown in the third. Amanda Zenstein found success once again with a goal early in the third period on the powerplay. From there it was a defensive battle until the end of regulation. With a tie game, the two teams were headed into overtime. Despite many close calls, neither team was able to seal the win and this game ended in a tie with great effort from both sides.

After this weekend, Oswego currently holds first in the NEWHL with three points posting a 1-0-1 conference record. The Lakers will travel to SUNY Cortland Friday with more conference points on the line in the NEWHL. Puck drop is set for 5:00 p.m. in Cortland.

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