OSWEGO — Women’s Hockey extends their winning streak to three wins after the group defeated the Cortland Red Dragons Wednesday night in the Marano Campus Center. The 3-2 win featured multiple Lakers getting on the stat sheet which was led by Megan Teachout. The freshman contributed by netting Oswego’s first goal of the night and tallying an assist on Morgan Shines game winning goal in the third period. The Lakers fourth line got the tying goal late in the second period when Aislinn McAleer buried a rebound off a Kate Randazzo shot. Sara Cruise returned to the line up and tallied an assist on the McAleer goal for her first point of the season. Rachael Farmer saved 19 shots and finished with a .905 save percentage in the win. This victory moves the Lakers into second in the NEWHL standings before they head to SUNY Canton on Friday, who’s currently 0-6-1 and last in the conference. The game is set to begin at 4 p.m. in the Roos House.
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Oswego mens soccer falls to Oneonta Red Dragons
OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was a tough loss for the Lakers Men’s soccer team last night as they fell to the 9-2-2 Oneonta Red Dragons in a close battle. The Lakers have been struggling to gain traction this season despite the array of talent the team possesses. This tightly contested battle was scoreless at the end of the first half with both teams hungry to get on the board. At the 47 minute mark Oneonta would get on the board thanks to a shot by Ethan Brunell. Just over a minute later Kieran Gilroy who leads the Lakers in scoring, added another goal to his resume capitalizing on a corner kick to even the score. Oneonta would bounce right back scoring the game winning goal 60 minutes into the contest. The Lakers put up a valiant effort to bounce back but could not get back on the board. The Lakers look to bounce back as they are in action against New Paltz home at Laker Turf Stadium on October 22nd. The game will honor the Lakers seniors. Catch it Live on WTOP10!IMAGE PROVIDED BY OSWEGO ATHLETICS
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Oswego State women’s basketball falls short heading into holiday break
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s basketball team Saturday suffered an unfortunate 59-48 loss to the Fredonia Blue Devils. The Lakers stayed in it until the very end where Fredonia went on a nine point run to end the game, ultimately giving the Blue Devils the victory. It was almost as close as it can get heading into the forth with the Blue Devils only up by one point. The Lakers were ready for a battle, but came up on the losing end. Freshman Shania Iglesias was the lead scorer for the Lakers dropping an impressive seventeen points with two three pointers and nine rebounds. Right behind Iglesias was senior Danielle Caivana with twelve points. Despite this tough loss, the Lakers have to find a way to start clicking and picking up some wins. All hope is not lost as the Lakers return after the holiday season to host Alfred State January 3rd in the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Tip off is at 12 p.m. on WTOP 10!
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Women’s Basketball Takes Down Blue Devils, Roll to 7-0
OSWEGO, NY- The Lakers extended their winning streak to seven after defeating the Fredonia Blue Devils 76-66. Throughout most of the game, it was a back-and-forth battle between the Blue Devils and the Lakers before the Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter.Diamond Pickett got the Lakers on the board first. A minute later Karleigh Leo would add her first three-pointer of the game to make the score 5-0. Leo led the Lakers with ten points in the first quarter followed by Diamond Pickett with four. The Lakers started out the second quarter with a three-pointer from Chastin Giles who was pretty active in scoring for the Lakers against the Blue Devils. The Lakers led 22-15 at the beginning of the second quarter before squandering six straight points to the Blue Devils only leading by one 22-21. Fredonia rallied with three minutes left in the half to take the lead 30-28 as Kyla Smith scored all five points for the Blue Devils during that run.
The third quarter saw the Lakers take the momentum away from the Blue Devils but were outshot by the Blue Devils 64.4% compared to the Laker’s 42.2%. Leo would help the Lakers retake the lead with another three-pointer to give them a 36-34 lead with 7:35 left in the third. Leo led the Lakers at the end of the third quarter with 13 points followed by Diamond Pickett with 12 and Iglesias with nine. The Lakers led 56-53 at the end of the third.
The Lakers started out the fourth quarter with both Logan Castiglione and Chastin Giles hitting back-to-back three’s to extend the Lakers lead to 8. Karleigh Leo hit a three-pointer with 4:31 left to extend the Lakers lead to ten 69-59. This forced the Blue Devils to burn one of their timeouts. The Blue Devils would commit six fouls in the final two minutes of the game which included Renee Park who was disqualified from the game after her fifth foul of the game. The Lakers made five free throws to extend the score 76-66 to win the game. Karleigh Leo once again led the Lakers in scoring with 23 points as she is averaging 19.5 points/per game. Leo is currently #1 in D3 Women’s Basketball in three-pointers made with 28, three-point attempts with 73, and three-pointers per game with 4.67. Diamond Pickett had another stellar performance with 16 points along with Shania Iglesias with 14 points. Chastin Giles played impressively as well with ten points on the day.
The Lakers will be back in the Max Ziel Gymnasium on Friday, December 2nd to take on the Brockport Golden Eagles at 5:30 PM. The Lakers are searching for their first 8-0 start since the 2004-05 season where they finished that season 24-4. The Lakers are looking to defeat Brockport for the first time since the 2019-20 season when they defeated them 69-62 in Brockport. The Golden Eagles are coming off a 71-63 win over Buffalo State improving their record to 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in the SUNYAC.
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