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Oswego State Softball Defeated by Buffalo State
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Softball team took on the Buffalo State Bengals at home on Saturday, April 14th. The Lakers would get swept by the Bengals as the games finished with scores of 4-2 and 11-3. For Oswego, the two losses put the Lakers on a four-game losing streak against two conference opponents. The Lakers now sit in the bottom of the SUNYAC West Standings, after being tied for second entering this past weekend. The Bengals move past Brockport, Fredonia, and Oswego and take sole possession of second place in the division.
Game one featured a close seven innings as Oswego drew first with Zoe Mennig scoring off a single from Samantha Morgan. The Lakers would hold be able to hold the Bengals till the top of the fourth before Buffalo State secured two runs to take over the lead. The Bengals would add two more the following inning and Oswego was unable to rebound in the later portion of the contest. The Lakers would get one run in the bottom of the seventh inning but it would not be enough. Fiona Higgins would pitch a complete game for the Lakers, giving up five hits and four runs over the course of her time at the mound.
Madison Hoeflich would take the mound for the second contest of the afternoon. Hoeflich would have a tough time keeping the Bengals in check as Buffalo State tallied six runs in the first two innings. Higgins would return to the mount to relive Hoeflich but Oswego was never able to bounce back with offense. Madelana Wrubel would tally one run in the contest before Buffalo State was able to force a mercy rule to end the game in the fifth inning.
The softball team is now 5-9 overall and currently on a four-game losing streak heading into their non-conference doubleheader against New Paltz. The Hawks are currently 2-8 in the SUNYAC East Division and will travel to Oswego for two seven inning contests on Tuesday, April 27th. The contests are scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Laker Softball field. WTOP 10 will be live at the field for all the action in this highly contested non-conference matchup.
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Men’s soccer falls to Cortland in SUNYAC championship
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OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego men’s soccer team travelled to Cortland Saturday afternoon to take on the Red Dragons in the SUNYAC tournament championship game. The Lakers had fought hard to make it to the tournament and then make it all the way to the championship game, but their exciting run came to an end as they would fall 6-0. Cortland got themselves on the scoreboard early when they would get to a loose ball in the box and score. The Red Dragon’s would net another before the half to make it 2-0. Cortland kept their momentum going in the second half, getting their third goal seven minutes in, and their fourth seven minutes later. They converted two more times before the end of the game, making it 6-0. Cortland dominated the second half of the game, getting fourteen shots to Oswego’s three. Oswego had a total of six shots in the game, two each from Ryan Young and Kyle Gehnrich. Oswego’s Caleb Munski, Kieran Gilroy, and Hajoon Lee all earned All-Tournament honors.
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Oswego women’s basketball suffers two point loss to Geneseo
GENESEO, N.Y. — It was a true fight to the finish for the Oswego State women’s basketball team against Geneseo. The Lakers went to battle against SUNY Geneseo and this matchup did not disappoint. It was a fight back and forth until ultimately one layup decided the contest with a final score of 49-51. This game was neck and neck until the very end. After the first quarter Geneseo had the momentum up seven points. The Lakers refused to go down this early however, going on a twelve to four run in the second putting them up two points at the half. Freshman Shania Iglesias scored twelve points with six coming from the three point line. Senior Logan Castiglione also had an impressive performance with nine points. Both Oswego and Geneseo put up sixteen points in the third leaving this game up for grabs in the final quarter. One key steal by Geneseo put them up by two in the final seconds of the contest to give them the win. Despite this tough loss the Lakers recorded an impressive sixteen turnovers. The Lakers face Oneonta in a SUNYAC matchup this Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Check it out live on WTOP 10!
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