OSWEGO — The Oswego State baseball team has announced their schedule for the 2019 season. They will open their season with a double-header against Salisbury University on Mar. 2. and they will be traveling to Lexington, South Carolina for their spring break matchups. While their in South Carolina, the two-time defending SUNYAC Champions begin conference play against their rival Plattsburgh. Their home-opener is on Apr. 5 when they face St. John Fisher.
OSWEGO — For the sixth straight year, the Oswego High School boys volleyball team has been crowned the champions of Section III. They defeated Jamesville-Dewitt winning three sets to two. Riley Mahoney overcame a sore shoulder to account for 18 of the team’s 48 kills. Freshman Nate Nevinny was just as dominant as he finished with 44 assists. The Buccaneers will look to keep their season going on Friday as they take on Eastchester from Section I in Fayetteville. First serve is at 5 p.m.
OSWEGO — The Oswego State Women’s Soccer team defeated SUNY Canton yesterday by a score of (2-0). Fifteen minutes into the game, Audrey Burbridge capitalized on a shot far post for her first goal of the season. Mackenzie Schaffner would join in on the scoring moments before halftime to extend the lead to two. Goalkeeper Emma Allen earned her sixth shutout of the season as she recorded two saves in the contest. The Lakers will look to carry their momentum into Brockport this Friday for a meeting with the Golden Eagles.
OSWEGO — The Oswego State Athletics Department has named Haru Kobayashi and Corey Marshall Athletes of the Week. During the team’s contest against Fredonia, Kobayashi won a nail-biter during her doubles match. She continued her winning ways against Brockport as she earned her team a match point in singles and claimed an easy (8-1) victory in doubles. On the golf course, Marshall collected medalist honors during the Oswego State Invitational. His score of 128 helped lead the Lakers to their first place finish.
By Jake Vanderbroek
The Oswego State men’s baseball team defeated New Paltz last Saturday by a score of 6-4. Brian Nolan tossed six scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Matt Bowman went an inning and a third to pick up his second save of the season. At the dish, Eli Holton went 2-for-3 including a triple in the first inning that drove in two. The Lakers return to the diamond on Wednesday as they host St. Lawrence. First pitch is scheduled for 4 pm.
By Amanda Zumpano
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team beat Utica 15-7 today for their best start since 2013. With the victory, the Lakers improve their record to six and one. Bobby Emerson scored the team high with four goals and Caleb Alford, Kyle Bacon and Jarrod Wilkom each scored two. Oswego’s defense did not go unnoticed forcing sixteen turnovers. The Pioneers were only able to force four. Oswego will play their next game on Saturday at three when they play their first SUNYAC game against Brockport.
By Jake Vanderbroek
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team defeated Keuka by a score of 17-6 over the weekend. Tim Schof led the team in scoring with four goals. Kyle Bacon recorded a hat-trick and goalie Kevin O’Donnell played the first half allowing three goals and making six saves. The Lakers improve to 5-1 on the season. They will be back in action on Wednesday as they host Utica at Laker Turf Stadium. Game time is at 4 pm.
The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team cruised to a 19-7 victory over the Utica Pioneers on Saturday. With the victory, the Lakers move to 4-2 overall while the Pioneers fall to 4-3.
Utica found the back of the net first but the momentum quickly changed as Oswego scored the remaining twelve goals of the first half. The Lakers added seven more in the final thirty minutes of the contest to seal the win. Gemma O’Kane and Toni Laneve each scored four goals while the nation’s leader in assists, Theresa Shattuck, contributed six helpers. She is now the team’s leader with 40 points (12 goals, 28 assists).
Goalie Angela Ponto recorded 12 saves while allowing three goals. Elianna Sanchez came in for the final seven minutes of the game, giving up four goals.
The Lakers will be back in action at Laker Turf Stadium next Saturday at 12 pm as they open up SUNYAC play against Brockport.
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team defeated the Keuka College Wolves 17-6 on Saturday. With the victory, the Lakers move to 5-1 overall while the Wolves drop to 3-2.
