OSWEGO — Women’s Basketball gets there second straight win Wednesday night against Canton in a 64-25 final. The victory featured a full Oswego effort as the team outscored the Roos 39-6 at halftime which was a result of some stellular defense as multiple Lakers posted more than four defensive rebounds. Taylor Torchia posted 3-6 for three pointers and finished with 13 points on the game and sophomore Ramatoulaye Sy tallied 16 points as she went 7-15 for field goals. Oswego plans to keep their winning success at home versus Alfred State this Saturday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Tip off will be at 3 p.m.
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Oswego women’s hockey suffers first two losses on back-to-back skid
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s hockey team lost their first two games of the season this weekend, falling to SUNY Cortland 2-1 on Friday and SUNY Plattsburgh 5-0 on Saturday. For the first time in 2021, the Lakers were held to a goal or less in back-to-back outings as they weren’t able to find a rhythm offensively.
Oswego went into Friday’s game versus Cortland undefeated, looking to continue their stellar start to the season. Sophomore forward Morgan Shines started the game off hot, scoring the teams lone goal at the 11:48 mark of the first period. The scored remained 1-0 until midway through the second period when the Red Dragons scored two unanswered goals. Although the Lakers outshot the Red Dragons 43-23 in the contest, they were unable to find the back of the net again. Bryn White finished the game with 21 total saves while Shines led the team in the faceoff circle going 15-7.
The offensive woes would continue in their next game against the #1 ranked division III women’s hockey team, the Plattsburgh Cardinals. The Lakers came out swinging in the first period, having multiple good looks in the offensive zones. The Cardinals defense became more poised as the game went on and held the Lakers scoreless throughout the contest, racking up 31 saves. Plattsburgh got on the board in the first period and then went on to score four unanswered goals throughout the remainder of the game. Plattsburgh, who held Buffalo State to 0-1 the on power play the night prior, continued their dominant run against Oswego, holding them to 0-4 on the night.
The Oswego State women’s hockey team is now 3-2-1 on the year and sit fifth place in the NEWHL. They’ll have the chance to rebound next weekend in a two-game homestand against SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam. Puck drop Friday night is set for 7:00 p.m. in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Hockey Night in Oswego kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10!
Photo provided by Shelby Peplowski, WTOP photography department
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Fall Season comes to an end for Men’s Lacrosse
OSWEGO — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team finished their fall season with two scrimmages against Cazenovia College and SUNY Polytechnic institute. It was the final test for them for the Fall before they transition to the spring season. The scrimmage also served as a fundraiser for the Wilmot Cancer Institute as admissions to the scrimmage were free and went towards Wilmot.
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Oswego State Baseball Continues Win Streak Against University of Rochester
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball extended their win streak to fourteen games with a doubleheader sweep over University of Rochester on Tuesday, April 27th in a non-conference doubleheader. Oswego was dominant all day long as the Laker bats scored 32 runs total on the day, Oswego won game one 23-7 and completed the sweep with a 9-4 victory in game two.
Oswego scored multiple runs in five of eight innings they came to the plate in game one. Ryan Weiss opened up the scoring on a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning, and Connor Stanton added an RBI single to make it 5-0 before Rochester’s fourth batter stepped to the plate. Eleven Laker batters had at least one hit in game one, and Ryan Enos led the offense in hits as he was 3-4 with three runs and three RBIs. Weiss led with four RBIs all of which came on the grand slam, and Enos and Stanton added three RBIs each. Oswego took game one 23-7 as the bats came out hot to knock off the top ranked Liberty League team 23-7.
Game two featured two hit efforts from five separate Lakers, Paul Tammaro, Brendon Frank, Kyle Lauria, Hunter Holliday, and Frank Levanti. Two RBIs apiece were also added by Tammaro, Frank, Lauria and Weiss on his second home run of the day. Jake Terrill got the start in game two and the Graduate Student pitched very well, going six innings allowing four hits and two earned runs. Oswego took game two 9-4 to extend the win streak to fourteen games and complete the seventh straight doubleheader sweep.
Oswego baseball returns to Laker Baseball Field Saturday, May 1st at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. against SUNYAC West opponent Fredonia. The Lakers will look to their momentum to continue their dominance in the conference division.
