OSWEGO — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team finished their fall season with two scrimmages against Cazenovia College and SUNY Polytechnic institute. It was the final test for them for the Fall before they transition to the spring season. The scrimmage also served as a fundraiser for the Wilmot Cancer Institute as admissions to the scrimmage were free and went towards Wilmot.
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Lakers Dominate Blue Devils
OSWEGO, NY- The Lakers continued their dominant offensive performance from their last game as they defeated the Fredonia Blue Devils 19-2.The Lakers got off to a hot start in the first quarter as they scored two goals with less than a minute into the game as Isabella Lembo and Shae McConnell would get the Lakers on the board. The Blue Devils would then score their first goal of the game as Erin Woods would make it a 2-1 game. The first quarter would feature the Shea McConnell show as she scored four goals in the first quarter. The second quarter was a defensive battle between both teams until Shea McConnell scored with 42 seconds left to put the Lakers up 9-1 at half. Shea McConnell would lead the Lakers with five points in the half. Isabella Lembo would be second with two goals in the first half.
The Lakers were more explosive in the second half as they started out the second half with a bang scoring just 29 seconds into the quarter as Kate McNally would score her first goal of the game. A minute later, Julia Quirk would score her first goal of the game for the Lakers as . Sydney Buchko would score the second and final goal of the game for the Blue Devils. Isabella Lembo would add her third of the game to make it 13-2 Oswego with 8:58 remaining in the third quarter. Lembo would add her fourth goal of the game with :50 seconds left in the third. The Lakers led 15-2 heading into the fourth quarter. Sela Wiley would add two more goals for the Lakers along with Shea McConnell who would add her sixth goal of the game. Isabella Lembo scored her fifth goal of the game as she had her best game of the season and her career as she had ten points which included five goals and five assists. The Lakers would score their third most points in a game this season with 19.
The Lakers face off against their toughest opponent in the SUNYAC this season so far as they travel to take on the Suny Geneseo Knights. Geneseo is coming off a dominating performance against the Buffalo State Bengals winning 15-2. Megan Cook led the Knights with five points with four goals and one assist. The Lakers have struggled against Geneseo in their program’s history going 2-9 against them all-time with their last win coming in the 2018 season. Last season, the Lakers lost 17-6 to Geneseo. The Knights finished last season losing to Middlebury 22-6 in the second round of the NCAA D3 Women’s Lax Tournament. Middlebury would go on to win the NCAA D3 Women’s Lax Title last season. Geneseo travels up north to take on Clarkson on March 31st at 4:00. A win for the Lakers would be a huge statement for not only the Lakers but for the rest of the SUNYAC.
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Oswego State men’s hockey team rolls through Whiteout Weekend
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team got two big wins this weekend to complete Whiteout Weekend in the Marano Campus Center. Friday night, the Lakers got a 3-0 victory against the SUNY Potsdam Bears and then on Saturday Oswego State secured a 5-2 win against Plattsburgh State in the rivalry game. Oswego State was able to secure six points in the SUNYAC conference and tie themselves with Geneseo for first place.
On Friday, Oswego State got their third shutout of the season with another win over the SUNY Potsdam Bears. The Lakers struck first in the first period as captain Travis Broughman tallied another goal this season which was assisted by alternate captain Josh LeBlanc and Tristan Francis. Broughman’s sixth goal of the season was the lone goal of the period. In the second period, Oswego State kept the pressure on with two more goals. The second goal of the game came off the stick of Rocco Andreacchi as sophomore forwards Connor Sleeth and Tyler Flack both got credited with the assists. The final goal of the contest was shot by Alex DiCarlo on the rush. The assist would go to senior defenseman Ryan Bunka as the Lakers snagged another goal before the end of the second period. Netminder Steven Kozikoski would get the victory and shutout in between the pipes for the Lakers as the goaltender made a total of 35 saves.
In the rivalry game Saturday night, Oswego State took on the Plattsburgh State Cardinals in another conference match up. The final score of 5-2 featured a stellular first period from the Lakers as Oswego State netted two goals in the stanza. Flack scored early to put Oswego State up one to zero and Sleeth added another to his season total before the teams headed to the locker rooms. Plattsburgh State would have an answer in the second period but Oswego would respond with another two goals to push the score to four to one in favor of the home team. Tommy Cahill recorded his first point as an Oswego State Laker after passing the puck to Garret Clegg who tallied the third Oswego State goal. The Cardinals scored another in the third period but Oswego State answered with an insurance goal on the rush off the twig of AJ Ryan. Kozikoski got another win in the net for Oswego and the team finished the weekend on a four game win streak.
In the SUNYAC standings, Oswego State has tied Geneseo with 22 points for first place. After Cortland lost to SUNY Potsdam Saturday evening, Oswego was able to get a lead over Plattsburgh and the Red Dragons from Cortland. The Cardinals and Red Dragons are tied for third place with a total of 17 points. Brockport trails the four teams in fifth place with 15 total conference points. In the last post season spot, Fredonia has nine points and is looking to get into the mix with a win over Buffalo State this past weekend.
For the Oswego State Lakers, the group will head on the road Friday night to take on SUNY Cortland. The game is scheduled to start a 7:00 p.m. on SUNY Cortland’s campus. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates on the Oswego State men’s hockey team and their 2021-22 season.
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Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Kicks off Non-Conference Play
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse is set to play their first non-conference game of the season against the Nazareth Golden Flyers on Tuesday, April 13th. The 0-2 Lakers squad is still looking for their first win of the 2021 season. After multiple cancellations and postponements, the Lakers fell to the Brockport Golden Eagles and the Cortland Red Dragons to begin their conference play. This non-conference game could give the Lakers the needed momentum to turn their season around and have a chance at making into the SUNYAC Championships for men’s lacrosse.
Oswego State has relied on multiple players to get offense so far through their first two contests. Freshman Lucas Cioch currently leads the team in points with two goals and three assists good for five points. Garrett Petrelli, another player to join the Lakers this season, has also contributed with a goal and assist in the game against Cortland. Liam Dollard and Weston Gray continue to add to their resumes as the players have both shown up on the score sheets in the start of the 2021 campaign. On defense, the Lakers are backstopped by senior Kevin O’Donnell, a familiar name in between the pipes. The goaltender has played every game since joining the squad in freshman year and currently holds a 14.00 goals against average and a .491 save percentage.
Nazareth enters the contest 1-5 overall this season with their one win coming against Keuka College in Empire 8 Conference play. The Golden Flyers have never lost a game against the Lakers in the 18 times the two colleges have faced off against each other. The last time these two teams played was back in the 2010 season when Oswego lost 14-2 on the road in Rochester. This year’s contest is set to begin at 4 p.m. at Laker Turf Stadium and WTOP 10 will be live from the field to cover all the action that unfolds between the two squads.
