OSWEGO — It’s that time of year again! It’s Hockey Season! As both the Oswego State Men’s and Women’s teams will take the ice this weekend at home in exhibitions. The women will get it started at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, going up against the London Jr. Deviletes. The men will then follow at 7 p.m., as they host Nazareth College. Saturday will also see the opening of the new History of Hockey display in the arena, which will pay homage to Laker’s hockey, past, and present.
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Men’s Lacrosse Downs Plattsburgh at Home
Image provided by William Rogers, WTOP10 Photography Department
Oswego, NY – The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team faced off against their rival, Plattsburgh this weekend. After surrendering the first goal of the game, the men were able to rally back and defeat the Cardinals.
Both teams started the game off slow, pushing the ball into the offensive zone, not finding any success. Plattsburgh snuck in a goal with five and a half minutes remaining in the first quarter of play. The Lakers were not showing any signs of life until Hayden Coney netted a goal with just 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Just eight seconds later, Logan Prescott scored another goal for the Lakers and Oswego would lead by one going into the second quarter.
Max Brodman found his groove in the second quarter, scoring the next two goals for the Lakers, almost seven minutes apart. Plattsburgh responded with a goal of their own, and would trail Oswego by two. That was until Liam Sexton netted the fifth goal of the game for the Lakers with an assist from Brodman. The Cardinals added one more goal in the second, with Oswego adding two more in the final three minutes. The Lakers would lead Plattsburgh 7-3 going into halftime.
In the first five minutes of the third quarter, the Lakers would only add one goal, with Plattsburgh adding two goals. However, in the final six and a half minutes, Oswego added three goals to Plattsburgh’s one. Coney, Sexton, Brodman, and Corey O’Connor each added one goal in third quarter. Oswego led 11-6 going into the final quarter of play.
The Lakers and Cardinals went back and forth in the final quarter of play, with each team adding five goals in the quarter. Plattsburgh added three consecutive goals to start out the quarter, and cut the Laker lead to two. O’Connor and Liam McAlary each added a goal less than 20 seconds apart to give Oswego a four point lead. 30 seconds later, the Cardinals scored again and cut the Laker lead to three. Oswego then recorded three straight goals near the end of the match, with a goal by Coney, and two goals from O’Connor. Plattsburgh added one more goal with a minute left in regulation, but could not come back from the lead the Lakers built. Oswego defeated the Cardinals by a score of 16-11 at Laker Turf Stadium.
Seven different Lakers scored goals in the match, with four of them recording a hat trick. O’Connor led the Lakers with six total points, scoring a team leading four goals, with two assists. Sexton, Brodman, and Coney each recorded three goals this afternoon. Aiden Kenyon recorded seven saves while in net, and was credited with the win. The Lakers look to take on Oneonta this weekend, staying in Oswego for the matchup.
IMAGE COURTESY OF OSWEGO ATHLETICS
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Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse Set to Play SUNY Geneseo
GENESEO, N.Y. — The Oswego Women’s Lacrosse team (3-0) is set to play their third conference game of the season when they take on the Geneseo Knights (2-1) on Monday, April 12th. This is the Lakers second consecutive away game after their 14-6 victory at Buffalo State. Currently, both teams are tied for first in the SUNYAC West Division for Women’s Lacrosse.
This will be a matchup between two high-scoring offense as both teams have eclipsed 40 goals in three games this season (Lakers 50, Knights 42). After an impressive 2-game win streak to start the season, Geneseo lost their first game of 2021 on Saturday to St. John Fisher College in an 11-10 loss. The Knights will be lead by senior attack, Nicole Voci, in Monday’s contest. She lead the team with 15 points, including 9 goals and 6 assists. She’s also coming off a 2-goal performance in their last game. The Lakers are coming off another dominant victory as they defeated the Buffalo State Bengals 14-6 on April 10th. Look for midfielders Sela Wiley and Shae McConnell to be a force once again on offense for the Lakers. They lead the team in goals with 16 (Wiley) and 12 (McConnell) respectively. Both teams are 2-0 in SUNYAC games this season, so this will surely be a competitive matchup. Winner of the contest will take over sole possession of first place in the SUNYAC West Division. Faceoff is set for 4:00 p.m. at Geneseo.
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Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Loses to Nazareth
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team hosted the Nazareth Golden Flyers on Tuesday, April 13th. The Lakers would lose their third game of the season by a score of 15-6 to the Golden Flyers. This was Oswego’s first non-conference game of the season after the first two were canceled back in March.
Nazareth would score the first two goals of the contest before Lucas Cioch tallied the first Oswego goal. The freshman would score two more over the course of the game to lead the Lakers on offense during the game and continue to be the leading point getter over the span of the 2021 season. The Riverhead, New York native now has five goals and three assists in his first three collegiate games. The two teams would then each score one more before the end of the quarter to make the scoreline 4-2 heading into the second quarter. The Golden Flyers would add six more goals in the second quarter to blow out the score heading into halftime. Nazareth continued right where they left off as the team got five more tallies in the second half. This would bring the Lakers out of reach of their first win of the season.
The men’s lacrosse team will be back in action on Friday against the Brockport Golden Eagles at Laker Turf Stadium. Face off is set for 4 p.m. and WTOP 10 will have all the action live from the field.
