OSWEGO — Regular season hockey returns to Suny Oswego as the Men’s hockey team will take the home ice in their season opener against Suny Cortland tomorrow night at 7 p.m. The Lakers come in off of two impressive victories in exhibitions against Nazareth college and the Carleton Place Canadiens. The Lakers will look for contributions from Sophomore Tanner Spink who had a combined 3 goals in the 2 exhibitions and from Junior Mitch Emerson who had 2 goals in the exhibitions himself.
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Oswego State men’s hockey sweeps Williams College
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team travelled to Williamstown, Massachusetts this past weekend to take on the Williams College Ephs in two non-conference match ups. The Lakers played Saturday night and Sunday afternoon both resulting in 3-0 and 3-1 victories against the Ephs. Oswego improves to 5-3-1 and bounced back after their 6-1 loss against Geneseo the previous weekend.
Oswego rolled into town on a fast start as Shane Bull tallied a powerplay goal in the second part of the first period. Bull snags his first career goal as a Laker which was assisted by Travis Broughman and Garrett Clegg. Clegg would get Oswego’s next tally which once again came on the man advantage towards the end of the first stanza. Clegg’s first career goal as an Oswego State Laker was assisted by Bull. Both would have a goal and assist in the contest. The game would remain scoreless in the 2nd period before Broughman secured the game with an empty netter near the end of regulation. Steven Kozikoski stood tall in between the pipes for the Lakers as the junior goaltender secured the shutout and recorded 24 saves. The Lakers would finish two for eight on the powerplay and nine for nine playing shorthanded.
Kozikoski would get the start in the rematch but the first period would have a different outcome compared to the night before. The Ephs would get one pass the Oswego State defense during even strength play a little over six minutes into the period. The Lakers would have an answer on the powerplay as Jackson Arcan scored his first career goal with the Lakers. The goal that came in the final minute of the first period was assisted by veterans Tyson Kirkby and Tyler Antonucci. The Lakers would not look back in the second stanza as Shane Bull tallied another goal which was assisted by Ryan Dickinson. The powerplay goal put Oswego ahead for the first time in the contest. In the third period, Clegg added another goal to his stat column to put Oswego ahead 3-1. The Lakers went two for three on the man advantage and two for two while shorthanded. Kozikoski made 26 saves on 27 shots faced during Sunday’s game and only gave up one goal against over the course of the weekend.
The Oswego State men’s hockey team sets their sights on SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville this weekend ahead of the end of the fall semester. Oswego continues their road trip this Friday as the Lakers head to take on the SUNY Canton Kangaroos in a non-conference match up. Oswego State took on SUNY Canton during the pre season as the Lakers walked away with a 9-1 victory in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. On Saturday, the Lakers return home for their final home game of the semester against the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs. This crucial SUNYAC contest will have a special meaning as the Teddy Bear Toss returns to the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. To learn more about the Teddy Bear Toss and the cause click here for the link. If Laker fans can not attend Saturday’s game, click here for a link to the online donation hub. Hockey Night in Oswego will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday ahead of the 7:00 p.m. puck drop inside the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. WTOP 10 is live on campus at Channel 10.2 or online at twitch.tv/wtop10tv.
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Kobayashi and Marshall named Athletes of the Week
OSWEGO — The Oswego State Athletics Department has named Haru Kobayashi and Corey Marshall Athletes of the Week. During the team’s contest against Fredonia, Kobayashi won a nail-biter during her doubles match. She continued her winning ways against Brockport as she earned her team a match point in singles and claimed an easy (8-1) victory in doubles. On the golf course, Marshall collected medalist honors during the Oswego State Invitational. His score of 128 helped lead the Lakers to their first place finish.
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Oswego Baseball cancels Spring Break trip
OSWEGO, NY — Oswego Baseball has gotten off to a hot start this season as the team sits at 6-3. The team has been traveling all over the East Coast to play colleges as Oswego hasn’t been warm enough to host baseball yet this season. The group recently got two wins in a double header against Arcadia this past Sunday. The 4-3 and 6-4 victory came at the end of a three game road trip that featured a lose to Salve Regina Saturday in Glenside, PA. Ryan Wiess leads the team with a batting average of .444 with 18 at bats. Lukas Olsson is the only Laker to hit multiple home runs so far this season as three Oswego players have hit balls out of the park.
Oswego was getting set to head on the road for Spring Break which would feature 8 games being played in South Carolina. Recently, this trip was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Now the team will get set to kick off their conference games as Oneonta is the first team on the schedule after their short break. The Lakers will head to face the Red Dragons on the road for a Saturday game, on March 27th, and a double header on Sunday, March 28th. Oswego has been the SUNYAC champion the past three seasons as the group looks to continue their success in the conference.
WTOP 10 will have coverage of Oswego athletics until further notice. The television station will stay up to date on whether Division III athletics will continue moving forward.
