It was a well earned win for the Lakers Saturday afternoon as they skated past the Potsdam Bears with a 19-10 victory. The Lakers had a comfortable lead the whole game as they were already up by four goals at the end of the first quarter. The Lakers kept their foot on the gas in the second with relentless offensive play. At the half the Lakers had a 10-2 lead and this game was pretty much sealed. Sophomore Isabella Lembo was on an absolute tear scoring a whopping eight goals in her incredible performance. She was on fire the whole contest and lead the charge. Sophomore Shae McConnell also had a great performance with five goals in this contest. Despite an attempted comeback from Potsdam in the fourth the game was already sealed. The Lakers are on the road Wednesday as the take on Brockport at 4 p.m.!
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Oswego Swimming and Diving drops first meet of 2019-2020 Season
OSWEGO — Laker Swim and Dive teams faced off against the RIT Tigers in a meet Wednesday night. The match up, at Laker Pool, saw both Men’s and Women’s dropping their first meet of the 2019-2020 season. Senior Walker Snowden would be a standout for Oswego State with three victories over the span of the night. With two individual event wins going into the 200-yard free relay, Snowden would get his third win alongside Laker teammates as they would finish a second before the Tigers. The teams look to rebound with another home meet this Saturday against SUNY Oneonta at 1 p.m.
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Reynolds looks to lead the charge
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Field Hockey team has had a rough week of conference play, dropping conference games to Cortland on Tuesday and to Geneseo on Saturday. The Lakers are looking to turn it around with the help of senior forward Katie Reynolds who has been the team leader in goals scored this season.
Despite starting (1-2) in conference play, the Lakers have found an offensive spark thanks to Katie Reynolds who was recently named an Oswego State Athlete of the Week. She was awarded this based on her performances the week of Sept. 24. scoring a total of six goals in just two games. Reynolds scored two of the Lakers three goals in their (6-3) loss to Nazareth and a career-high of four goals in the win against Brockport.
“I mean when all four of those goals were scrambled in front of the cage, that is my time to shine,” said Reynolds. “If there is a scramble in front of the cage, I am going to do whatever it takes to get that ball in the back. But I could not have done it without the help of my midfield. The midfield did an awesome job taking the ball down and feeding it right to me.”
Reynolds finds herself having a very important position on the team being one of four seniors in comparison to the to the team’s twelve freshmen.
“It’s definitely a challenge because they overpower us,” Reynolds said. “There are twelve freshmen and there are only four seniors. “Having a strong leadership voice on the team is very important for us right now with such a young team.”
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Oswego’s Men’s Lacrosse Team Set to Begin 2021 Season
OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Team is set to take on SUNY Oneonta on Saturday, March 20th to kick off their 2021 season. This will be the Oswego Men’s Lacrosse team’s first action in over a year due to the pandemic. However, unlike prior seasons, conference play is set to begin earlier than ever before, starting March 26th versus Geneseo. Senior goaltender Kevin O’Donnell understands just how important these early games are to set the tone for the rest of the season.
“With SUNYACs coming up so soon and those being the most important games for our team, the level of expectancy exceeds any other season in my opinion,” O’Donnell said. “Especially with the teams were playing, Morrisville, Oneonta, and then the rest of the SUNY division, it’s important that were on our A-game.”
O’Donnell is now a team captain and is looking to surpass 400 career saves in the coming games.
Being that this is the Lakers first game since March of 2020, it’s important that they eliminate any mistakes or confusion they might have. Head Coach Drew Bezek, who is going into his 7th season on the coaching staff, believes his team needs to master their game plan early on in order to be successful.
“With early season games, it’s always about limiting mistakes and doing what we need to do. A lot of times with the beginning part of the season, you’re not so worried about your competition and what they run. It’s us being super-efficient and consistent at what we’re trying to do.”
Although many things are different this season for the players, coaches, and staff, film sessions and scouting remain an important aspect of Oswego’s success. However, since teams only played a few games in 2020, the Lakers will have to anticipate Oneonta’s game plan based off what they saw from early last year.
Coach Bezek said, “We’ll treat this year similar to the past where for the first game of the year, your kind of going off tendencies from the previous year. We’re not going to know some of their new players, but from the film, we could try to piece together how they run their system.”
The Lakers have won their last four games vs. Oneonta dating back to 2016 and look to extend their win streak to five on Saturday.
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