OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey will do battle to their second opponent on Whiteout Weekend Saturday night against SUNY Potsdam. The bears began their season this past weekend with a tie against Geneseo (3) and a lost to Brockport. This coming game will be the second matchup for both teams of this weekend as Potsdam will travel to Cortland to face the Red Dragons. After sweeping the Bears last season, the Lakers look to take game one of the home and home series as they will not see Potsdam again until February. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m. at the Marano Campus Center. The game can also be found live on WTOP 10 starting at 6:30 p.m. with a Hockey Night in Oswego pregame show.
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Oswego women’s basketball suffers two losses despite impressive performances
OSWEGO N.Y. — It was a rough weekend for the Oswego State women’s basketball team as they were unable to find success in their two games played. The Lakers took on Potsdam in a SUNYAC matchup Friday night as they were looking to get back in the win column. The Lakers started off strong taking the early lead after the first quarter. Senior Danielle Caivana was on fire the whole game, dropping twenty-one points, nine from the three point line. She was pure money as she did everything she could to help her team and try to come out with the win. After the first quarter things got a little rocky for the Lakers as they lost their lead and couldn’t bounce back to come out with the win. Potsdam was firing on all cylinders despite the Lakers putting up a fight. Oswego State looked to put this fourteen point loss behind them as they hosted SUNY Plattsburgh in an important matchup the following day.
The Lakers had another SUNYAC matchup Saturday night against Plattsburgh. This game was a fight to the finish with both teams fighting desperately to come out on top. The Lakers were up by one at the end of the first. With a combination of lockdown defense and a good offensive performance, the Lakers were here to win. Yet again, Danielle Caivana had a stellar performance dropping a whopping twenty-two points this game to out do her performance from Friday. Caivana has had an incredible senior year and continues to prove how she is a crucial part of Oswego’s offense. Additionally, freshman Shania Iglesias had a great performance with nine points. At the end of the half Plattsburgh was able to take the lead, going up by four. The Lakers were not out of this game as they outscored Plattsburgh in the third, making it a three point game. Despite a valiant effort to come out with the victory, the Lakers ultimately came out on the losing end. The final score was sixty to fifty three. The Lakers go on the road to take on Buffalo State Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.!
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Men’s Hockey gets set for SUNYAC Finals
OSWEGO, NY — Oswego Men’s Hockey has been preparing for their road trip to Geneseo this past couple of days as the group is getting set for the SUNYAC finals against the Knights. The Lakers are coming off a win over their rivals Plattsburgh which ended with a score of 4-1. The group is currently on a 4 game win streak which comes from Oswego’s powerful offensive play along with a strong goaltender between the pipes. Steven Kozikoski has been stellar in net for the Lakers as the netminder has held a 1.79 goals against average and a .928 save percentage in the three games the goalie has played during this stretch. Captain Josh Zizek is currently on a 6 game point streak as the senior has nine points since their game against Geneseo. Max Novick, Travis Broughman, and Anthony Passero all received all-conference honors this past week heading into their matchup against Geneseo. This game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in Geneseo.
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Oswego State men’s hockey splits weekend in Buffalo
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team went on the road this past weekend to finish the regular season. The Lakers finish the 2021-22 season with an overall record of 17-6-1 and a conference record of 12-3-1. Oswego State fell to SUNY Fredonia Friday night with a final score of 4-5 but bounced back on Saturday with a shutout victory against Buffalo State. The 3-0 win secured second place in the SUNYAC standings and gives the group a home playoff game in the semifinals round.
On Friday, Oswego State traveled past Buffalo down Interstate 90 to faceoff against the Blue Devils of SUNY Fredonia. The Fredonia squad was red hot coming into the matchup after beating the number one team in the conference, SUNY Geneseo, in a middle of the week contest. The Blue Devils would get the first two before forward Tommy Cahill got the first Oswego State goal on the powerplay in the second period. He would have another in the final stanza of the game to continue his points streak. Jackson Arcan would snag an even strength goal in the beginning of the third period to get the Lakers closer to the Blue Devils. Oswego State would score two in the final three minutes but were unable to find the tying goal before time expired. Steven Kozikowski would get pulled and Eric Green would finish the game between the pipes for the Lakers.
The following evening, Green would get the start in net for Oswego State. The team would shutout the Bengals on their alumni night. The 3-0 victory would feature goals from forwards Travis Broughman, Alex DiCarlo, and Rocco Andreacchi. The Lakerds scored two powerplay goals in the final minute to put the game away. The Bengals were able to keep the game at 1-0 for most of the contest thanks to netminding and solid defense.
Oswego State men’s hockey will take a week off prior to their Wednesday night contest against the highest remaining seed after the quarter-finals. The Lakers will host a semifinal game on Wednesday, March 2nd on home ice in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The quarterfinal round of the SUNYAC playoffs will be played this Saturday. WTOP 10 will have coverage thirty minutes prior to puck drop next Wednesday as the Lakers chase another conference championship. The student run television station will continue to provide coverage of the team as the group heads into the post season. Follow WTOP 10 Sports on twitter @WTOP10Sports!
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