OSWEGO N.Y. — It was a rough Wednesday evening for the Lakers as they couldn’t get anything to click on Laker Turf Stadium. The Lakers took on a very good Geneseo team and at the end of the day, simply got outplayed. With the score after the first quarter being seven to two, the chances for a Laker comeback already looked slim. Oswego’s star players Sela Wiley and Shae McConnell were not able to get anything going in this contest, with McConnell only coming out with one goal and Wiley being scoreless on the day. Sophomore Isabella Lembo was able to shine in this contest with two goals out of the six that were scored. This made her the lead scorer on the night. The Lakers look to recover from this tough loss when they host SUNY New Paltz at 12 p.m. this Saturday. Catch it live on WTOP10!
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SUNY Oswego hires McManus as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Thursday, SUNY Oswego announced that the athletic department will have a new leader prior to the start of the 2021-22 academic year. Wendy McManus accepted the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics position that was previously filled by two interim athletic directors.
McManus joins the Lakers with administrative and coaching experience over multiple different positions and colleges.. Her 17 plus years of experience features managing facility improvements and developing corporate sponsorship opportunities. This most recently occurred at Elmhurst University (Illinois), a NCAA Division III college that has 20 varsity sports and 80 employees. Prior to her time with Elmhurst, McManus was the associate director of athletics for internal operations and senior women administrator at Minot State University (North Dakota). She worked on managing budget and facility development along with personnel management. McManus has also spent time as an associate director of athletics at the University of New Haven and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Her coaching experience originates from University of the Southwest as head volleyball coach and continued onto Texas A&M International University. McManus is a member and mentor of the Women Leaders in College Sports as well as a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
McManus will be joining the department on August 1st, 2021 prior to the start of the highly anticipated return of fall sports at Oswego State. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of all news regarding the Oswego State Lakers.
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Oswego State men’s hockey team rolls through Whiteout Weekend
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team got two big wins this weekend to complete Whiteout Weekend in the Marano Campus Center. Friday night, the Lakers got a 3-0 victory against the SUNY Potsdam Bears and then on Saturday Oswego State secured a 5-2 win against Plattsburgh State in the rivalry game. Oswego State was able to secure six points in the SUNYAC conference and tie themselves with Geneseo for first place.
On Friday, Oswego State got their third shutout of the season with another win over the SUNY Potsdam Bears. The Lakers struck first in the first period as captain Travis Broughman tallied another goal this season which was assisted by alternate captain Josh LeBlanc and Tristan Francis. Broughman’s sixth goal of the season was the lone goal of the period. In the second period, Oswego State kept the pressure on with two more goals. The second goal of the game came off the stick of Rocco Andreacchi as sophomore forwards Connor Sleeth and Tyler Flack both got credited with the assists. The final goal of the contest was shot by Alex DiCarlo on the rush. The assist would go to senior defenseman Ryan Bunka as the Lakers snagged another goal before the end of the second period. Netminder Steven Kozikoski would get the victory and shutout in between the pipes for the Lakers as the goaltender made a total of 35 saves.
In the rivalry game Saturday night, Oswego State took on the Plattsburgh State Cardinals in another conference match up. The final score of 5-2 featured a stellular first period from the Lakers as Oswego State netted two goals in the stanza. Flack scored early to put Oswego State up one to zero and Sleeth added another to his season total before the teams headed to the locker rooms. Plattsburgh State would have an answer in the second period but Oswego would respond with another two goals to push the score to four to one in favor of the home team. Tommy Cahill recorded his first point as an Oswego State Laker after passing the puck to Garret Clegg who tallied the third Oswego State goal. The Cardinals scored another in the third period but Oswego State answered with an insurance goal on the rush off the twig of AJ Ryan. Kozikoski got another win in the net for Oswego and the team finished the weekend on a four game win streak.
In the SUNYAC standings, Oswego State has tied Geneseo with 22 points for first place. After Cortland lost to SUNY Potsdam Saturday evening, Oswego was able to get a lead over Plattsburgh and the Red Dragons from Cortland. The Cardinals and Red Dragons are tied for third place with a total of 17 points. Brockport trails the four teams in fifth place with 15 total conference points. In the last post season spot, Fredonia has nine points and is looking to get into the mix with a win over Buffalo State this past weekend.
For the Oswego State Lakers, the group will head on the road Friday night to take on SUNY Cortland. The game is scheduled to start a 7:00 p.m. on SUNY Cortland’s campus. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates on the Oswego State men’s hockey team and their 2021-22 season.
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Women’s Lacrosse: Playoff Preview
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego women’s lacrosse finished their season and finished in the fifth seed in the SUNYAC. The team finished the season with a 6-10 record going 5-4 in the conference. The Lakers started their season on a four game losing streak and only won two of their first ten games, but quickly turned it around. They won four of their last six games in a playoff push.
Oswego is led by a super six: Sela Wiley, Shea McConnell, Julia Quirk, Isabella Lembo, Madison Davis, and Logan Castiglione. Sela Wiley is the teams leader on offense, she had a team leading 37 goals and 15 assists. Shea McConnell was the teams other 30 goal scorer, having 32 on the season, also contributing four assists. Julia Quirk had 27 goals and 3 assists. Isabella Lembo had 28 goals and three assists, and led the team in shot percentage at .528%. Madison Davis had 24 goals and 23 assists, finishing with the second highest points (goals + assists) on the team. Logan Castiglione had 12 goals on the season, and a team leading 32 assists, finishing second in the conference. Freshman Sarah Kamide started all sixteen games in goal for the Lakers, having the third highest save total in the SUNYAC with 142, and had a save percentage of 43%, the seventh highest in the conference.
Oswego is set to play the #4 Oneonta Red Dragons on Tuesday May, 3 at 4:00 P.M. in Oneonta for the first round of the SUNYAC playoffs. The two teams last matched up on April, 2 and the Red Dragons came out on top 18-14. Sela Wiley had seven goals in the contest and Shea McConnell had five of her own. The Red Dragon’s Megan Foiles had six goals in the games, with three other players having four each. The winner Tuesday’s game will play the #1 seed Cortland Red Dragons.
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