This past weekend, the women’s hockey team hosted Canton for a two-game series.

On Friday night, the Lakers defeated the Kangaroos, 10-1. Olivia Ellis lead the charge for the Lakers, having three of the ten Laker goals. Alexa Aramburu also lead the Lakers with two goals and three assists. The Lakers would shine on the powerplay, converting a goal on four out of five powerplay chances. Mariah Madrigal would get her third shutout of the season.

On Saturday, the Lakers beat Canton, 6-1. For the second-consecutive day, the Lakers were paced by Alexa Aramburu and Olivia Ellis. The pair had identical outings, each recording a goal and two assists for three points.Freshman goalie Amber Samonek would be in net for the Lakers and remains perfect on the year. She improves to 3-0-0 with 11 saves against Canton.

With the two wins against Canton, the Lakers move to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in conference. On Friday, the Lakers will take on Hamilton at home.

Senator Schumer announced yesterday that the U.S. department of Health and Human Services will be allocating over $326 million to the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).

Many New York residents rely on this service to pay their heating bills during the winter.

Schumer and Gillibrand pushed to have the highest level of funding possible given to this program. Schumer says that this decision will force fewer people to decide between food and heat this winter. The senators say that October marks the beginning of the heating season.

HEAP helps hundreds of thousands of seniors and low income families, according to Schumer.

Originally Written By: Krystal Cole

Yesterday the Men’s hockey team traveled to Cortland to take on the Red Dragons in SUNYAC action. The Lakers would defeat the Red Dragons 4-1.

Each of the Lakers four goals were all scored by different players. Stephan Johnson would be the first Laker to score. He scored a power play goal to tie the Lakers with the Red Dragons with one minute left in the first period. At the halfway point of the second period, Kenny Neil, got his sixth goal of the year. With three and a half minutes left in the third, Chris Ragueso scored to put the Lakers up 3-1. Mitchell Herlihey would score with just under thirty seconds left in the game.

With the win, the Lakers improve to 5-0 on the year and are #1 in the SUNYAC with a 3-0 record. The Lakers will travel to Potsdam on Friday and to rival Plattsburgh on Saturday.