OSWEGO — A big weekend coming up for the Lakers as they host Plattsburgh on Friday and Potsdam on Saturday. The Lakers will head into the action (3-5-1) overall, but more importantly (0-3) in conference play which makes these games even more important. Two wins this weekend would give the Lakers six points in the standings and would greatly improve their chances of getting one of the six spots in the SUNYAC championship tournament later this month.
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Oneonta Blanks Oswego 3-0 in SUNYAC Opener
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Joe Holder scored in the third minute and Milton Mancias Magana added two goals as SUNY Oneonta defeated Oswego State 3-0 on Saturday in the SUNYAC men’s soccer opener at Laker Turf Stadium
THE BASICS
Final Score:
Oswego 0 (1-4-3, 0-1 SUNYAC)
Oneonta 3 (6-2-1, 1-0 SUNYAC)
Location: Laker Turf Stadium | Oswego, N.Y.
Holder put the Red Dragons (6-2-1, 1-0 SUNYAC) on the board just 3:23 into the match off an assist from Nico Loaiza. Despite eight first-half saves from Oswego goalkeeper Kyle Rose, Oneonta controlled play and doubled its lead in the 43rd minute when Mancias Magana broke through for his first tally.
The Lakers (1-4-3, 0-1) managed only three shots in the contest and struggled to break down a disciplined Oneonta defense. Rose finished with eight saves, keeping Oswego within striking distance until Mancias Magana struck again in the 86th minute off a pass from Zach Tanner to seal the result.
The match featured physical play throughout, with 19 combined fouls and a yellow card issued to Oneonta’s Erik Popp late in the first half. Oneonta outshot Oswego 27-3 and held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks.
The Lakers will look to rebound Wednesday when they travel to SUNY Canton for another nonconference matchup.
Written By: Michelle Smith
Photos By: Clay Kepler
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Oswego Men’s Hockey victorious against SUNY Cortland
OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey played their first game of the regular season last night at the Marano Campus Center against SUNY Cortland. The Lakers were victorious with a 6-3 win that was a source from the four unanswered goals that occurred in the second period. This Oswego surge was led by junior Max Novick as he notched two goals and an assist along with captain Josh Zizek getting two assists. #6 Oswego would hold off SUNY Cortland in the third period to start the season 1-0 in conference play. David Richer finished the night with a .888 save percentage after giving up three goals over the course of the game. Moving forward, Oswego will host SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh in the annual Whiteout game next weekend. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m. at the Marano Campus Center.
Photo Provided by Alexis Fragapane
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Men’s hockey finishes preseason 2-0
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State men’s hockey team took to the ice of the Deborah F. Stanley Ice Arena for the second and final preseason matchup on Saturday. They took on the Carleton Place Canadiens, a junior program, from the Central Canadian Hockey League.
The first period quickly showed the difference between the two sides. Less than six minutes into the first period of play, the Lakers found the scoreboard first, freshman Matt McQuade finding the back of the net for his first unofficial goal as a Laker, as stats don’t count for these games. The assist coming from Connor Sleeth. Less than three minutes later Oswego would find the back of the net again. Garrett Clegg would steal one off of a defenseman at the Lakers offensive blue line and take it himself burying it past the goalie on for an unassisted goal. The first period ended 2-0.
In the second period the Canadiens seemed to hold their own a bit more, but that didn’t stop the Lakers from scoring. With eight minutes to go in the second period the Lakers had beautiful tic-tac-toe style goal. Trent Grimshaw carried the puck across the blue line in a three-on-two opportunity. He sent a pass across to Daniel Colabufo who quickly sent it back across net to a cutting AJ Ryan who buried the goal. The Canadiens would answer though. With three minutes remaining, a breakout chance resulted in a beautiful goal, shooting from right to left and off the bar past net-minder Cal Schell.
In the third period the Lakers turned the after burners back on. Less than four minutes into the period, Tommy Cahill won a face-off in the Lakers offensive zone and sent it back to captain Ryan Bunka who buried it through traffic for the Lakers fourth goal of the game. The Lakers fifth goal was another tic-tac-toe goal that would end with defenseman Troy Robillard deking the goalie and putting it behind him for goal number five. The Lakers sixth and final goal of the game came off the stick of Robillard once again. This time he sniped one from the blue line by his own bench, a one-timer that would go bar-down. This goal coming just nine-minutes into the third period. The Canadiens would pull one goal back before the end of the game making the final score of 6-2.
Oswego starts their regular season play starting next weekend. The Lakers head to Geneva, N.Y. on Friday night to take on the Hobart University Statesmen. Hobart was ranked #5 in the preseason poll, Oswego was ranked #13. On Saturday the Lakers have their home opener on Saturday taking on #9 Elmira university. You can catch all home ice hockey game on the WTOP YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WTOP10TV.
PHOTO CREDITS MICHELLE QUIACHON, WTOP10 PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
