OSWEGO N.Y. — A good ole fashion blowout. That’s what this game could be named. The Oswego State women’s hockey team faced off against the Buffalo State Bengals Wednesday night and held them scoreless. This dominant victory showcased just how impressive this Lakers team is. The Lakers now move to 12-7-1 on the season, and 9-4-1 in the SUNYAC Conference. This impressive five score victory was just what the Lakers needed to build more momentum moving forward. Some key contributors in this contest were freshman Ashlyn McGrath who led the Lakers with two goals on the night, as well as one assist. The freshman has proved this season that she’s here to stay and will be an integral part of this Lakers team for years to come. Sophomore Rachel Corbett also had an impressive performance with one goal and one assist. Sophomore Mia Conboy had a goal as well and was impressive throughout the contest. If this Lakers team continues to dominate, they will be very hard to stop in the coming weeks as the season heats up. The Lakers are set to have their senior night this Friday in the Deb Stan Arena. Puck drop is at 7PM on WTOP10!
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Lakers Fight Tough Against Geneseo
OSWEGO, NY – Oswego Men’s Soccer fought tough against their SUNYAC opponent Geneseo in a 2-2 tie. The Lakers started out the first half strong as they had four shots within the first ten minutes of the game. The Lakers took the lead early in the game with Kieran Gilroy scoring a goal at the 35:57 mark of the first half. Geneseo would finish off the second half strong as they had six shots within the final 20 minutes of the first half. Oswego had an impressive first half as they had nine total shots.The Knights would control the tempo of the second half. Geneseo would tie the game as they scored their first goal of the game. The Lakers would answer three minutes later as HaJoon Lee scored for the Lakers to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead. The Knights weren’t finished yet though as within about six minutes of the Lakers scoring the Knights scored again tying the game at two a piece. Geneseo outshot Oswego 23-10 during the game. Freshman Goalie Andre Bourjolly had a strong game as he had six saves all coming in the first half. This marks the first time that the Lakers have tied with the Geneseo Knights since the 2018-2019 soccer season.
Oswego State faces off against another SUNYAC opponent the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Saturday, October 8th at 1 PM at the Laker Turf Stadium.
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Oswego State Softball Splits with Cortland Red Dragons
OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Tuesday, the Oswego State Softball team was able to bounce back in game two of the non-conference doubleheader to split with the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers were able to secure the 8-6 victory after falling in game one 5-2 to the top team in the SUNYAC East division. The team heads into their final doubleheader of the 2021 season with an 8-12 overall record and a 5-9 record in division play.
Game one started without offense till the top of the third when Cortland was able to get a run past the Oswego defense. The Lakers would answer in the bottom of the inning with their own run to keep pace with the Red Dragons. Cortland would add another in the fourth inning and pull away by the time the bottom of the 7th inning came around. Cortland was able to get five hits and two runs on pitcher Madison Hoeflich who was on the mound for the first five innings. Fiona Higgins would take over pitching duties in the sixth inning and was on the mound for three runs from the Red Dragons. Tia Smith and Higgins each had an RBI hit during the first contest. Senior Madelana Wrubel went 3-for-4 in the batting box to lead the Lakers.
Game two had a different start as both teams were able to get a run before starting the second inning. That second inning would feature multiple runs for both sides as Oswego would be able to pull ahead with six runs coming during the bottom of the inning. Senior Taylor DuBois would get a two RBI hit after Wrubel and Leah Czerwinski each hit singles to move the runners around the bases. Hoeflich would head back to the mound and pitched for over four innings which featured scoreless play from both sides. Oswego was able to come up with the victory with an insurance run being added in the bottom of the sixth inning. Czerwinski would lead the Lakers at the plate going 3-for-4 with two runs and a RBI.
The Lakers have a quick turnaround today as the group heads to Fredonia for a SUNYAC West doubleheader. This will be Oswego’s final two contests of the 2021 season after being eliminated for SUNYAC Championship contention a few weeks ago. The Blue Devils and Lakers split last time to the two teams saw each other. Fredonia took game one back on April 18th before Oswego battled back in game two. The Lakers Softball program is 23-28 all time against the Blue Devils and Oswego has nine victories in Western New York. The two teams kick off action at 3:00 p.m. for game one and will restart at tentatively 5:00 pm for game two.
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Lakers Field Hockey Shut Out by Knights
GENESEO, NY- It was a rough game for the Lakers as they were shut out by the Geneseo Knights 3-0.
It was a quiet first quarter for about 10 minutes for both teams. Geneseo would get on the board first as Maggie Phipps would score her 8th goal of the season as she was assisted by Cassidy Sturdevant. Phipps would score her second goal of the game in the second quarter and 2:30 seconds later Katrina Clare would score to put the Knights up 3-0 at the half. Geneseo would outshoot the Lakers 7-1 at the half. Erica Scheblein would record 2 saves in the half.
Geneseo would continue to put the pressure on the Lakers in the third quarter, but Scheblein would not let up as she did not allow a single goal for the rest of the game. The Knights would record 4 shots in the first six minutes of the quarter. Geneseo’s stout defense would prevent Oswego from recording a single shot in the third quarter. Oswego would finally record a shot in the second half but Kaitlyn Ahle’s shot was blocked by Geneseo’s defense. Scheblein would record a total of 11 saves in the game. The Lakers were dominated in almost every category by the Knights. The Lakers would only record 2 shots compared to Geneseo’s 17, and Geneseo would record 16 shots on the goal while the Lakers were only able to get 1 throughout the entire game.
The Lakers face off against the Morrisville Mustangs on Wednesday, October 26th at 4 PM at Laker Turf Stadium in their season finale. The Lakers will look to finish the regular season with a bounce-back win as they take on a Mustangs team who’s 1-4 on the road this season.
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