By Nick Schmidt
Oswego State women’s soccer goaltender Emma Allen was named the SUNYAC defensive player of the week. Against Brockport last Friday, the sophomore surrendered only one goal while playing the full 90 minutes. The following day in the Lakers’ win over nationally ranked Geneseo, she notched ten saves, just four shy of her career-high. Her efforts against the Knights also gave her her third shutout of the year.
With 49 saves this season, Allen is currently in a tie for fourth in the SUNYAC. She will be back in action along with the rest of the Lakers on Saturday when they travel to Cortland to take on the Red Dragons.
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Lakers Roll Past Keuka
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.
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Democratic Debate Gives First Look at Candidates
Last night marked the first of many Democratic Presidential Debates in which Hillary Clinton surprised many with her professional and poised approach. Along with candidates Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee.
Clinton has been listed as the frontrunner for the Democratic side of the Presidential Race for some time now, but candidate Bernie Sanders’ recent uprising in the polls has given her campaign some fits.
Many were excited and curious to see how Sanders would be in the debate, and he stayed true to himself, being the ultra-progressive, almost revolutionary candidate that many Democratic voters have fallen in love with.
The major piece to take from this debate is the overall sense of unity of the candidates that was not seen in the Republican Debate. For the most part, all five candidates agreed on the same set of principles including higher taxes on the wealthy and stricter gun regulations. Where they did differ is on their plans on how to achieve their goals.
Overall, Clinton seemed to show off her confidence as being the frontrunner, whereas Bernie Sanders stuck with his radical approach that may have won him a couple voters. While we do not know for sure who will emerge from the Democratic Party for President, what we can be sure of is that it will be an election for the ages.
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Lakers Claim SUNYAC Championship
This past weekend Geneseo played host to one of the most bizarre thrilling games in SUNYAC hockey history. Wilson Ice Arena was the sight for this years SUNYAC Championship game and the much-anticipated matchup between Oswego State and Geneseo did not disappoint. The Knights of Geneseo battled back from a 5-1 deficit only to eventually fall to the Lakers by a final score of 7-6 after the puck tipped off the stick of Oswego State’s Shawn Hulshof with 28.7 seconds left to go in the 3rd period. Oswego started off the scoring taking an early 2-0 lead in the 1st period before Geneseo was able to close the gap to 2-1 within the final minutes of the period. Oswego opened up their lead to 5-1 during the 2nd period before Geneseo went on a 4-o goal run to tie the game up at 5 in the 3rd. The teams went back and forth throughout the entire combining for 13 goals in the game. Matt Zawadski the freshmen goaltender for Oswego was on the winning side in this past weekend’s championship contest. The Lakers next stop is back home in the Campus Center Ice Arena where they will play host to the Bowdoin Polar Bears who won the NESCAC conference over the weekend after beating the two seed Amherst 3-2 in double overtime. The first round NCAA tournament game will be broadcast live by WTOP Wednesday night starting at 6:30 pm with the pregame and puck drop at 7 PM.