Oswego got off to a strong start in the first half, scoring six goals apiece during the first and second quarters. At halftime, they held a 12-2 lead and a large 31-9 shot advantage. Tim Schof led the Lakers with four goals while Kyle Bacon scored three of his own. Keuka scored three straight goals in the third in what possibly looked like a run but Caleb Alford’s goal ended any momentum the Wolves had.
Oswego’s Kevin O’Donnell stopped six shots in the first half before giving way to Brody Carter and Harrison Levy. Carter and Levy made a combined seven saves.
The Lakers’ next game is scheduled for this Wednesday at 4:00 when they take on Utica College at home. This will also be the team’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation community service event.
By Eoin Gallagher
The Oswego State men’s and women’s lacrosse teams will be in action this coming weekend as the men play host to Keuka College and the women host Utica College. The men, coming off an impressive 12-7 win over Alfred on Tuesday look to keep up the terrific play while the women’s team looks to rebound after a tough loss last Saturday to #9 ranked York College. The men’s game will be at 1pm with the women set to face off at 4pm. If you can’t make it to Laker Turf Stadium, you can catch both games right here on WTOP-10.
By Amanda Zumpano
The Lakers found themselves in six extra man opportunities against Alfred on Tuesday utilizing three of them to go on and win 11-7. Bobby Emerson and Robbie Connors had six goals apiece while Kevin O’Donnell had six saves. Tim Schof and Tyler Nason each had three assists. Teddy Phillips helped the Lakers by forcing Alfred to turn the ball over four times. Oswego will play again on Saturday at one when they host Keuka.
By Jake Vanderbroek
The Oswego State baseball team defeated number 15 Southern Maine in a slugfest by a score of 15-14 on Saturday. Brandon Nicholson led the Lakers with four hits including a double in the fifth that plated two. Mike Delicarri, John Barnes and Robert Donnelly each finished with three hits apiece. Matt Bowman pitched the ninth inning to pick up his second win of the season. Oswego will travel to Ithaca tomorrow to take on the Bombers. First pitch is scheduled for 3 pm.
By Eoin Gallagher
After a disappointing loss at Ithaca, the Oswego State men’s lacrosse team will look to bounce back when they hit the road to face the Morrisville Mustangs. The Lakers are 1-1 on the season. Sophomore Kyle Bacon leads the team offensively with 6 points, while fellow attackman Bobby Emerson is off to a good start as well, posting 4 goals in two games. Freshman goalie Kevin O’Donnell has recorded 32 saves on 54 shots on goal in two games – including a 21 save performance against Ithaca – the most by any Laker goalie in the past five seasons.
Morrisville has struggled early on this year going 0-3 with losses against Geneseo and Oneonta, two teams Oswego will meet later when SUNYAC play picks up.
The game is scheduled for a noon start on Saturday.
The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team defeated the RIT Tigers by a score of 15-13 on Monday. With the win, the Lakers move to 2-0 overall while the Tigers drop to 0-1.
Oswego found themselves down early in the game as they trailed 3-1. They would respond though with a 9-0 run led by Toni Laneve and Brigid Regin. While it seemed at times the Lakers would seal the game, the Tigers kept clawing their way back in it. RIT outscored Oswego by four goals in the second half but fell just short.
Regin led all scorers with a game-high five goals while Laneve added a hat trick. Oswego’s Teresa Shattuck played a part in seven of the team’s scores with three goals and four assists.
The Lakers will head on the road for the first time this season to take on Clarkson University on Wednesday. Face-off is scheduled for 4 pm.
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team opened its season with a 13-8 win over Hartwick College on Saturday. Oswego is now 1-0 overall while Hartwick drops to 0-1.
Both teams seemed evenly matched throughout the contest as the Lakers went into the final quarter with a 7-5 lead. Oswego, led by freshman Robbie Connors, scored six goals in the fourth to secure the win. He finished with five points in his Laker debut while also winning 16 of 25 face-offs. Oswego had plenty of scorers as a total of seven Lakers scored at least two points apiece.
