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Simzer shines as Lakers take down Keystone
LA PLUME, P.A. — The Lakers stay undefeated as they routed Keystone College 5-1. 13 seconds into the contest Senior Kacie Simzer scored the first goal of the game for the Lakers with Kaitlyn Ahle assisting. The Lakers were tested early as they faced a situation that they have not been in all year which was a team scoring a goal, effectively ending their four game streak of not allowing a single goal. It took the Lakers only one minute and 11 seconds to score another goal as Simzer scored her second of the game. The rest of the second quarter was a defensive battle where both Oswego and Keystone combined for three penalty corner kicks and four goals. Goalie Erica Scheblein was given her first test of the year and she was ready for the challenge. After giving up a goal early in the game, Scheblein had blocked five shots from the 36:08 to the 43:21 mark. She finished the game with nine total saves, which is almost half of her season’s total. Oswego adjusted in every quarter of the game as within one minute and 20 seconds of the second half beginning Kailtyn Mastracco scored for the Lakers off of a penalty shot.
After Keystone changed goalies during the fourth quarter, Simzer tested if their new goalie was up to the task. Simzer tied the all-time record for goals in a game for the Lakers as she finished the day with four goals. Oswego finished the day with 21 shots on goal. Throughout the game, the Lakers took advantage of Keystone penalties as they had ten penalty corner kicks.
This marks the first time the Lakers have started 5-0 since the 2016-2017 season. The Lakers travel north to take on the St. Lawrence Saints on Saturday, September 17th at 1:00 PM at North Country Field.
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Men’s soccer bounces back with win
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s soccer team travelled south to take on the Ithaca College Bombers on Sunday. The Lakers hadn’t beat Ithaca since 1996 and they knew they wanted to change that.
The Bombers were the ones to get off to the hot start. An early yellow card for Ithaca, in just the sixth minute, gave the bombers some momentum. They put the ball past Oswego goalie Matt D’Arpino just over a minute later. Luckily for the Lakers they turned it around real quick. Oswego’s Ha Joon Lee found the back of the net just three minutes later to tie the game. The pace of the game slowed from there. The next goal came in the 33rd minute. Kieran Gilroy for the Lakers scored his second goal of the season to put the Lakers up. Oswego didn’t stop there though, with Anastasios Diacovasilis scoring just before the half to give the Lakers a 3-1 lead. The second half didn’t see nearly as much action as the first. An early yellow card for Ithaca, and a few shots for each side were the only real action. Oswego beat Ithaca for the first time in 26 years. Although the Lakers were outshot in the game 16-9, they they had more quality shots, with 6 of their shots being on goal to only two of Ithaca’s. Ha Joon Lee led the Lakers in shots and shots on goal with three each.
Oswego is now 2-2 on the season with only one game left before SUNYAC play. Their next game is their home opener on Tuesday September 13th against Elmira College at 6:00 at Laker Turf Stadium.
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Lakers field hockey keep shutout streak alive with another successful weekend
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego state field hockey team kept their hot streak going as they took their fifth straight victory beating their record of four straight last year via shutout in two home games this past weekend. The lakers started off the weekend by hosting the Keuka Wolves on friday afternoon. Senior Kaitlyn Mastracco stayed with the theme of the lakers quick offensive attacks when she netted the first goal only a minute into the game. The Lakers then stayed quiet for most of the first half as the Wolves and Lakers had a continued back and forth midfield play with great defense on both sides. It took until the 24:56 mark of the quarter until Mastracco fired her second goal of the contest past the goalkeeper putting the Lakers up 3-0 at halftime. But the Lakers turned it up after halftime after Nancy Pagliaroli scored her second goal of the season ten minutes into the second half. Less than three minutes later Mastracco struck again for her third goal of contest on a day where she ended with a team leading 3 goals and 1 assist. Senior Kacie Simzer would then score two straight goals for the lakers to end a 7-0 win against Keuka.
