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Lakers defeat Fredonia in comeback fashion

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team won a thrilling game over the Fredonia State Blue Devils by a final score of 5-3. The Lakers improve to 5-1-0 on the season while the Blue Devils drop to 3-3-1 overall.

Lakers’ forward Cameron Berry opened the scoring late in the first period thanks to a pass behind the net from Joseph Molinaro. With the goal, Berry extends his point scoring streak to five games.

What followed was three straight goals by Fredonia. Then in the third period the Lakers cut the Blue Devils’ lead to one. Aaron Huffnagle fed Tanner Spink who cashed in on the two-on-one opportunity.

Oswego was not done yet. They added two power-play goals from Huffnagle and Josh Zizek. Then Zizek iced the game with an empty net goal.

Cedric Hansen tallied 19 saves in his third start of the season for the Lakers.

Oswego takes the ice next on Friday, Dec. 1 when the travel to face Geneseo at 7 p.m.

Lakers’ drop Title game in Max Zeil Tournament

The Oswego State women’s basketball team fell to Elmira College in the championship game of the Max Ziel Tournament on Saturday by a final score of 53-40. Oswego drops to 1-2 on the season while Elmira remains undefeated with a 3-0 record.

Oswego center Rachel Windhausen led all Lakers in scoring with nine points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field. She snagged 11 rebounds and was one point shy of a double double. Senior Zana Dillard led Oswego in the rebounds category with 13.

Windhausen was named tothe All-Tournament Team directly after the contest.

Up next for the Lakers is a four-game road trip that starts in Rochester, N.Y. at 5 p.m. on Tuesday against Nazareth College.

Kate Randazzo named NEWHL player of the week

By Nick Schmidt,

This past week,  Lakers defender Kate Randazzo earned herself the NEWHL player of the week. Randazzo tallied four assists in Friday’s 5-0 rout of New England College. On Saturday, Randazzo netted the overtime game winner against Castleton with 39 seconds left in the overtime period. Randazzo and the Lady Lakers return to the ice this Saturday to take on Elmira College.

Lakers top Elmira in Teal Game

The Oswego State men’s hockey team won their first game of the season against Elmira Saturday night. The Lakers’ record improves to 1-0-0 while the Soaring Eagles fall to 1-1-0.

Before the game started, Mary Gosek’s children dropped the ceremonial puck in honor of her and everyone fighting cancer.

Elmira got on the board first with goals from Nick Ford and Anthony Perrucci. However, that’s all the Soaring Eagles were able to do. The Lakers scored four unanswered goals, including three from Josh Zizek and one from David Ferreira to cement the victory.

Lakers’ netminder David Richer made 30 saves in his Laker debut.

Oswego is back in action on Sunday when they travel to face No. 9/10 Hobart at 4 p.m..

Randazzo’s OT Goal Lifts Lakers Past Castleton

The Oswego State women’s hockey team defeated the Castleton Spartans Saturday afternoon by a final score of 3-2 in overtime. The Lakers are now 2-0-0 while the Spartans fall to 1-1.

The Lakers controlled a majority of the play including goals in regulation from Emma Morisette and Eryn Stewart. However, Castleton was able to tie it up with 0.9 seconds left in regulation thanks to a backhand goal over the right shoulder of goaltender Mariah Madrigal.

In overtime, Kate Randazzo scored with just 39.2 seconds left to give the Lakers their second win of the regular season.

Oswego is back in action this Saturday at 3 p.m. when they host Elmira for their Pink the Rink game.

Men’s hockey opens season with win over CCHL

By Amanda Zumpano

The Men’s hockey team played the CCHl All-Graduate tream on Saturday. The Lakers got out of the first period with a tie game at zero but the Laker defense was flat.

In the second period, the Lakers had many scrappy chances and Mitch Emerson was able to get his stick on it and score the first Laker goal.

Gillispie added another on in the third off a snipe from a pass from D’Orazio and Bruce. Macmillian made the game 3-1 scoring an empty net goal.

