OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball dropped a SUNYAC match up 52-40 to Cortland Saturday afternoon. The game featured Sydni Eure earning a double double with 15 points and 17 rebounds in the Laker lost. Raiven Encarnacion would also net 13 points in the back and forth contest. The Red Dragons stayed undefeated in conference play as the Lakers sit in 5th place with a 2-4 record. Oswego is back in action Tuesday evening in the Max Ziel Gym for another SUNYAC match up first Oneonta. Tip off is at 5:30 p.m.
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Oswego State men’s hockey team splits 1-0-1 in weekend SUNYAC road trip
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego men’s hockey team withstood a two-game road trip this weekend, defeating SUNY Potsdam 2-1 on Friday while drawing with Plattsburgh State 2-2 on Saturday. Following these games, the Lakers are now 1-2-1 on the season and 1-0-1 in SUNYAC conference play.
Oswego was able to earn their first victory of the season in a hard fought battle against a familiar opponent in the Potsdam Bears. Potsdam started the game off hot, scoring the team’s first goal only 7:47 minutes into the first period. That would be the lone goal Potsdam would score in regulation as Oswego’s defense held strong throughout the final two periods. Sophomore forward Rocco Andreacchi got Oswego on the board with 11:10 left in the second period, scoring his first goal as a Laker. Quickly after, senior Ryan Bunka scored a goal of his own, bringing the score to 2-1. Throughout the rest of the game, both goalies played outstanding with neither letting up a goal. Steven Kozikoski finished the game with 30 saves while Connor Sleeth (2), Liam Haslam (1) and Ben Addison (1) all totaled assists.
Unfortunately for the Lakers, they didn’t experience the same success against Plattsburgh. Oswego went down early in the game as the Cardinals scored back-to-back goals to end the first period. Junior defenseman Tyler Antonucci brought the Lakers to within one following his powerplay goal in the second period. Not only did sophomore forward Alex DiCarlo assist on this play, but he also scored the game-tying goal 12:55 into the second period. Both teams had multiple opportunities to score throughout the rest of regulation but were unable to capitalize. Oswego outshout Plattsburgh 6-4 in overtime, but neither team was able to find the net and the game ended in a draw.
With this weekend’s results, Oswego now sits in second place in the SUNYAC standings, one spot behind SUNY Cortland who they’ll play on Nov. 12th. After a short weekend road trip, the Lakers will look to continue their momentum as they search for their first home victory in the newly named Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Puck drop vs. Cortland is set for 7:00 p.m. this Friday with Hockey Night in Oswego starting at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10.
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Lakers Fall to Knights but Stampede Potsdam Bears
OSWEGO, NY – The Lakers split their games this weekend as they lost to Geneseo but bounced back against the Potsdam Bears in dominating fashion.
In their first game on Wednesday they faced off against their SUNYAC rivals in the Geneseo Knights where they struggled and lost 13-8. The Lakers struggled out of the gate unable to stop Geneseo’s offense giving up three goals in the first quarter trailing 3-1. Emily Salanger would score two goals for the Knights in the quarter. With 3:15 left in the first quarter, Sela Wiley would get the Lakers within one. The Lakers started out the second quarter with Shae McConnell drawing the Lakers within one once again trailing 3-2 to the Knights. The Knights would then go on a 3-0 run to end the second quarter leading 6-2 at half. Megan Cook and Emily Salanger would both lead the Knights with two goals a piece in the first half.
The Knights began to runaway with the game in the second half. Emily Salanger scored goal number three of the game with 9:31 remaining in the third quarter to put the Knights up 7-2. Almost three minutes later Alaina Reina would put the Knights up 8-2 as Oswego couldn’t find a way to slow down the Knights offensive attack. Julia Quirk and Shae McConnell would both score goals for the Lakers but the Lakers trailed 10-2 at the end of quarter three. The fourth quarter saw the Knights continue to extend their huge lead on the Lakers. Sela Wiley and Julia Quirk would help the Lakers draw within five but the Knights stifled any remaining hope the Lakers had with Emily Salanger and Molly Brown sealing the Knights victory with a score of 13-8. Emily Salanger would score four goals for the Knights as she would lead the team in goals, her third four-game performance this season. This marks the sixth straight loss for the Lakers against the Knights.
The Lakers were able to turn it around in game two against the Potsdam Bears in a dominating fashion showcasing their explosive offensive attack once again. The Lakers took care of the Bears hibernating from their last game as the Bears had zero answers for the Lakers attack.