Goalie Kevin O’Donnell stopped 11 saves for Oswego to earn the win.
The Lakers will return to action on Wednesday as they open their road trip against Ithaca at 4 pm.
The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team opened the season with a 18-7 victory against Morrisville State on Saturday. With the win, Oswego now has an unblemished 8-0 all-time record against the Mustangs.
The Lakers did not take long to score as Kamryn Sherman found the back of the net less than a minute into the game. She was one of eight Oswego players to have a goal during the contest. Along with the team’s high powered offense, the defense did not allow Morrisville to take a lead at any point.
Toni Laneve shined for Oswego, scoring five goals to go along with three assists. She finished with a career-high eight points. Montana Garrett, Gemma O’Kane and Brigid Regin each tallied three scores apiece.
Oswego will return to action at Laker Turf Stadium on Monday at 4 pm against RIT.
The Oswego State men’s basketball team defeated Geneseo by a final score of 65-58 on Saturday. With the win, the Lakers finish the regular season with a 13-2 overall record and 10-8 conference record. The Knights fall to 14-11 on the season.
On his senior day, Josh Ivey gave Oswego the start they were looking for. Ivey scored 11 of the team’s first 14 points and played a pivotal role as the Lakers took a eight point lead into halftime. Geneseo fought back in the second half though as they went on a 15-4 run to erase the deficit. It would be short lived as Jamir Ferebee led Oswego on a 11-0 run of their own to secure the victory.
The seniors were the star performers for the Lakers as Ivey had a career high 22 points and six rebounds. Ian Schupp (13) and Ferebee (10) also reached double-figures in points.
Oswego and Geneseo will meet again on Tuesday in Geneseo at 7 pm. The winner of the contest will move on to the second round of the SUNYAC Championship.
The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team beat Potsdam 4-2 on Saturday. With the victory, the Lakers finish out their regular season with a 11-12-2 overall record and 7-8-1 in SUNYAC play. The Bears drop to 12-11-2 overall.
During a busy first period for both teams, the Lakers took only four minutes to get on the scoreboard. Natalie Giglio was credited with the goal off an assist from Olivia Ellis. Potsdam scored the next two goals but that would be all that got past Oswego’s Mariah Madrigal for the remainder of the game. She stopped 25 shots during her time in the net.
Tied at two after one period, Oswego dominated on the offensive side of the puck. The team tacked on another two goals off the sticks of Philomena Teggart and Sarah Grupp.
Oswego will begin play in the NEWHL Championship next Saturday against Buffalo State. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 pm in Buffalo.
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.
The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team lost against their rival, Plattsburgh, on Saturday night. With the loss, the Lakers drop to 18-5-2 overall and 13-2-1 in conference action while the Cardinals move to 13-11-1 on the season.
Oswego had their chances on offense throughout the game as they outshot the Cardinals 35-10. However, the stellar play of Plattsburgh goalie, Jimmy Poreda, derailed any momentum the Lakers seemed to have. Oswego’s best chance came in the third period when David Ferreira sent a shot into the crossbar of Plattsburgh’s goal.
While the Lakers were efficient at killing power plays, the opposite could be said about their power play offense. Oswego went 0-6 on the night and has failed to capitalize in their past 16 opportunities. The team has also been held scoreless for two consecutive games.
Oswego will look to get back in the win column next Saturday as they host the SUNYAC playoffs. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 pm.
The Oswego State men’s basketball team suffered a 69-67 loss against Brockport Friday night. With the loss, the Lakers drop to 12-12 on the season and 9-8 in the conference while the Golden Eagles move to 18-6.
Oswego struggled on offense in the first half, shooting just 1-of-9 from three point range and 25% from the field. Those struggles along with Brockport shooting 56% from beyond the arc led to the Golden Eagles taking an eleven point lead into halftime. The Lakers would find themselves within a single possession in the second half but were unable to capitalize.
