OSWEGO — Women’s Hockey had a minor setback in their 2019-2020 season today as they fell to the Amherst Mammoths. The 3-0 loss was the first since November 8th when the Lakers lost to the Plattsburgh Cardinals. The Mammoths went ahead on the scoreboard in the first period on the powerplay. They would not add to their total till the third period as the group netted one even strength and then towards the end as the group buried an empty net goal. Senior Rachael Farmer kept Oswego in this game who finished with 19 saves. The Lakers will take a month off until they battle King’s College in the Marano Campus Center and then travel to Morrisville for a NEWHL matchup. Women’s Hockey finishes their first half of the season at 7-3-1 and in second place in the Northeast Women’s Hockey League.
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Oswego State women’s lacrosse takes setback against SUNY Brockport
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team headed on the road Wednesday to take on the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles in a SUNYAC matchup. The Lakers would fall 15-5 to the Golden Eagles to drop to 4-4 in the conference. With the win, SUNY Brockport clinches a berth to the post season with a SUNYAC record of 6-2 over the course of the 2022 campaign. Oswego State is now 5-10 in the 2022 season overall.
SUNY Brockport started off the contest with four straight goals before the Lakers found the back of the net in the 2nd quarter. Oswego State was held off the scoresheet in the 1st stanza but Sela WIley added to her season goal total and put the Lakers on the board. Madison Davis would snag the assist on the shot and the Lakers place ketchup against the Golden Eagles. However, SUNY Brockport would put 6 more goals in before the Lakers found twine once again. Wiley netted her second in the 3rd quarter to try and narrow the margin. The captain would complete the hattrick at the end of the quarter as Julia Quirk got credit for the assist. Quirk would add another goal in the final stanza and Shae McConnell put one in with 7 minutes remaining in regulation for her 29 goal of the season. Netminder Sarah Kamide made 7 saves over the course of the game and allowed 16 goals. The Lakers were out shot 32 to 19 in the contest.
Oswego State now turns their attention to Plattsburgh State this Saturday for Senior Day at Laker Turf Stadium. Oswego State sits in the final playoff spot in the SUNYAC playoffs and Plattsburgh State trails them with a conference record of 3-5. For the Lakers, it is simple, win and you are in. The Cardinals will look to steal a win on the road to force a tiebreaker at the end of the regular season. The final game of the regular season can be seen live on WTOP 10 as the Lakers face off against the Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. this Saturday on the banks of Lake Ontario.
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Men’s Basketball secures 15th win of the season against New Paltz
OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Basketball rolled through the New Paltz Hawks Tuesday night as the Lakers won 80-55. Oswego took a commanding lead in the first half as the team scored 54 points compared to the Hawk’s 25. This is thanks to senior Joe Sullivan dropping 20 points due to seven field goals and two three pointers in his twenty two minutes played. Colby Moultrie stepped into the game and secured 12 points in only nine minutes played after netting four three pointers. This is Oswego’s 15th win of the season and ninth conference win to keep the Lakers in fourth place in the SUNYAC standings. The team looks ahead as they travel with Women’s Basketball to Cortland on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip off.
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Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Defeated by Brockport
OSWEGO, N.Y — Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse continued their 2021 season on Friday against SUNY Brockport. The Golden Eagles defeated the Lakers 9-3 at Laker Turf Stadium in a SUNYAC West match up. Oswego kept it close in the first half due to solid goaltending from netminder Kevin O’Donnell. The senior had 16 saves and posted a .640 save percentage, his best performance in between the pipes this season for the Lakers. Oswego trailed 3-2 heading into the second half before Brockport went on a six goal scoring run before Lucas Cioch tallied his sixth goal of the season. The freshman had two points in the contest to continue his point streak which contains four games with multiple point performances. Ryan DoMont also recorded a goal and assist in the contest. Over the course of the 2021 season, the Oswego offense has only scored 21 goals, the least out of any SUNYAC team.
After the loss, the men’s lacrosse team falls to 0-3 in the SUNYAC West Division and trails Brockport who improves to 2-2 in the conference. The Lakers would need to win out to secure the second spot in the division to make it into the SUNYAC Championship. The Geneseo Knights currently hold second with a 2-1 conference record, the team that will face off against Oswego in the next two matchups. Cortland sits in first with a 3-1 record and will host Oswego to wrap up the regular season. Geneseo will travel to Oswego to play the Lakers on April 22nd at 4 p.m. for another conference contest. WTOP 10 will be at Laker Turf Stadium to cover all the action.