The Lakers got off to a good start in the game as just four minutes into the game Sela Wiley put one in for the Lakers to go up 1-0. The Lakers were just getting started after that first goal. The Lakers would rally off four more goals in the first quarter. Isabella Lembo would score two goals in the first quarter. Julia Quirk and Katie Fierro would score the two other goals for the Lakers in the quarter. The second quarter saw the Lakers score six more goals in the second quarter going into halftime. Isabella Lembo and Julia Quirk would both score two goals in the second quarter as Lembo would lead the Lakers with four goals in the first half. The Lakers would lead the Bears 17-1 at the half.
The Lakers would continue to dominate the Bears in the second half. Four minutes into the second half, Julia Quirk would add her third goal of the game to put the Lakers up 12-0. Shae McConnell would score her second goal of the game to put the Lakers up 13-0. The Bears would wake up from hibernation as Anita Reitano would score for the Bears with 3:42 remaining in the third but trailed 15-1. A minute later Lexi Levy would score her first goal as a Laker to put the Lakers up 16-1. The Lakers would close out of the third quarter with Noelle Smith and Sela Wiley scoring as Wiley is just two goals away from her 100th career goal in her career as a Laker. The Lakers would lead 17-1 at the end of quarter three. Ava Tulimiero scored her second goal of the game four minutes into the start of the fourth quarter as the Lakers led by a huge margin 18-1. Lexi Levy would add her second goal of the game to give the Lakers a 19-1 lead. AnnaBelle Mitchell would add the second goal of the game for the Bears but the game was out of reach for them. Freshman Sadie Zemanick would score her first collegiate goal as a Laker for the final goal of the game for the Lakers to put them up 21-2. The Bears would add a third goal in garbage time as the Lakers dominated the Bears 21-3. The Lakers outshot the Bears 40-15 as the Bears have now been outshot 154-254 on the season. Goalie Sarah Kamide had an exceptional game only allowing one goal through 40 minutes of play before backup goalie Freshman Nicole Aherne stepped into the game to replace her. The Lakers improve to 8-3 on the season with the win while the Bears drop to 2-8 on the season where their only wins have came against Suny Poly Wildcats and the Russell Sage Gators. Additionally the Bears lose their fifth game of the season. Potsdam will next face off against a struggling Oneonta Red Dragons squad hoping to get back on track and end their losing streak.
The Lakers face off against Brockport at home at Laker Turf Stadium on Wednesday, April 12th at 4:00. The Lakers have dropped five straight to the Golden Eagles since 2017 where their last win came back in 2016. Brockport is coming off a three-game winning streak beating Potsdam, Fredonia, and Plattsburgh. The Lakers will look to end that winning streak that the Golden Eagles have going for them currently.
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Game Recap: Skaneateles beats Oswego
OSWEGO, NY — Thursday evening, the Oswego Boys Buccaneers Hockey team took on the Skaneateles Lakers inside the Crisafulli Ice Rink. The Section III matchup featured two teams in division two that were used to seeing each other during a season. Both groups have seen each other before as Oswego kicked off their season on the road in Skaneateles. The Bucs would fall to the Lakers 7-2 but would-be prepared heading into this contest after coming off a win the night before against Auburn.
The Lakers would open the scoring in the first period after Luke Renaud would tally his first goal of the contest. He would add another to his season total later in the game. Oswego would trail 1-0 heading into the second period as Brayden Demling had a strong performance in net to keep the contest within one goal. He would have a total of 31 saves in the contest and play all 45 minutes in between the pipes for the Buccaneers.
In the second stanza, the Lakers would start to extend their lead as the team would add three more goals. Oswego would answer in the third period with a Collin Cianfarano goal that was assisted by Marcus Baker and Brayden Miller. This tally would be the Bucs only goal of the evening as the Lakers would continue their dominance in the final stanza with three more goals to add to their total. Skaneateles netminder Adam Casper would make 13 saves in route to the victory.
Skaneateles extends their win streak to 48 and stays undefeated on the season. Oswego will take the weekend off and reset for another match up next Tuesday against the Ontario Bay Storm. The last time these two teams met was earlier on in the season, with Oswego coming away with a 5-0 win. WTOP 10 will continue to provide updates on Oswego high school hockey all season long on our social media pages and website.