Jamir Ferebee led the Lakers’ comeback effort with 22 points including 15 in the second half. Tyler Pierre contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds to earn a double double.
Oswego will close out the regular season on Saturday against Geneseo at 3:00 pm. As part of Senior Day, the team will honor Ferebee, Ivey, Schupp and Louis Avellino.
The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team lost against the Potsdam Bears by a score of 1-0. After the loss, the Lakers drop to 18-4-2 overall and 13-1-1 in SUNYAC play while the Bears move to 10-9-5 on the season.
Aside from a power play goal from Potsdam in the first period, the game consisted of only chances. The Lakers outshot the Bears 42-20 but were unable to find the back of the net mainly due to the play of Potsdam’s goalie, Brendan McMeninmen. Max Novick led Oswego with a career high 10 shots.
The SUNYAC’s leader in goals against average and save percentage, David Richer, stopped 19 shots for the Lakers.
Oswego will have its regular season finale tomorrow against Plattsburgh in their annual Whiteout Game at 7:00 pm. The team will also honor its three seniors including captain Mitch Herlihey as part of Senior Day.
The Oswego State women’s basketball team fell to the Brockport Golden Eagles by a score of 61-46. With the loss, the Lakers move to 7-17 overall and 4-13 in the conference while Brockport moves to 12-12 on the season.
Oswego battled Brockport throughout the first half keeping their turnovers to a minimum. The Lakers had just three in the first half and eleven total which was significantly lower than their conference leading 19.4 turnovers per game. Brockport’s Schyler Laux would change the momentum of the game as she scored eleven points in the second half. She finished with a game high 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point range. The Golden Eagles sealed the deal with a dominant performance as they held the Lakers to just five points in the fourth quarter.
Courtney Ameele led the Lakers with a team high 14 points while Zana Dillard and Rachael Windhausen left their mark on the defensive end. The two each had 11 rebounds with Windhausen also setting a career high with six blocks.
Oswego will play its final game of the season tomorrow at 1:00 against Geneseo at Max Ziel Gymnasium. Before the contest, the team will honor Ameele and Dillard as a part of Senior Day.
The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team swept their home and home series against Cortland after their 4-1 win on Saturday. With the victory, the Lakers clinch the third seed in the NEWHL and move to 10-11-2 overall as well as 6-7-1 in conference action. The Red Dragons drop to 7-14-2 on the season.
Cortland was able to get on the board first when Katie DeVoe slapped one into the back of the net during the second period. It would not take Oswego long to answer though as Jean-Marie Padden was able to send a ricocheting puck past Cortland’s goalie, Rachael Farmer, just five minutes later.
In the third period, the Lakers’ offense was dominant with Olivia Ellis scoring her team-leading eighth goal of the season. Ellis would later assist on the goals from Kate Randazzo and Julieann White.
Cortland’s Farmer played all but 36 seconds in goal while recording 35 saves. Oswego’s Mariah Madrigal spent the entire game in net and stopped 14 shots.
The Lakers will return to action on Friday as they travel to Potsdam to take on the Bears. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 pm.
The Oswego State men’s basketball team defeated Fredonia on Saturday in thrilling fashion by a score of 76-73. With the win, the Lakers move to 12-11 overall and 9-7 in conference play while the Blue Devils drop to 4-19. The victory marks the first time that Oswego has had a winning record since January 6th.
Oswego’s offense started out hot as they scored the first six points of the contest. From there, it would be back and forth with Fredonia taking a three point lead into halftime. While it seemed as though the Blue Devils would pull away at times, Jamir Ferebee and the Lakers would find answers. Ferebee played a crucial role in the final quarter, hitting three key free throws to put the Lakers up by one with just under four minutes remaining. He was also able to get the assist on Tyler Pierre’s game-winning basket with less than 10 seconds in the game.
Ian Schupp led the Lakers with 25 points and was joined by Ferebee (18), Pierre (13) and Josh Ivey (10) in scoring double digits.
Oswego will face Brockport at home next Friday with tip off scheduled for 7:30 pm.
