OSWEGO — Hockey is back in Oswego and although they were exhibition matches, the atmosphere was electric. The Lady Lakers took on the London Jr. Devilettes and snuck in two goals late in the third period to secure a come from behind 4-3 win. Later that night, the men’s team took on Nazareth and it was a very physical game. The men scored three goals in the first period to jump out to an early lead and held them scoreless in the last two frames. Tanner Spink led the charge with two goals as the Lakers would pull away with a 5-2 win.
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Oswego State Softball Takes On Fredonia
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Softball hosts Fredonia for a SUNYAC West doubleheader on Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at Laker Softball Field. The Lakers have the longest current active win streak in SUNYAC softball, at three straight wins, Oswego looks to extend their win streak against the Blue Devils in this critical matchup.
The Lakers offense put up 17 runs in the doubleheader at Buffalo State this past Wednesday, the most runs they have tallied in a doubleheader so far this season. Oswego hit five home runs Wednesday, after hitting none in the first six games of the season, two apiece from Zoe Mennig and Samantha Morgan, and one off the bat of Fiona Higgins. Mennig leads the team with a .577 batting average, along with a team high 10 RBIs, and the only triple the Lakers have on the season. Madelana Wrubel is second on the team in batting average with a .400, as well as a team high four doubles. Oswego has thrown just three pitchers over the first eight games, all are sophomores, and Madison Hoeflich is emerging as the ace of the trio with a 2.43 ERA over 23 innings, and two complete games.
Fredonia comes in tied with Oswego for second place in the SUNYAC at 3-3, but the Blue Devils have a 3-7 overall record compared to Oswego’s 4-4 overall record. Nicole Kumro leads Fredonia with 5 RBIs, Katie Yudin leads with a .478 batting average, and both girls have the only Fredonia home runs of the season. All four Fredonia pitchers who have thrown more than two innings have an ERA over four, as opposing teams average 9.6 runs per game against SUNY Fredonia.
Oswego softball takes the field Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. against Fredonia, as the Laker bats will look to stay hot against the struggling Fredonia pitching. WTOP 10 will be at the field for all the action for Oswego State fans.
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Lakers Fight Tough Against Geneseo
OSWEGO, NY – Oswego Men’s Soccer fought tough against their SUNYAC opponent Geneseo in a 2-2 tie. The Lakers started out the first half strong as they had four shots within the first ten minutes of the game. The Lakers took the lead early in the game with Kieran Gilroy scoring a goal at the 35:57 mark of the first half. Geneseo would finish off the second half strong as they had six shots within the final 20 minutes of the first half. Oswego had an impressive first half as they had nine total shots.The Knights would control the tempo of the second half. Geneseo would tie the game as they scored their first goal of the game. The Lakers would answer three minutes later as HaJoon Lee scored for the Lakers to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead. The Knights weren’t finished yet though as within about six minutes of the Lakers scoring the Knights scored again tying the game at two a piece. Geneseo outshot Oswego 23-10 during the game. Freshman Goalie Andre Bourjolly had a strong game as he had six saves all coming in the first half. This marks the first time that the Lakers have tied with the Geneseo Knights since the 2018-2019 soccer season.
Oswego State faces off against another SUNYAC opponent the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Saturday, October 8th at 1 PM at the Laker Turf Stadium.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MICHELLE QUIACHON, WTOP PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