The Lakers won 3-1 and will play again in the Marano Campus  Ice Arena on Saturday. The Lakers will take on Elmira and the puck drops at 7:00pm.

Lakers win exhibition game over CCHL

The Oswego men’s hockey team started their new season with a win over the CCHL All-Graduate team by a final score of 3-1.

Mitch Emerson, Michael Gillespie, and Chris MacMillian registered the Lakers’ goals in the exhibition while Travis Broughman tallied CCHL’s only goal.

The Lakers went 1-6 on the power-play and were 4-5 on the penalty kill.

Oswego starts their regular season on Saturday at home against Elmira.

Men’s soccer falls to No. 18 Cortland on senior day

The Oswego men’s soccer team lose by a final score of 2-0 to No. 18 Cortland on Saturday. The Lakers finish their season on senior day with a record of 6-9-1 and an 1-8-0 in conference record. The Red Dragons improve to 15-2-0 overall with an 8-1-0 in conference record.

Lakers’ net-minder Evan Bogucki tallied eight saves in the loss with the Red Dragon’s first goal coming off a penalty kick and their final in during the 85th minute of regulation.

Oswego registered nine shots on goal.

Lakers hockey is back in action

By Jackson Berner

For all of the hockey fans in Oswego County, your months-long wait is finally at it’s end. Laker hockey returns this weekend with exhibition games for both the men’s and women’s programs. on Saturday the women’s team faces the Toronto Midget Arrows and are looking to improve upon last year’s successful regular season that saw them knocked out of the ECAC West Championship chase in the first round.

The men might have an even more bitter taste in their mouth after last season which they’ll begin to cure on Saturday against the CCHL all-graduate team. They went 21-6-1 en route to the first overall seed in the conference…only to lose at home to Plattsburgh in the SUNYAC Championship. From there they went on to get knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the first round by Hamilton. The games start at 3 and 7 p.m. respectively.

Oswego women’s soccer making national noise

The Oswego State women’s soccer team made some noise on a national level this weekend. The Lakers knocked off the number 8 team in the nation, their conference rival Geneseo 1-0. Audrey Burbidge found teammate Sarah Grupp who hammered home the games lone goal. Freshman goaltender Emma Allen did her part with a 10 save shutout. The loss marked the Knights first on the season. Oswego State improved to 7-5-1 overall and 4-4 in the SUNYAC. The Lakers will look to build on their monumental win Saturday as they take on Cortland.

Reported by Dylan Kuhn.

Lakers Fall to Geneseo by a Pair of Late Goals

The Oswego men’s soccer team lost to Geneseo by a final score of 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in their final game of Homecoming Weekend. The Lakers’ record drops to 6-8-1 and 1-7-0 in conference while the Knights improves to 7-5-2 with a 3-3-1 in conference record.

At 27:52, junior Jason Siracuse was all alone in front of the goal and made no mistake, putting the Lakers up 1-0. Senior midfielder Connor Lunduski tallied an assist on Siracuse’s goal; giving him the team-lead in helpers with seven.

Lakers’ goaltender Evan Bogucki was perfect for the first 70 minutes until Nick Keneally found the back of the net to tie the game at 1. Less than two minutes later Joey Vucic scored the game winning goal for the Knights.

The Lakers’ host Cortland on Saturday at 4 p.m. for Senior Day which is their final game of the regular season.

Men’s Soccer Drops Double-OT Thriller to Brockport

The Oswego State men’s soccer team fell to Brockport in double overtime by a final score of 1-0 on Friday. The Lakers now have a 6-7-1 record with a 1-6-0 in conference record. The Golden Eagles improve to 8-3-3 with an in conference record of 3-2-1.

After 106 scoreless minutes, Brockport’s Chris Aherne beat Lakers’ net-minder Evan Bogucki for the game winning goal. Bogucki stopped five of the Golden Eagles’ six shots on goal.

Oswego tallied nine shots in total with four reaching the goal. Hassan Musa’s three shots were a team high for the Lakers.

Oswego is back in action on Saturday when they host Geneseo at 1 p.m.

