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.
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Men’s Basketball season comes to an end in Brockport
BROCKPORT, NY — Men’s Basketball went on the road Friday evening to battle the number one seed in the SUNYAC Championship. The Brockport Golden Eagles are currently 23rd in the nation as the teams faced off in Brockport to decide who would advance to the finals. The Lakers would 67-82 as both teams would score 44 points in the second half and Brockport would move on to the finals. The difference would come in the first half as the Golden Eagles would soar past the Lakers heading into halftime as the home team was up 38-23 at that point. Oswego was led by Jamal Achille as the freshman secured 19 points after netting 7 field goals. Senior Joe Sullivan was right behind him as he netted 16 points for the final time as a Laker. Oswego finished 19-8 overall and were semi-finalists in the SUNYAC Championship.
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Oswego State men’s basketball continues dominate run
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s basketball walked into the weekend on a dominant stretch of games. A fifteen-game win streak that included seven wins by more than twenty points. A Friday night matchup against the Potsdam Bear and a Saturday afternoon bout against the Plattsburgh Cardinals became just two more games during one of the dominant stretches in program history.
Potsdam kept it close through the beginning of the first first half. The Lakers held a 9-8 lead after five minutes, and a 26-22 lead with eight and half to go. Then the Lakers found their stride. Oswego went on a 24-3 run to end the half lead by eight from Ahkee Anderson. The Lakers went to the locker rooms up 50-25. The second half was all Lakers. Oswego extended the lead to thirty-five with thirteen left to play on a Louis Fedullo layup. The bench finished the game from there, the final score 85-58. Devin Green led the Lakers with fifteen points and added 5 rebounds. Ahkee Anderson (14), Jeremiah Sparks (12), and Christian Simmons (11) all had over ten points. Brendon Mulson had six points and seven rebounds. It was also head coach Jason Leone’s 200th win as the Lakers coach.
Saturday’s matinee against the Plattsburgh Cardinals saw the Cardinals find the score board first with a layup, then quickly find themselves in a 13-2 deficit. The Lakers pushed the lead to twenty-four with six minutes left in the half, 34-10, with ten points from Jeremiah Sparks. Julien Crittendon hit two three later in the half, and the Lakers reached the fifty point mark before half time, and went to the locker rooms up 52-23. The Lakers would also have a fifty point second half, and for the third time this season would have over 100 points, winning 103-61. Julien Crittendon (18) led the Lakers in points, while Jeremiah Sparks (13) and Jamal Achille (11) were the only other Lakers with over ten points. Sixteen Lakers found the bottom of the net on the night.
Oswego now has twenty wins on the season with a perfect conference record of 14-0. They jumped up in last weeks national poll to #17. Their win streak now sits at seventeen games, the program record is nineteen straight games. The Lakers next game comes on the road in New Paltz versus against the Hawks next Friday February, 11th. WTOP 10 will have coverage of all homes games on Youtube or Twitch.
PICTURE COURTESY OF DIANA VITALE, WTOP10 PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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Women’s Hockey falls to Hamilton
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Hockey lost to the Hamilton Continentals Tuesday night after giving up the game winning goal within the last ten minutes of the third period. The Lakers got on the score board on a power play opportunity after senior Eryn Stewart tipped in a Megan Teachout shot in the first period. Hamilton would get back on the board in the second and then the third. The 2-1 final was the first loss in three games for Oswego as they head back to NEWHL play this Friday. The team is looking for their tenth win of the season, which would tie last year’s total with still eight games remaining. Morrisville will travel into the Marano Campus Center for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
