The Oswego Women’s Basketball team took on Bay Path today for Third place in the Max Ziel Tournament. The Lakers were looking to make a statement after losing to D’Youville by six points yesterday, and boy did they ever as the Lakers were too fast and tall for the Wildcats as they picked up their first win of the season 88-to-51.

In the first half alone got to the charity strike 29 times. Capitalizing 16 times from the line, the Lakers made more free-throw’s then the Wildcats shot. Oswego The Lakers relied heavily on the run-and-gun offense. As soon as Oswego won a loose ball or got a rebound, they made a quick transition to the other side and while the Wildcats were trying to set up their defense, Oswego would find a player for a high percentage shot. This was pretty much the story of the game With all of this said, The lakers had a 20 point lead over Bay Path by half time, 46 to 26.

Oswego was the perfect example of sharing the sugar and effective passing. Top performances for Oswego came from Alison Nunziato, with 19 points 6 rebounds 3 assists 3 blocks and 2 steals, and Rachel Windhausen, with 16 points 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. On top of these individual performances, 8 Lakers recorded 4 rebounds or more in this game.

Oswego next plays Tuesday at Clarkson.

The Oswego State women’s basketball team fell to nationally ranked Geneseo by a score of 47-31 on Saturday.

Oswego held their own during the first two quarters against the Knights and trailed by only eight at the half. Rachael Windhausen was the main reason as she scored seven points to go along with nine rebounds. She would finish the game with nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Ultimately, Geneseo’s third quarter play would give them a lead as large as 16 points and also the victory.

In her final game at Max Ziel Gymnasium, Zana Dillard grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked three shots. She finishes her career with 735 rebounds, sixth most in Oswego history, After suffering an injury in Friday’s game, Courtney Ameele concludes her career as one of only ten members in Oswego’s 1,000 point club.

The Lakers finish their season with a 7-18 overall record and 4-14 in conference play. The Knights finish conference play with a 18-0 record and will begin preparation for the SUNYAC playoffs.