OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Hockey played their first conference match up in over a month this past Wednesday. The Lakers lost 3-1 to the #1 Plattsburgh Cardinals that featured Oswego goalie Rachael Farmer saving 34 shots as she finished with a .906 save percentage. Oswego would get on the board first as freshman Megan Teachout tallied her seventh goal of the season, who is the current points leader for the Lakers. The Cardinals would answer just 32 seconds later to tie Oswego heading into the 2nd period. Plattsburgh would add another goal in the second, and a powerplay goal in the 3rd to surpass the Lakers and stay undefeated in NEWHL game play.
The Lakers still sit in second place in the conference standings directly in front of their next opponent the Cortland Red Dragons. Cortland remains 4 points behind Oswego with two games at hand. So far this season, these two teams have ended in a tie along with Oswego beating Cortland 3-2 on December 4th. Oswego will head to Cortland next Wednesday for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
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Oswego State Baseball Bounces Back in Doubleheader
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Baseball team split with the Clarkson Golden Knights on Tuesday afternoon at Laker Baseball Field. This was Oswego’s first loss since April 3rd which was against the Brockport Golden Eagles. Clarkson was able to take game one 12-9 after scoring eight runs in the top of the sixth inning. The Lakers bounced back in game two to get the doubleheader split. Oswego won 11-8 to secure their seventeenth win of the 2021 season. However, the Lakers win streak was snapped and ended after sixteen consecutive victories coming against SUNYAC and non-conference opponents.
The first contest featured Oswego getting out to an 8-0 lead through the first two innings. This due to Paul Tammaro, Brendon Frank, Kyle Lauria, and Myles Felton all had RBI hits to start the game off strong. Jake Terrill represented the Lakers on the mound for a majority of the game, pitching for over five innings which featured five strikeouts. Jonathan Luppens and Thomas Pecchia would also see time on the mound during game one. Clarkson shot back in the top of the fifth inning with two runs to get on the board. The Golden Knights would add to their total in the sixth inning with eight runs to take over the lead from the Lakers. Oswego was unable to get any more after the bottom of the sixth and Clarkson would snag two more insurance runs before the completion of the game.
Game two had a similar storyline with a different result as the Oswego State Lakers were able to maintain the lead over the course of the contest after a strong start in the first two innings. The Lakers got the game started with Lauria hitting a 3-run homerun and Felton adding his own in the second inning. Clarkson once again were alive innings later as the Golden Knights tallied seven runs over the course of the fourth and fifth inning. Oswego would remain with the lead and add to their totals with two insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to finish the contest.
The Lakers now look ahead to Oneonta this afternoon with a cross-over doubleheader in Oneonta. This will consist of the 64th and 65th meetings between the two teams and Oswego having the lead record with 38-25 versus Oneonta. The last time these two teams met was in the SUNYAC semi final two years ago in May of 2019 where the Lakers would edge the Red Dragons 5-2.
These games have large implications for the Red Dragons as they currently are in second place in the East division with two games in hand on the New Paltz Hawks who are currently at 5-9. As for Oswego, they currently sit at the top of the West division at 11-1 and 6 points ahead of the 8-4 Brockport Golden Eagles. As for the Red Dragons, their most recent matchup they were swept by the New Paltz Hawks on this past Saturday by scores of 1-0 and 6-3 as they look to get punch their ticket to the SUNYAC playoff.
Oswego will look towards their veteran leadership with players such as Ryan Weiss who had 3 runs and two hits in his last matchup as well as junior Paul Tammaro who had 3 runs and 4 hits in his last two games. For Oneonta they are looking towards their younger studs such as sophomore Jake Barrett who leads the team in hits and is tied for first in runs as well as fellow sophomore Sean Liquori who is also tied for first in runs with 14 and is tied for second in hits with 16. First pitch for the first game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Oneonta with the second game expected to start around 4:00 p.m.
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Oswego State women’s hockey narrowly edges past William Smith 1-0
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s hockey team narrowly defeated the William Smith Herons on Tuesday 1-0. With this victory, the Lakers improve to 5-2-1 this season and enter their Thanksgiving break on a two-game win streak.
Oswego and William Smith played and extremely physical game from buzzer-to-buzzer. Early on, Oswego found themselves in penalty trouble but were able to efficiently kill the clock. For much of the first period, the Lakers offensive zone pressure smothered the Herons, allowing only three shots in the opening 20 minutes. As the game started to heat up, Oswego found themselves in a 5-on-4 situation in the second period, but were unable to capitalize on the powerplay. However five minutes into the third period, junior forward Ariella Haas scored the game’s lone goal off assists from both Chyne Kennedy and Emily Gustafson.
Oswego continued their dominance in the faceoff circle again on Tuesday, winning 29-17. Haas les the Lakers in faceoff wins (10-5), followed by Morgan Shines (8-4) and Sara Cruise (6-2). Starting goalkeeper Joanna Hiebert also continued her hot streak in this matchup, recording her second consecutive shutout and third of the season.
The Lakers are now 5-2-1 on the season and sit third place in the NEWHL standings. Following Thanksgiving break, Oswego will have a prime opportunity to move up in the standings as they travel to Cortland to take on the Red Dragons, who sit second in the NEWHL. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3.
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Men’s Lacrosse Secures Back-to-Back Road Victories This Week
UTICA, NY – The men were on the road this week, traveling to Utica and Brockport for their matchups. Oswego was able to get back in the win column following their loss against Hartwick last week. The Lakers first matchup was against the Pioneers in Utica on Wednesday, March 22nd.
The matchup with the Pioneers proved to be a chess match between the two teams, with no goal coming in until the end of the first quarter. Utica scored the first goal with three and a half minutes remaining in the quarter. Corey O’Connor tied the match at one with an assist from Jack Delany with a minute left in the first. The Lakers held the Pioneers scoreless in the second and third quarter, while building a lead that would be too much for the Pioneers to overcome. Oswego netted four goals in the two quarters, giving them a 5-1 lead over Utica.
The Pioneers didn’t go down without a fight, as they netted two fourth quarter goals. However, the Lakers put the Pioneers in their place with three fourth quarter goals of their own, winning the matchup by a score of 8-3. Aiden Kenyon held it down for the Lakers in the net, recording ten saves on the afternoon to help the Lakers secure the victory. Delany led the Lakers with three points, one goal and two assists. O’Connor, Max Brodman, and Trey Jones tied for the team lead in goals, each scoring twice.
On Saturday, the men headed out west to take on the Golden Eagles in a much closer matchup. Oswego got up early in the match, but surrendered two goals in the final two minutes of the first quarter and trailed by one going into the second quarter. Max Brodman gave the Lakers life in the second quarter, scoring two of Oswego’s three goals of the quarter, and recording a hat trick on the afternoon before halftime. The match would be tied at five going into the second half of play.
The Lakers outscored Brockport by just one goal in the second half, scoring four goals in the half. Aiden Kenyon held Brockport to three second half goals, and recorded five saves in the contest. Gavin Elston recorded a hat trick in the second half which gave Oswego the upper hand in their win. Elston tied Corey O’Connor for total points on the afternoon with four, while also tying Brodman for total goals with three each.
The men are riding a two game win streak heading into their next matchup, which will be their second conference matchup of the season. The men will be hosting Plattsburgh on Saturday, April 1st at 1pm. The Cardinals are coming in on a six game losing streak, with the Lakers looking to make it seven.