The Lakers came back on Saturday afternoon against Sage college from Albany, NY. The Lakers started off quick as Kaitlyn Jordan scored the Lakers’ first goal 2 minutes into the game. The Lakers had eight straight shots and four penalty corners without a score because of stellar goalie play by Sage’s Anna Church in a game where she had 19 saves, the Lakers broke through on their ninth consecutive shot off the stick of Kacie Simzer. But this team shined with their stellar defense in a game where Sage had no SOG and limited possession. Pagliaroli, Mastracco and Bauer led the team with 2 goals each and Simzer and Jordan added the others in a 7-0 win over Sage.
Oswego State will now travel to La Plume, PA to take on the Keystone College Giants on September 13 at 4:00PM.
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Oswego womens soccer suffers first loss of the season
DUNKIRK, N.Y. – With tons of momentum going into their forth game of the season, the Lakers were hungry to take down Ithaca. Unfortunately all good things most come to an end, including the Lakers undefeated record. The Bombers applied pressure early getting two shots on goal within the first five minutes of the game, ultimately setting the tone in the beginning of the contest. Shortly after the Bombers scored the first goal of the contest. The Lakers didn’t back down and twenty minutes left in the first Nicolette Joannou set up Maggie Riordan for her second goal of the season. The Bombers took the lead again early in the second quarter and were able to maintain the lead to close out the game. The Lakers put up six shots in the last fifteen minutes of the contest but just couldn’t put the ball in the net to tie the game. The Lakers look to get back in the win column as they stay in Fredonia for day two of their tournament to take on the Fredonia Pioneers. Game begins at 12:30 PM
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Men’s Soccer shutout by Hamilton College
The Oswego State Men’s Soccer team lost to the Hamilton Continentals 2-0. Kyle Hanner and Kieran Gilroy both had three shots on goal each and the Lakers defense held it’s own for most of the game. The Lakers and Continentals had exchanged many shots with Oswego having six and Hamilton with five in the first half. Gilroy was the leader for the Lakers in the first half as he had three shots on goal but was unable to score a goal.
As the game went into the second half, the Lakers defense once held its own for a while. Hamilton was able to take advantage of Oswego as the Continentals had out-shot the Lakers 12-6 in the second half which proved to be the difference maker in the game. The Continentals would break the scoring drought as they scored their first goal of the game in the 63:22 mark of the game. Three minutes later, the Continentals would score their second goal of the game. Kyle Tanner and Kieran Gilroy led the team in shots with three a piece. Oswego Goalkeeper Matt D’Arpino had three saves in the game while also allowing the two goals.
The Lakers are now 1-2 on the season. They will travel south to Ithaca to take on the Blue Bombers on Sunday, September 11th at the Carp Wood Field.
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Women’s Soccer dominant in 1-0 win
HOUGHTON, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s soccer team took to the road on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup with the Houghton University Highlanders. The Lakers completely dominated the first half of the game. They got their first shot of the half at the just after the ninth minute of the first half and didn’t let up from there. They fired off five more shots before the thirtieth minute, three of them requiring saves from the Houghton keeper. The fifth of those shots found the back of the net. A cross off the foot of Amber McDermott found the head of Maggie Riordan for the only goal of the game, Riordan’s first of the season. McDermott became the eight different Oswego player to record an assist in only three games for the team. In total the Lakers ended up getting 10 shots off in the first half to Houghton’s one. They also had six corner kicks too Houghton’s none. The Highlander’s had a few chances early in the second half, including one in the 66th minute that required the only save of the day by Oswego goalie Perri Anderson. Both teams fought hard for a goal in the second half but the defenses prevailed for a scoreless second half. Maggie Riordan led the team in shots and shots on goal, five and four respectively. Sophomore Perri Anderson started in goal for the third time this season, this time playing the entire ninety minutes, after only playing one half of each of the previous two games.
The Lakers are now 3-0. They are yet to allow a goal this season. This is the first time since 2013 they have won three straight shutout games. The Lakers will head to Dunkirk, N.Y. on Friday to start the Fredonia tournament. They will take on the Ithica Bombers at 1:00 P.M.
