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Oswego, NY — Scholarships are an important part of college life because they reward students for excellent work and achievement, or provide aid to other students who need the financial bonus to help further their school career. One of these scholarships is the Johnson Hall scholarship and it’s raised at a special event in Sheldon Hall called the Bidding Bonanza (or Bidbon for short).
Last week was the 21st annual Bidding Bonanza with dozens of items up for auction and several themed baskets being placed into a raffle. From HD televisions and beats headphones to Ozfest tickets and various gift cards, Bidbon had a lot of items for students to bid on and gathered a lot of attention from potential bidders with all proceeds from this event go to the Johnson Hall Scholarship.
The event is hosted by Johnson Hall residents and RA’s with the main auctioneer, Jerimiah Butler, being a first year student.
“It’s a fun event for everybody, we sold a lot of great stuff tonight, I even got these beats hadphones.” He commented.
The auction raised over $600 dollars for the scholarship which will be given to a lucky Johnson Hall resident next semester.
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Nikki Greco and Nick Giampaolo Earn SUNYAC Athlete of The Week Awards
The SUNYAC has released its weekly awards and two Oswego State student athletes have been honored for their accomplishments. Nikki Greco has been named the Women’s lacrosse goalie of the week for the second straight week. The back to back win award comes off a 1-2 record this week by the Senior who started with a 11 save performance in the 13-6 victory over went onto to have two great games in defeat with 11 saves vs Geneseo and 9 against nationally ranked Brockport. Greco and the Womens lacrosse team return to action Tuesday at New Paltz.On the men’s side Nick Giampaolo earned the Men’s Lacrosse player of the week. The Lakers went 2-1 this week including two games with 20 plus goals. The Junior had 3 goals and 1 assist in the 20-11 win vs Elmira last Monday, then 4 goals and 1 assist in the 21-6 victory against Canton on Wednesday and then finally finishing up with 3 goals and 1 assist in Oswego’s 10-9 loss at Geneseo on Saturday. Giampaolo leads the team in goals with 26 and points with 34. The Men are back on the field Wednesday to host Potsdam in their final home game of the season.~ Matthew Moran
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Golden Eagles Hand Lakers First Loss of the Season
OSWEGO, NY- The Lakers played a tough-fought game against the Brockport Golden Eagles but unfortunately fell short 75-60. The first quarter was a defensive battle where the Lakers were able to force missed shots from the Golden Eagles. The Lakers also missed plenty of layups and shots during the first quarter as well. Karleigh Leo would lead the Lakers in points after one quarter with five points. The score was tied at 12 at the end of the first quarter.The Lakers finally were able to get into a rhythm in the second quarter. Karleigh Leo and Logan Castiglione both hit three-pointers to give the Lakers an 18-17 lead with almost halfway through the second quarter. The Lakers defense played stout in the second quarter as they forced the Golden Eagles to miss five consecutive three-point attempts in the quarter. Brockport was able to gain some momentum late in the quarter when they were able to hit a three-pointer and a couple of free-throws to give them a 32-27 lead over the Lakers at the half. Leo would lead the Lakers with eight points at the half followed by Shania Iglesias with seven.
Brockport would continue to put pressure on the Lakers in the third quarter. The Golden Eagles would go on a 12-point run before Oswego was able to cut the lead to four 43-39. The Golden Eagles would then go on a seven-point run to take a 50-39 lead with 2:08 remaining in the third. Oswego struggled from the field as they went 23.33% from the field but shot perfect from the free-throw line.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the Lakers trailed 50-43 but were unable to cut into the Golden Eagles lead. The Lakers would allow Stephanie Jean-Baptiste to hit three straight three-pointers to extend the Golden Eagles lead to 64-27 with 4:27. The Lakers managed to cut the Eagles lead to ten but gave up five points as they fell to the Golden Eagles 75-60. Karleigh Leo would lead the Lakers with 19 points on the night, hitting three three-pointers with Logan Castiglione scoring 17 points on the night.
The Lakers will travel to Buffalo State to take on the Bengals at 2 PM at The Sports Arena. Buffalo State is coming off a 61-46 loss to Geneseo where they currently sit a 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in the SUNYAC. The Lakers haven’t won against Buffalo State since the 2019-20 season.
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