Oswego — The Oswego State Volleyball team came back from a 2-1 deficit to knock off the three-time defending champions Brockport in the opening round of the 2018 SUNYAC Championship Tournament. It’s the first time the Lakers have advanced to the semifinal round since the 2015 season when they defeated Fredonia. Both setters Allison Berger and Julia Flohr each recorded double-doubles and Melissa Lussier led the team in kills with 14 in the contest. The Lakers next match is this Friday in Geneseo for a meeting with New Paltz. First serve is at 4 p.m.
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Oswego State women’s hockey comes up short against Plattsburgh this weekend
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — It was a rough weekend for the Lakers as they suffered two unfortunate losses, one being a NEWHL game. The Lakers went on the road to take on Plattsburgh State in their first meeting of the weekend. They were hungry for victory and proved it when they went up 3-0 in the first period. Just nine minutes into the contest senior Chyne Kennedy put the lakers on the board with an assist from Mia Conboy. Sophomore Rachel Corbett added to the lakers lead with eight minutes left in the first. Just before the first period came to an end, Sophomore Sophia Kyrkostas scored with assists from Simone Bednarik and Ariella Haas capping off a dominant first period. It was all downhill after the first as the Lakers lost the momentum they had built up, eventually letting up six goals by the end of the contest to conclude Plattsburgh’s three point victory.
The Lakers went back to work against Plattsburgh State the following day in hopes of getting some revenge after their heartbreaking loss. During the first period it was neck to neck with freshman Ashlyn McGrath putting the Lakers on the board just two minutes into the contest. With six minutes into the first Plattsburgh tied the game up. From there the momentum was in their favor and the Cardinals went on to score two more goals in the second. Down two goals the Lakers tried to make some magic happen and pull off a comeback, unfortunately they couldn’t get anything cooking and ultimately lost 4-1. The Lakers look to bounce back after these two losses when they go on the road to play William Smith College this Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in Geneva. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State women’s hockey team.
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Women’s Hockey Season Recap
PLATTSBURGH, NY — Women’s Hockey faced off against the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Saturday in the NEWHL championship game. Oswego would get on the board first to get on the board thanks to a shot from Philomena Teggart. This however would not last as the Cardinals would net two to take the lead heading into the second period. Plattsburgh would score four more to secure another NEWHL championship and secure their bid into the NCAA Division III Women’s Hockey tournament. This loss ends Oswego’s season as the Lakers finished with an overall record of 16-7-4. These 16 wins ties their win total from the 2016-2017 season as the Lakers were apart of the ECHC West conference for the final time that season.
Oswego was led by freshman Megan Teachout tallied 29 points, 13 goals and 16 assists, in her 27 games played this season. Graduating senior Eryn Stewart finished right behind the NEWHL Rookie of the Year as Stewart secured 23 points to put her career total of 59 points in 105 games played of her four years as a Laker. The Lakers will lose a total of four seniors as their only goaltender will also graduate, Rachel Farmer. Farmer played a total of 40 games for the Lakers over the course of two seasons as she finished with 1.98 goals against average with a .926 save percentage in her career. Moving forward, there is a question in net heading into next season, but the Lakers have plenty of time to fill the holes that may be left from the seniors. Oswego will kick off their 2020-2021 season in October.
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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.
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