Oswego, N.Y. — The Oswego State field hockey team took to the field Wednesday night against Cortland. The Lakers fought hard, but the final score was a 3-0 Cortland win. The first goal came five minutes into the game by Cortland’s Kierra Ettere, one of the best goal scorers in the country. The other two Cortland goals would come in the first half of the game by Lily Fox. The Oswego defense would hold strong in the second half of the game not allowing a goal on thirteen shots. Oswego would take their only eight shots of the game in the second half, four of them going on target. Oswego’s Chloe Parks would get off three of those shots, with two of them on target ones. Oswego’s goalie, Erica Scheblein, would have nine saves in the contest.
Unfortunately, this loss would keep the Lakers out of the conference tournament. With one game to go, the team sits at 8-8, but only 2-4 in SUNYAC play, putting them sixth in the conference. They play their last game of the season at Keuka College on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
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Oswego State women’s hockey falls in overtime to Cortland
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s hockey team had a tough matchup Tuesday night, a NEWHL semi-final matchup versus the Cortland Red Dragons in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The teams had met three times in the regular season with Oswego taking two of the three, but at the end of all three matchups the teams were separated by only one goal. Tuesday nights contest ended no different. The first period was all Cortland. The Red Dragons looked like the more dominant team throughout the entire period and they outshot the Lakers 10-3. Cortland had the only power play of the period, they got off four shots, but Oswego killed it. The first period ended with both teams getting penalties, and four-on-four hockey ensued that carried over to the start off the second period, but again no goals were scored. Oswego fought back in the second period, outshooting Cortland 13-2. Oswego got the second power play of the game, but the Cortland penalty-kill unit came out on top. The third frame was all Lakers again, beating Cortland in shots on goal 13-4, and getting a lot of their best looks at goal in the entire game. Cortland got their second power play of the game in the final period of regulation, but Oswego out shot them 1-0 in those two minutes. The third period ended scoreless, and the teams headed to OT. Cortland got their third and final power play of the game in OT, but Oswego kept a perfect record on the penalty kill in the game. Cortland would keep the puck in their own offensive zone after the power play though. A shot from the point by Cortland’s Dany Donegan bounced through traffic and found the netting behind Oswego goalie Joanna Hiebert for the game winner, 1-0. Hiebert had 21 saves in the game and finished her season with a 12-4-1 record this season. Cortland goalie Molly Goergen had thirty saves on the night. Oswego’s Ashlynn McGrath led the team with six shots. Morgan Shines was 9-13 in the face-off circle.
Cortland advances to take on Plattsburgh in the NEWHL final game. Oswego finishes their season 16-8-1 overall, 13-4-1 in conference. It was the final game in the green-and-gold for seniors Chyne Kennedy, Philomena Teggart, and Aislinn McAleer. Kennedy was Oswego’s third highest point getter with 18 this season, Teggart wore the captains badge this season and ended third on the team in assists with 11. McAleer was one of only seven players to play all 25 games this season.
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Women’s Lacrosse Team Spotlight
The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse team spring season has finally begun. After SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced the season would be occurring, Coach Brittany Howard began preparing her athletes to compete at the college level.
Howard’s focus this season is building the teams culture. She emphasizes the importance to working and playing as a team in order to bring home wins this season. Sela Wiley, captain of the team, is an incredible asset to helping the team achieve their goals. The sophomore midfielder from Cheshire, Connecticut scored 10 goals in only 4 games last year. Kamryn Sherman, attacker for the women’s lacrosse team, is also hoping to have a successful final season. The senior from Buchanan, NY has scored a total of 40 goals over 37 games played in the last three years.
Of course, like most things, sports at Oswego State are going to look a little different this season. The women’s lacrosse team is following all Covid-19 related guidelines to ensure they are staying safe throughout the season. The team is following social distancing rules, wearing masks whenever necessary, and getting Covid tested weekly before traveling to away games.
The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team won their first game against Morrisville State. The Lakers were led by sophomore Sela Wiley’s eight points. The team takes the field again on April 3rd at 1 p.m. for their first home game against Fredonia State University. Viewers can check out all the action on WTOP 10.
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Lakers Fall 2-0 to St John Fisher
The Oswego State Lakers faced off against the St. John Fisher Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon. Both teams came into this game after getting shut out at home and were looking to bounce back.
The Cardinals came out flying to start this game as they began the first quarter with a barrage of shots with one hitting the back of the net for Sam Current with just over 3 minutes gone in the first. The Cardinals’ aggressive play allowed them to live in the Lakers’ territory for the remainder of the first quarter.
The Cardinals continued to discover their aggressive playstyle identity in the second quarter, this time on the other side of the ball. They were consistently disrupting passing lanes and intercepting the Lakers’ passes throughout the quarter. This high-speed defensive approach led to just 3 shots for Oswego by halftime which certainly took the pressure off Sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Parrinello who was making her season debut.
The Cardinals kept up the attack coming out of halftime continuing their domination on both sides of the ball. The Lakers were unable to get a shot off in the third while the Cardinals were able to put up a total of nine.
Going into the fourth, the Lakers were still looking at a one-score game due to the outstanding effort of star Sophomore Sam Krautheim who had already tallied up 14 saves heading into the 4th. An early goal by Holly Stuart however seemed to take the remaining wind out of the sails for Oswego as they failed to put up a shot for the second straight quarter.
The Cardinals came into enemy territory today with only seven shots on the season but were able to walk away with a 32-shot performance and dominant 2-0 win over the Lakers. The Cardinals are set to play the Marywood Pacers on Sunday, September 14th while the Lakers face off against the Houghton Highlanders on the 13th.
Written By: Eric Palmeri
Photos By: Jennifer Salie
