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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Game Recap: Oswego and Cazenovia go to Overtime
OSWEGO, NY — Friday night the Oswego Buccaneers Hockey team faced off against the Cazenovia Lakers in a Section III Hockey match up. The Buccaneers would play their second game in two days and Oswego would fall once again but this time in overtime. The Bucs honored their senior class prior to puck drop tonight. The Lakers scored four goals in the third period to win 7-6 over the Bucs. Oswego opened the scoring in the first period with three goals. Forward Collin Cianfarano would tally three goals in the contest to finish with a hat trick on the night. Cazenovia would net two goals in the final two minutes in the third period to tie the game and force overtime in the Crisafulli Ice Rink. With only three minutes left to go in the overtime period, the Lakers would put one past Oswego goaltender Brandon Demling to improve to 3-2 on the season.
Oswego now sets their sights on Watertown IHC as the Buccaneers wrap up their 2021 season at home Saturday evening. The 7 p.m. puck drop will feature the last time the Class of 2021 will be able to play for the coaching staff of Oswego. The team has a chance to finish 8-8 on the season with a win tomorrow night. WNYO will broadcast the game over their airwaves on 88.9 FM. WTOP 10 will conclude their coverage of Oswego Buccaneers coverage tomorrow after the conclusion of the game.
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Oswego State Softball Splits Doubleheader with Fredonia
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Softball split a doubleheader at home against Fredonia on Sunday, April 18th with a 6-3 loss in game one and bouncing back in a 4-3 win in game two. Oswego and Fredonia are tied for second place in SUNYAC West, each team holding a 4-4 SUNYAC record at the end of Sunday.
Oswego saw their three game win streak get snapped in game one of the doubleheader, as the Lakers offense put up three runs on five hits. Oswego drew first blood in the bottom of the third inning when Madelana Wrubel and Leah Czerwinski would score on an error by Fredonia’s right fielder, on a ball hit by Madison Hoeflich. Fredonia answered back in the top of the fourth with a four run inning, including a three run home run, all four runs being the only earned runs Fiona Higgins would allow in her seven innings of work. Oswego was trailing 4-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, before Zoe Mennig would hit her third home run of the year, a solo shot to make it a one run deficit for the Lakers. Fredonia would put up two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning to take game one by a score of 6-3.
Mennig got the Lakers offense going in the first frame of game one on an RBI single that would score Wrubel. Oswego would score three more unanswered runs from innings two through five, Leah Czerwinski and Brianna LoMonaco would score courtesy of Fredonia errors, and Ellie Mahoney scored on a sacrifice fly from the bat of Tai Smith. Oswego led 4-0 going into the seventh inning, but the Blue Devils would put up three runs on Hoeflich who had been tremendous with six shutout innings prior to the final frame. Higgins would inherit a no out, runners on first and second situation with a one run lead in the seventh inning. After a ground out and a walk, Higgins found herself in a one out, bases loaded situation. Higgins got the batter to hit a ground ball to Wrubel at second base, who threw home for the force out to Mennig, who threw on to Taylor DuBois at first base to secure the 4-3 win.
Oswego and Fredonia are tied for second in the SUNYAC West at 4-4, the Lakers next play at Geneseo on Wednesday, April 21st at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Geneseo currently holds sole possession of first place in SUNYAC West with a 4-2 record including a 2-0 record against Oswego this season. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State Softball team as the squad continues their 2021 season.
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Oswego State Softball Falls to Fredonia to Wrap Up 2021 Season
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Softball team finished their 2021 season on Wednesday at Fredonia for a SUNYAC West doubleheader. The Lakers were swept by the Blue Devils by scores of 12-8 and 7-0, ending the season on a two game losing streak.
Game one started with two runs in the top of the first inning to open the game from the Lakers. Oswego would continue their offensive dominance by snagging five more runs by the middle of the 4th inning, lead by Taylor DuBois and Aleah Yaizzo. The two combined for 4 runs, 7 hits, and 6 RBIs. Fredonia would have an answer in the bottom of the inning with six runs to add to their two runs from the first two innings. The Blue Devils would continue to push on offense and grabbed four more runs by the end of the sixth inning. The Lakers were unable to bounce back after only snagging one run in the sixth inning. Madison Hoeflich would get tagged with the loss after yielding just four earned runs and striking out four Blue Devils.
Heading into game two, the Lakers looked to bounce back and get another split to end the 2021 campaign. The Blue Devils never let the Lakers see the light as the Fredonia squad was able to get a 7-0 shutout victory. Fredonia tallied 6 runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a big lead over the Lakers. There were no runs scored after that point in the contest, and Oswego’s Leah Czerwinski secured a double that was the lone hit from the Lakers. Hoeflich and Samantha Morgan split time on the mound, each securing three strikeouts over the course of their time pitching.
In terms of the SUNYAC Championship, Oswego was eliminated from contention a week ago but could have played spoiler as Fredonia now holds second place in the division with a 9-7 record. Buffalo State is the only team in the SUNYAC West who has clinched a playoff spot. Geneseo and Brockport can still catch Fredonia for the second and final spot as the two teams have a doubleheader against each other this week. Oswego will finish in last in the division with a 5-11 conference record and overall post a 8-14 record.
For Gabrielle Rivers, her first season as head coach had its ups and downs as the Lakers split doubleheaders six times and had a three game win streak during the middle of the season. Zoe Mennig lead the Lakers at the plate with a .423 average and 30 hits over the course of the season. Madelana Wrubel lead in the runs category, coming to home plate 16 times. Hoeflich lead the small pitching squad with a 2.48 ERA with five wins and five losses on the mound. The Lakers return 13 out of 16 players next season as the group looks to get back to the regular conference format.
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