OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Basketball came away with another SUNYAC victory Saturday night against the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers would win 68-66, thanks to Jeremiah Sparks would lead the offense with 31 points. He had a career-high 11 made field goals during the contest. Oswego secured the lead in the first half and kept the Red Dragons out of the lead as Cortland missed a 3 pointer in the dying seconds to drop the game and fall to 3-3 in conference play. The win continues to keep the Lakers in the hunt for the top spot in the SUNYAC standings.
The Lakers are back in action Tuesday night following the Women’s Basketball game. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Oswego welcomes in Oneonta, who is currently right behind the Lakers in the standings but has the same conference record of 5-1. This will be an important game for the Lakers as they fight for the top spot in the SUNYAC.
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Oswego mens soccer loses in a tough defensive game
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s team hosted undefeated Elmira college from the empire 8 conference on Tuesday night. This game was a highly defensive affair as both teams only had 6 shots on goal in the first 20 minutes of the game. A poor throw in by Oswego led to a free kick in the 21st minute as Gavin Wise of Elmira pressured a lakers defender trying to receive the throw. A lakers player then tried to redirect the ball to his teammate but Lutho Mlunguza of Elmira intercepted it and quickly got the ball to Wise up the field. As Wise tried to settle the pass, Ryan Contreras of the lakers stepped across and sent Wise to the ground. The referee would then give Elmira a free kick that Mlunguza would kick into the top left corner of the net for a 1-0 lead. The Lakers would push hard the rest of the game to fight back as they out shot Elmira College 13 to 4 in the second half. The Lakers had their best shot with just 25 seconds left in the game when Oswego’s Ha Joon Lee blasted a shot from around 20 yards out that forced Elmira goalie Zachary Raffino into a full length dive to his right. The ball fell inside of the box with Laker Kyle Gehnrich given a chance to tie but was stopped with a great save by Raffino. Raffino would end the game with 5 saves as the Lakers fell 1-0.
The Lakers are now 2-3 this season. Their next game will be when they host Fredonia September 17th at 1:00 as their SUNYAC opener.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMANTHA KEANEY, WTOP10 PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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Oswego Men’s Hockey Preview versus Nazareth Golden Flyers
OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey gets back to the ice this Saturday in their last exhibition game against the Nazareth Golden Flyers. After handling the CCHL Carleton Place this past Saturday, the Lakers look to play their first NCAA opponent of the season. Oswego State is 8-2 overall against this UCHC team ever since the colleges faced off for the first time in the 2012-2013 regular season. Senior Derek Brown looks to continue his point streak after tallying three goals last time out. Golden Flyers Head Coach George Roll will return to the Marano Campus Center once again after formerly being the Laker’s Head Coach from 1996-2003. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m. this Saturday during Family and Friends Weekend. WTOP10 will have coverage of this match up starting at 6:30 p.m. with Hockey Night in Oswego.
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Oswego State men’s hockey powers through Red Dragons
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team got their first victory on home ice Friday evening against the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers took the a 2-1 win to secure first place in the SUNYAC conference. The Red Dragons and Lakers came into the contest both number one in the standings with four points each. Tonight’s contest was Teal Night and Military Appreciation Night in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena to honor the late Mary Gosek and spread awareness for ovarian cancer.
The Lakers would find themselves in a similar situation in the first period after Cortland forward Trevor Veneklase buried one past netminder Steven Kozikoski on the lone power play of the contest. Captain Ethan Homitz would get credit with the assist as Cortland secured the lead eleven minutes and eighteen seconds into the period. Play would be back and forth the remainder of the stanza but Oswego would trail heading into the second period. So far this season, Oswego has been out scored 8-0 in the first twenty minutes of play.
Oswego would have an answer in the second period with a transition goal from Connor Sleeth assisted by captain Travis Broughman. Sleeth recorded his first goal in an Oswego uniform seven minutes and 23 seconds into the stanza. The two teams would trade shots back and fourth for the remainder of the period.
The third period featured Oswego outshooting Cortland fifteen to eight in the third period. Luca Durante would keep the Red Dragons in the contest until Oswego defenseman Troy Robillard grabbed the puck at the right point and shoot through traffic and tucked one in behind Durante with less than ten minutes remaining in regulation. The unassisted goal would be the game winner as the Lakers held on for their second conference win of the 2021-22 season.
The Lakers hold the lead in the SUNYAC with seven points and a conference record of 2-0-1. Brockport and Geneseo are tied in second with six points each. Cortland falls back to fourth with four points and a record of 1-2-0. After tonight’s contest, Oswego sets their sights on the Brockport Golden Eagles as the Lakers head on the road for another conference match up a week from now. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. in Brockport Friday, November 19th. WTOP 10 will continue to inform viewers on the men’s hockey team and their 2021-22 season.
Image Provided by Diana Vitale, WTOP 10 Photography Department
