OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Basketball dropped a conference game to the Oneonta Red Dragons 76-66 for only their second SUNYAC loss of the season. The Lakers seven game winning streak snapped as the Lakers would allow 43 Red Dragon points in the second half in the defeat. Freshman Jeremiah Sparks once again lead the Lakers with 23 points as he hit seven field goals in his 40 minutes played. Joe Sullivan tallied 19 points and also hit seven field goals along with two 3-pointers.
Oswego falls to 5-2 in conference and hold the 4th spot in the standings as the Lakers look ahead to Potsdam Friday night. The Bears are 6-1 and tied for first in the SUNYAC standings. The Lakers will play right after Women’s Basketball as the Men’s game is set to tip off at 7:30 p.m. in Potsdam.
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Oswego State women’s lacrosse takes setback against SUNY Brockport
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team headed on the road Wednesday to take on the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles in a SUNYAC matchup. The Lakers would fall 15-5 to the Golden Eagles to drop to 4-4 in the conference. With the win, SUNY Brockport clinches a berth to the post season with a SUNYAC record of 6-2 over the course of the 2022 campaign. Oswego State is now 5-10 in the 2022 season overall.
SUNY Brockport started off the contest with four straight goals before the Lakers found the back of the net in the 2nd quarter. Oswego State was held off the scoresheet in the 1st stanza but Sela WIley added to her season goal total and put the Lakers on the board. Madison Davis would snag the assist on the shot and the Lakers place ketchup against the Golden Eagles. However, SUNY Brockport would put 6 more goals in before the Lakers found twine once again. Wiley netted her second in the 3rd quarter to try and narrow the margin. The captain would complete the hattrick at the end of the quarter as Julia Quirk got credit for the assist. Quirk would add another goal in the final stanza and Shae McConnell put one in with 7 minutes remaining in regulation for her 29 goal of the season. Netminder Sarah Kamide made 7 saves over the course of the game and allowed 16 goals. The Lakers were out shot 32 to 19 in the contest.
Oswego State now turns their attention to Plattsburgh State this Saturday for Senior Day at Laker Turf Stadium. Oswego State sits in the final playoff spot in the SUNYAC playoffs and Plattsburgh State trails them with a conference record of 3-5. For the Lakers, it is simple, win and you are in. The Cardinals will look to steal a win on the road to force a tiebreaker at the end of the regular season. The final game of the regular season can be seen live on WTOP 10 as the Lakers face off against the Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. this Saturday on the banks of Lake Ontario.
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Coach Kane earns 100th win as Oswego Men’s soccer gets back on track
OSWEGO, NY- The Oswego State Men’s Soccer team got back in the win column as they defeated the Utica Pioneers 2-1.
The game started with the Lakers and Pioneers getting into each other’s offensive zones, but were both unable to score as Oswego and Utica totaled eight shots during that time. The Pioneers got on the board first as they scored at the 29:20 mark of the first half. Cody Baker-Green scored the only goal for the Pioneers, which was his seventh of the season. The Lakers at the half were outshot by Utica 11-4.
Oswego pulled themselves together in the second half. Their first point of the game came off their first possession of the second half as Kyle Geinrich scored the Lakers opening goal of the game. Oswego put the pressure on Utica’s defense after their first goal of the game as they had five scoring chances but were unable to capitalize off them due to the Pioneers’ stout defense.
Freshman Jason Wuytack came up clutch for the Lakers as he scored the go-ahead game-winning goal for the Lakers at 85:56. Goalie Andre Bourjolly had a strong game as he finished the game with six saves. The Lakers were able to take advantage of the opportunities given to them as they only had three shots on goal for the whole entire game. Oswego led in most categories during the game including corner kicks with 13 compared to the Pioneers 3. This was head coach Dan Kane’s 100th career win as the Lakers Men’s Soccer Coach.
Oswego will travel all the way north as they take on the Potsdam Bears for a conference matchup on Saturday, October 1st at 1:00 PM at Macy Turf Field.
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Lakers Hockey victorious again versus Plattsburgh on Whiteout Weekend
OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey came away with a shutout victory Friday night against rivals Plattsburgh in the first game of Whiteout Weekend. The 3-0 win puts the Lakers up 2-0 in SUNYAC play while the Cardinals drop to 0-3. Senior David Richer was perfect for Oswego with 25 saves in the contest. Anthony Passero would strike first on the powerplay with Derek Brown getting the assist. Passero’s first goal of the season came halfway in the first period. The Lakers would add to the scoreboard just two minutes later as Carter Allen buried the puck that came from Josh Zizek and Jody Sullivan. The third Oswego tally came off a Travis Broughman shot that was finished by Tyler Currie on the rebound with roughly eight minutes left in the second period. Jeff Solow would also get credit with the second assist for his first point of the campaign. Oswego is back in action Saturday night against the Potsdam Bears, who are coming off a loss from SUNY Cortland. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center for a special Military Appreciation Night. WTOP 10 will start coverage at 6:30 p.m. with another installment of Hockey Night in Oswego.
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