OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Basketball dropped a conference game to the Oneonta Red Dragons 76-66 for only their second SUNYAC loss of the season. The Lakers seven game winning streak snapped as the Lakers would allow 43 Red Dragon points in the second half in the defeat. Freshman Jeremiah Sparks once again lead the Lakers with 23 points as he hit seven field goals in his 40 minutes played. Joe Sullivan tallied 19 points and also hit seven field goals along with two 3-pointers.
Oswego falls to 5-2 in conference and hold the 4th spot in the standings as the Lakers look ahead to Potsdam Friday night. The Bears are 6-1 and tied for first in the SUNYAC standings. The Lakers will play right after Women’s Basketball as the Men’s game is set to tip off at 7:30 p.m. in Potsdam.
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Field Hockey forces OT but falls to SUNY Cortland
OSWEGO — Laker Field Hockey took an OT loss 2-1 to SUNY Cortland after tying the game late on Saturday at Laker Stadium. The goal from junior Theresa Glynn off the penalty corner from Kathleen Little and Leah Romanowski that forced OT was with less than seven minutes left in regulation. The Red Dragons would net one past freshman goalie Erica Scheblein a little over 2 minutes into extra time. The Lakers have only two conference match ups before the start of SUNYACS, with Brockport and Geneseo. Currently sitting in 6th place, the team would need to pass Oneonta and Brockport to get a berth to the tournament. However, the ladies will travel to Rochester on Tuesday to face non-conference opponent Nazareth, which is the start to a three-game road trip.
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Oswego State women’s hockey with two impressive performances this weekend
OSWEGO N.Y. — It was an exciting weekend for women’s hockey here at Oswego. The Lakers hosted the Buffalo State Bengals Saturday night in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena in hopes of staying undefeated. They did just that and won in dominant fashion with a final score of 8-1. The Lakers offense was electric combined with their spectacular defensive performance. Despite this impressive victory, the Lakers found themselves down by 1 at the end of the first when senior Angelina Cruzzal put the Bengals on the board. From there the Lakers were relentless, not letting their opponent score another goal. Freshman Mack Hull scored her first goal as a Laker tying it up early in the second. Less than 2 minutes later, sophomore Kyleigh Grugin scored with an assist by Emily Gustafson. Morgan Shines added to the lead with 10 minutes left in the second. The Lakers were on a tear in the third period scoring 5 goals and shutting the Bengals down. Goals in the third from Rachel Corbett, Kyleigh Grugin, Morgan Shines, Sophia Kyrkostas, and Mia Conboy sealed the victory. With this dominant win the Lakers kept the undefeated streak alive with a record of 3-0 heading into Sunday’s contests.
The Lakers hosted SUNY Potsdam today in an overtime thriller resulting in a 4-4 tie. It was a battle from start to finish, with both teams refusing to lose. The Bears started off strong, scoring the first two goals of the game. Kaylee Merill put the Bears on the board with an assist from Emily DellaNeve. Stephanie Dunlap added to the lead shortly after. The Lakers were still very much in this game and proved it when Amanda Zenstein scored immediately following the face off. Cheye Kennedy then tied it up for the Lakers with four minutes remaining in the first period. The action continued in the second period as Potsdams’ Stephanie Dunlap scored her second goal for the Bears. The Lakers answered back minutes later with a goal from sophomore Kyleigh Grugin. With less than two minutes remaining in the second Potsdams’ Emily DellaNeve scored to break the tie. Fans were in for a showdown in the third. Amanda Zenstein found success once again with a goal early in the third period on the powerplay. From there it was a defensive battle until the end of regulation. With a tie game, the two teams were headed into overtime. Despite many close calls, neither team was able to seal the win and this game ended in a tie with great effort from both sides.
After this weekend, Oswego currently holds first in the NEWHL with three points posting a 1-0-1 conference record. The Lakers will travel to SUNY Cortland Friday with more conference points on the line in the NEWHL. Puck drop is set for 5:00 p.m. in Cortland.
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Women’s Hockey stays undefeated at home with win over Canton
OSWEGO — Women’s Hockey defended the Wheelhaus once again Friday as the group defeated Canton 2-1. This conference match up featured a scoreless first period that continued into the second stanza until freshman Morgan Shines buried a rebound from Kyleigh Grugin. Freshman Maura McKeown would get credited with the second assist for her first point as a Laker. Grugin would get back on the score sheet as the freshman tallied her first career goal on the powerplay. The Canton Roos would however cut the deficit in half as the Roos scored on a five-on-three advantage six minutes into the third. Tia Trovato would finish strong in her first collegiate start as she posted a .933 save percentage to go on and get her first victory. The win keeps the Lakers at fifth in the NEWHL standings as they continue conference play tonight on the road in Potsdam to face the 3-3 Bears. Puck drop is at 3 p.m. at the Maxcy Ice Arena.
