OSWEGO — Volleyball had their 2nd SUNYAC match of the weekend yesterday. SUNY Oneonta visited Mark Ziel Gymnasium were the Lakers and Red Dragons used all five sets in this rivalry match up. Oswego would go down 2-1 going into the 3rd set until Junior Melissa Lussier helped lead the ladies to a comeback. This win is the first in conference play this season for the team which adds to their overall record of 13-6. Nazareth will enter the gym on Wednesday for a non-conference match starting at 7 p.m.
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Laker Volleyball sweeps Golden Flyers
OSWEGO — The Lakers defeated the Nazareth Golden Flyers in a quick three sets on Wednesday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. The Golden Flyers came into the match 9-8 with a steady 3-1 away record. Lauren Fie and Julia Flohr led Oswego with two long serving runs that secured the first set. They would need to battle back in the other two sets to sweep Nazareth and improve to 14-6 overall. Shauna O’Flaherty, Senior, stood out with 13 kills and 2 blocks along with Lauren Fie’s 3 aces throughout the match. The team looks to take the recent success on the road for a 4-game road trip that starts with Plattsburgh this Friday. Oswego still has six matches SUNYAC games left before starting SUNYACS in early November.
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Oswego State Baseball Splits at Brockport
Brockport, NY — The Oswego State Baseball team kicked off their 2021 season with a double header split against SUNY Brockport Saturday afternoon. Oswego was able to put the Brockport team away in the first game with a 7-2 victory but the Golden Eagles would out run the Lakers team in the second game with a 14-2 win. This was the first SUNYAC double header for the Lakers as the team moves to 1-1 to start the season.
Game number one began with Oswego scoring first as Brendon Frank stole second base and would make it home on a single hit from Paul Tammaro. Tammaro would then be driven home off a hit from Ryan Enos which would be followed up with a Ryan Weiss hit that would put Oswego ahead 3-0 in the third inning. The Golden Eagles would cut the score down in the next two innings as the Lakers led now 3-2 heading into the seventh inning. In the eighth, Myles Felton would score after Tammaro added another hit to his totals in the contest. Oswego would add insurance runs in the ninth inning to gain their first win of the season. Kieran Finnegan and Anthony Van Fossen split the pitching duties as the pitchers combined for eight strikeouts and only allowed one run each.
The second game in the double header would have a completely different story as the Golden Eagles dropped double digits on the Lakers squad. Oswego would score a solo homerun off the bat of Jacob Levine which opened up the scoring in this seven inning contest. However, Brockport would score in the bottom of the inning to take over the lead heading into the second inning. The Golden Eagles would add to their total in the third inning with six more runs. Frank Levanti would score the second run of the contest for Oswego but that would not be enough as Brockport would take game two. Ronald Loomis would take the loss on the mound giving up six hits and striking out one player.
Oswego holds second place in the SUNYAC West Division standings behind Brockport. Fredonia remains in third with an 0-2 conference record. The top team in each division will advance to the SUNYAC Championships along with two more teams that will be decided based on conference record. Oswego continues their 2021 season on the road against New Paltz for another SUNYAC double header. The Lakers travel to face the Hawks on Tuesday, April 6th, with games scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. as Oswego looks to bounce back from the second game in Brockport. Oswego team returns home for a non-conference double header on Thursday, April 8th, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. against Alfred State College. WTOP 10 will have continued coverage of the Oswego Baseball team as the group continues their 2021 season.
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Oswego Hockey returns with sizeable win over Carleton Place
OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey kicked off their 2019-2020 season with a win over Carleton Place Saturday night. The 9-1 victory in the special Teal Night jerseys saw multiple Lakers getting onto the score sheet by the time the buzzer went off. Senior Derek Brown would net two goals in the first period and one in the third to get a hat trick. Another notable standout was Carter Allen’s three-point effort (1 goal and 2 assists). Each Lakers goalie would spend time in the crease for the team totaling for a combined 19 saves. Men’s Hockey hits the ice on Saturday for one last exhibition game versus Nazareth College at the Marano Campus Center. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m.
