OSWEGO — Laker Soccer opens up SUNYAC play with a shutout win against Geneseo. Kyle Scalzo nets two goals with one of those tallies coming within the final seconds of the first half. Goalkeeper Brian Terra records his fourth clean sheet of the season after the 2-0 victory over the Knights. The team looks to improve their win streak to three against the Brockport Golden Eagles on Saturday September 28th. Kickoff at 1 p.m. at Laker Turf Stadium.
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Men’s basketball: SUNYAC preview
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s basketball completed their season last weekend. One of the most dominant season’s in program history saw them lose only two games all season and only one in conference play. Their first loss came to Nazareth on November 23 and their second coming February 11 to New Paltz. Between the two losses, seventeen straight wins. They finished the season ranked seventeenth in the country, at their highest they were ranked fourteenth. They finished with a record of 23-2, 17-1 in conference play.
On Friday, they are set to play the New Paltz Hawks once more. The two teams play for the third time this season, and the for the second in the Max Ziel Gymnasium. The first time the two sides met was January 29 in Oswego, The Lakers came out victorious 82-53. Devin Green led the Lakers that day with thirteen points, including 4-7 from three. Kaleb Cook and Christian Simmons both contributed eleven. The second matchup was just two weeks ago, this time in New Paltz. In a game that most thought Oswego would walk away with just as they had almost every other game this season, New Paltz shocked Oswego and grabbed a one point victory. Jeremiah Sparks led all Lakers that night with fifteen points. With a rematch on the cards, and both teams looking to win the season series, the winner of the final matchup gets to move on to the SUNYAC Final, to play the winner of Brockport and Oneonta.
The Lakers were led this season by Sophomore guard Jeremiah Sparks and Junior guard Devin Green, both averaging 11.4 points per game. Julien Crittendon and Christian Simmons were the only other two Lakers to average over 10 points per game, 11.0 and 10.4 respectively. Devin Green was the fourth best three point shooter in the country this year, hitting threes at a 47.45% clip. Sparks and Green were also the teams rebounding leaders at 5.8 rebounds per game each, with Brendon Mulson right behind 5.7. What made Oswego stand out this year, was their team defense. Oswego allowed a measly 59.4 points against per game, the fourth best defense in the nation. They also held teams to a 37.2 field goal percentage, the fifth lowest in the nation.
The Lakers, led by head coach Jason Leone, are looking to win the tournament and get a bid to the NCAA tournament. The winner of Friday’s matchups will play in the SUNYAC championship game on Saturday. All games are being held at SUNY Oswego. WTOP10 will have coverage of all three playoff games, and any potential NCAA games played at Oswego.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT HERNANDEZ, WTOP10 PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
SUNYAC BRACKET COURTESY OF SUNYAC WEBSITE
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Oswego Men’s Hockey continues win streak against Buffalo State
OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey hosted Buffalo State Friday night in the Marano Campus Center to kick off the final weekend of the regular season. The Lakers would come away with the victory over the Bengals with a score line of 3-2. Oswego would get the lone goal of the first two periods as senior Jody Sullivan tallied a goal around the 12 minute mark of the first period. Joseph Molinaro and Mac Lewis secured assists on the first Laker goal. Oswego would get back on the scoreboard at the start of the third period as sophomore Travis Broughman would score on a wrap around just one minute in. Alex DiCarlo would eventually get the game winning goal around halfway through the period as the freshman ripped one past the Bengals netminder. However, Buffalo State would tally two goals by the end of the game to make it a thriller in the final minutes inside the Marano Campus Center.
The Lakers now look ahead to Fredonia who is coming off a win last night in Cortland. The Devils are in a must win situation as the team looks to stay alive and make it into the SUNYAC tournament. For the Lakers, the team can extend their current three game winning streak to four and maintain momentum into the playoffs. Senior Night also adds some special feelings to the 13 seniors playing in their final regular season game tonight. The Lakers and Devils are set to faceoff at 7 p.m. but WTOP 10 will begin coverage at 6:30 p.m. before puck drop.
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Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse Falls to Geneseo Knights
GENESEO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse team lost their first game of the 2021 season on Monday, falling to the Geneseo Knights in a 22-9 defeat. This is the Lakers first SUNYAC loss after previously going 2-0 against SUNY Fredonia and Buffalo State in the west division. The nationally ranked Geneseo team was able to hold the Lakers offense which came out hot to start the 2021 season.
Geneseo came out of the gates firing, scoring six unanswered goals just seven minutes into the game, including three goals from senior attack, Hannah Marafioti. Lakers leading scorer, Sela Wiley, ended the Knights scoring run with a goal of her own. The Lakers faced a 5-goal deficit early in the first half, things weren’t looking great for the Lakers. Unfortunately, Oswego State wasn’t able to keep up with Geneseo’s high-powered offense for much of the game. The Knights went on three separate 6-goal scoring runs throughout the contest, effectively preventing any chance of a Laker comeback. Geneseo had three players score at least 4 goals, including Tessa Doody (4), Jacqui Thorsen (4), and Hannah Marafioti (6). Oswego was lead by Logan Castiglione, Kamryn Sherman, and Sela Wiley, who each scored two goals respectively. Oswego now falls to 2-1 in conference play, which currently places them third in their division. Oswego will have the opportunity to rebound in a out-of-conference matchup vs Clarkson University on April 14th at Laker Turf Stadium. WTOP 10 will be live at the field with all the action.
