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OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Basketball continued pushed their winning streak to five Saturday evening as Oswego rolled through Buffalo State 86-66. The Lakers established an early lead due to freshman Jeremiah Sparks, who netted 16 first half points. Senior Joe Sullivan would finish with 18 points along with 13 rebounds to secure Oswego’s third conference win. This victory also pushes Head Coach Jason Leone into second place on the most wins list for the college. This win ties Oswego for second in the SUNYAC standings and 9-2 overall. The Lakers travel with Women’s Basketball this Tuesday to play New Paltz. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m.
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Men’s Hockey rolls through Roos
OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey returned home Saturday night after taking a lost in Cortland the night before. Oswego welcomed in the Canton Roos into the Marano Campus Center as the Lakers are 11-0 all time against the Roos. Canton came into the game 9-5 overall as Oswego was 8-8. The Lakers would finish the 1st period with four goals as freshman Alex DiCarlo tallied a goal and 3 assists in the game as he buried the second Laker goal on the Powerplay. Senior Michael Gillespie also tallied four points in the win. Netminder Steven Kozikoski secured his first career colligate win as he recorded 19 saves after only allowing two goals in the game. The Lakers would come away with an 8-2 victory to stay undefeated against the Roos.
Oswego looks ahead to a road trip to the north country this coming weekend as the Lakers have two SUNYAC match ups. Plattsburgh will be the first task Friday night before traveling to Potsdam the following evening. Plattsburgh recently tied Geneseo on the road as the Cardinals sit at 3-4-2 in conference play. Potsdam sits directly below Plattsburgh as the Bears have a conference record of 3-7-1. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh Friday night.
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Lakers Field Hockey shutout at home
OSWEGO N.Y- The Oswego Women’s Field Hockey team took on the University of Rochester Yellow Jackets in a non-conference contest Tuesday evening and were shutout 2-0. Both goals happened early in the first quarter when Rochester’sAnya Arseneau scored directly 1 minute into game and almost 3 minutes later Maeve Fogarty scored the second and final goal of the game. The Lakers tried to play catch up for the rest of the game and in the second quarter Oswego put on the pressure putting multiple shots on goal and earning two penalty corners to finish the half.
The third quarter started with two yellow cards for the Lakers just five minutes in and the defense held the Yellow Jackets to nothing while fighting off the two and five minute penalties. But the Lakers couldn’t fight their way back as the Yellow Jackets got back into rhythm in the fourth quarter holding possession for the majority of it. Rochester ended the contest with a 19-4 shots advantage on the Lakers and also had 7 penalty corners to the Lakers 3. Scheblein finished the contest with 12 saves on 14 shots faced in the contest marking 27 saves in the last two contests for the Oswego senior goalkeeper.
Oswego will now head on the road for a SUNYAC matchup against the New Paltz Hawks. This game is set to start at 1:00PM on Saturday, September 24.
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A Preview of the 2020 Pathfinder Bank/Oswego State Hockey Classic
OSWEGO, NY — In the first weekend of the new decade, Men’s Hockey welcomes in three out of conference teams to the 2020 Pathfinder Bank/Oswego State Hockey Classic. The 14th edition of the four team tournament is set to begin this Friday as the Lakers look to defend the title. This year, the competition is set to feature three nationally ranked programs, #9 University of New England, #10 Oswego, #14 Williams College, along with Saint Mary’s University traveling in from Minnesota. The Lakers, who currently sit atop the SUNYAC conference with an overall record of 7-3, will face the Saint Mary’s Cardinals at 7 p.m. on Friday in the semifinal round. The 3-5-1 Cardinals look to build on their win over Gustavus Adolphus College back on December 7th, while Oswego looks to bring home some recent success that was found on the road. #9 University of New England and #14 Williams college will face off before hand at 4 p.m. which will feature an offensive talented group from UNE against the defensive Ephs of Williams college. Tickets are being sold online for each day, WTOP 10 also has you covered all weekend with coverage of all four games from the Marano Campus Center.
