OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Basketball improved to 8-2 Friday night after the Lakers defeated Fredonia 67-44 as the team capitalized in the second half. The Laker defense solidified the win by holding the Blue Devils to 21 points in the half. The Oswego win was headed by junior Liam Sanborn who led on offense with 15 points along with senior Joe Sullivan who tallied 14 points. The Lakers improved to 2-1 in the SUNYAC conference as Oswego will finish out their season with conference game play. The team has another SUNYAC match up Saturday afternoon against Buffalo State at 4 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium.
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Laker Volleyball sweeps Golden Flyers
OSWEGO — The Lakers defeated the Nazareth Golden Flyers in a quick three sets on Wednesday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. The Golden Flyers came into the match 9-8 with a steady 3-1 away record. Lauren Fie and Julia Flohr led Oswego with two long serving runs that secured the first set. They would need to battle back in the other two sets to sweep Nazareth and improve to 14-6 overall. Shauna O’Flaherty, Senior, stood out with 13 kills and 2 blocks along with Lauren Fie’s 3 aces throughout the match. The team looks to take the recent success on the road for a 4-game road trip that starts with Plattsburgh this Friday. Oswego still has six matches SUNYAC games left before starting SUNYACS in early November.
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Oswego State Softball has Busy Weekend in Conference Play
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Softball had a full plate over the weekend with a doubleheader Friday, April 9th against Geneseo, followed by a doubleheader Saturday, April 10th against Brockport. All four games were played at home with both doubleheaders being conference matchups for the Lakers. Oswego lost both games of Friday’s doubleheader 9-1 and 5-0, and dropped game one on Saturday 5-2, before bouncing back in game two in a 9-3 win.
The Lakers offense could only muster one run on five hits combined in Friday’s doubleheader against Geneseo. Game one of the doubleheader was shortened to five innings due to mercy rule, as the Knights would take it 9-1 in abbreviated fashion. Nicole Schwartz of Geneseo allowed just one run on four hits in her five innings, and Fiona Higgins matched up well allowing only three earned runs but nine total runs. Higgins also went 2-2 with the only Laker RBI of the day at the plate. Madelana Wrubel and Zoe Mennig each went 1-2, as Oswego’s four hits went stride for stride with Geneseo’s five, but the three Laker errors as well as the six walks Higgins surrendered dug the hole too deep for Oswego to dig out of. In game two, SUNYAC Pitcher of the Week Lauren Kersch from Geneseo came to the mound as she threw a one hit, complete game shutout. Oswego’s hit came courtesy of a Leah Czerwinski bunt, but the Lakers could not get a run across as Geneseo would take game two 5-0.
Oswego had little time to rest, as Brockport came to Oswego the following day. The Lakers defensive woes continued into game one with five errors, but Mennig was a bright spot with her bat as she was 2-3 with a run in the 5-2 loss. The Lakers shined in the second game of the day, and their fourth of the weekend. Oswego won game two 9-3 and the bats got hot with 12 hits, Wrubel went 2-3 with two doubles, 4 RBIs and 2 runs, and Mennig was 4-4 with a double, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs. Samantha Morgan threw five innings and allowing only three runs (two earned) and four hits in her first college start. Higgins came in to pitch two innings of relief in which she did not allow a hit, to go along with her 2-3 with a run and an RBI effort at the plate.
Oswego State softball will look to keep their momentum from the fourth game of the weekend rolling into their doubleheader Wednesday, April 14th at Buffalo State at 3:00 and 5:00. The Lakers return home the following day Thursday, April 15th for a 3:00 and 5:00 versus SUNY Cobleskill.
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Oswego State women’s hockey wins in dominant fashion
OSWEGO N.Y. — A good ole fashion blowout. That’s what this game could be named. The Oswego State women’s hockey team faced off against the Buffalo State Bengals Wednesday night and held them scoreless. This dominant victory showcased just how impressive this Lakers team is. The Lakers now move to 12-7-1 on the season, and 9-4-1 in the SUNYAC Conference. This impressive five score victory was just what the Lakers needed to build more momentum moving forward. Some key contributors in this contest were freshman Ashlyn McGrath who led the Lakers with two goals on the night, as well as one assist. The freshman has proved this season that she’s here to stay and will be an integral part of this Lakers team for years to come. Sophomore Rachel Corbett also had an impressive performance with one goal and one assist. Sophomore Mia Conboy had a goal as well and was impressive throughout the contest. If this Lakers team continues to dominate, they will be very hard to stop in the coming weeks as the season heats up. The Lakers are set to have their senior night this Friday in the Deb Stan Arena. Puck drop is at 7PM on WTOP10!
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