Lunduski Scores Lone Goal in Loss to Buffalo State

The Oswego State men’s soccer team fell to Buffalo State by a score of 2-1 Friday. The Lakers’ record drops to 6-5-1 and the Bengals improve to 9-1-2 overall.

Oswego midfielder Connor Lunduski scored the Lakers’ lone goal in the 81st minute thanks to a pass from Jason Siracuse. That is Siracuse’s fifth assist this season and Lunduski’s fifth goal. Despite outshooting the Bengals 8-4 in the second half of the game, they were unable to tie the match in 90 minutes.

Oswego’s next game is in Fredonia on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Oswego Vollyball Defeats Potsdam in SUNYAC Round Robin Play

A career-high 15 kills from sophomore Lauren Fie led Oswego to a victory over Potsdam. The scores for the match were 24-26, 25-18, 25-21, and 25-22. Oswego’s record improves to 8-10 with a 2-2 in conference record while Potsdam drops to 9-9 with a SUNYAC record of 1-3.

Fie, Alison Sullivan, and Shauna O’Flaherty all had double digits in kills and Sullivan’s five blocks were a match high. Junior Alison Berger earned a career-best in assists with 29 and digs with 12. Senior Rina Qelaj led the team in digs with 17.

The Lakers play again Saturday when they host Oneonta at 12 p.m. and Fredonia at 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer Falls to Rival Plattsburgh

The Oswego State men’s soccer team lost a close match to rival Plattsburgh by a final score of 4-3 on Friday. After the loss, the Lakers record is now 6-3-1 while the Cardinals move to 8-2-0 this season.

Early into the game senior midfielder Connor Lunduski gave the Lakers an early lead on the road. Later in the match, with the Cardinals up 2-1, Jason Siracuse was able to tie the game with his fourth goal of the season. Plattsburgh would answer back with two more goals and with Caleb Asamoah’s seventh of the year at the end of the match, the final score would read 4-3 in favor of the Cardinals.

The Lakers are back in action on Saturday in Potsdam at 1 p.m.

Men’s Soccer losses to No. 7/8 Oneonta

The Oswego Men’s Soccer team lost their second game of the season at home against No. 7/8 Oneonta on Saturday by a final score of 3-1. Caleb Asamoah scored his sixth goal of the year during the 26th minute. The sophomore is now second in goals on the team behind Hassan Musa.

The Lakers registered 11 total shots with three reaching the net. The Red Dragons combined for 21 shots with 5 being on goal. Oswego net-minder Brian Terra stopped two of the five shots while Nicholas Giordano allowed one goal on three shots for Oneonta.

The Lakers’ next game is this Friday at 3 p.m. in Plattsburgh

Men’s Soccer Endures First Loss of the Season

The Oswego State men’s soccer team’s five game undefeated streak has come to an end. St. Lawrence defeated the Lakers by a score of 2-0 on Friday at Laker Turf Stadium. Oswego’s record is now 4-1-1 while St. Lawrence’s improves to 2-2-1.

The first score of the game came in the fifteenth minute when the Laker’s goaltender was given a red card and St. Lawrence tallied their penalty kick.

The next and final goal came during the 64th minute when Brendan McNamee scored from in tight to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.

The Lakers are back in action on Saturday in Morrisville to face the Mustangs at 4 p.m.

Lakers Drop Home Opener to St. Lawrence

The Oswego State field hockey team is still searching for their first win of the season after falling to St. Lawrence University Friday night by a final score of 5-1. Due to inclement weather, the first game at Laker Turf Stadium this year was pushed from 7 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.

The Saints opened the scoring thanks to Jackie Reiss’s first goal of the season. That led the way for four more goals from the away team. One from Sonya Sandhu and three from Tori Shaffer. Finally in the 64th minute the Lakers were able to break through with Riley Mallet’s first goal of the season.

Lakers goalkeeper Sarita Charap stopped nine shots in the full 70 minutes while Lexi Oskam and Sophie Cardenali split time and combined for three saves for the Saints.

Oswego, now 0-2, will play their next game on Wednesday at home against Elmira College.

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