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Men’s soccer goes splits in D.C. tournament
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s soccer team travelled down to Washington D.C. for a tournament over the weekend. The first game was their first challenge of the season, taking on #23 ranked Montclair State from Montclair, NJ. The Redhawks found the scoreboard first, a header from a corner kick just before the ten minute mark in the game. Three minutes later Montclair got a penalty kick, but a big save by goalkeeper Matt D’Arpino kept the game at 1-0. Three shots toward the end of the half by the Lakers wouldn’t find the back of the net and both sides headed to the half. D’Arpino recorded four saves in the first half, and Kyle Gehnrich led the team with four shots. The Lakers continued to fire shots on the Montclair goal in the second half, six in total, but none found netting, and the game ended 1-0. A total of five yellow cards were given out during the game, two for the Lakers and three for the Redhawks, as well as a whooping 24 fouls, 17 of them called on Montclair. D’Arpino finished the contest with six saves. Chris Smith led the team in shots on goal with two.
Game two was played on Sunday against Baruch College from New York City. A much better offensive outing for the Lakers. Just a minute into the contest Kyle Gehnrich found the back on the net for the Lakers first goal of the season. With 24 minutes to go in the half, a cross from Chris Smith found the head of Jason Wuytack got pass the goalie for the second goal of the game and Wuytack‘s first career goal. The Lakers third goal came at the 31:26 mark. The Lakers held the ball for three straight minutes prior to the goal, Kieran Gilroy tapping it in after a save. Oswego dominated the first half in shots 14-4. Ten minutes into the second half, Baruch pulled one back, heading in a cross. Just one minute later, the Lakers brought the deficit back to three, Kyle Gehnrich passed it into Chris Smith who won a one on one with the goalie bringing the score up to 4-1, the final score of the game. Oswego dominated the game, winning 23-7 in shots and 8-1 in corner kicks. Baruch players got the only two yellow cards on the game. Gehnrich and Smith each had two goal contributions in the game.
Oswego is now 1-1 on the season, with three games left before they open SUNYAC play. The Lakers next game comes against Hamilton college in Clinton, NY on Wednesday, September 7 at 4:30 P.M.
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Lakers field hockey gets two big wins in home opener
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State Field Hockey team got off to a blazing start this weekend at they took care of both opponents this weekend in a handily manner. The Lakers team first took on Medaille college in the season opener on Friday night and wasted no time to score. Just 32 seconds in the game Senior Kacie Simzer scored the first of her two goals for the first Laker goal of the season which started an all out offensive attack by the Lakers. Senior Kaitlyn Ahle had a stellar day by leading the lakers in scoring with 3 goals and 8 points which ties the single game record for total points in Oswego history. Senior Megan Delaney and sophomore Kate McNally also chipped in with two goals of their own in the first half while Delaney earned herself multiple spots in the record books, tying the single game assists record and is now tied for seventh all time for points in a single game with seven. Ellie Kazel and Nancy Pagliaroli both added one goal in a 11-0 route of Medaille.
The Lakers kept the momentum going the next day as they shutout Houghton university 5-0 Saturday afternoon. The Lakers would get off to a slower start than Friday as Megan Delaney had the only lakers goal in the first half at the 6:35 mark. The Highlanders applied pressure to senior goalkeeper Erica Scheblein at the end of the second quarter, but Scheblein denied the chances, tallying four saves in a row to end the half making it a 1-0 lead for the Lakers at halftime. The Lakers picked it up eight minutes into the second half as they took a 2-0 lead after Delaney set up teammate Molly Darcy for her first goal of the season. Newcomer Taylin Bauer stopped a 19 minute dry spell on both sides by scoring her first collegiate goal at the 42:30 mark while 4 minutes later Kaitlyn Ahle kept her hot start up by scoring her fourth goal of the season. Kaitlyn Mastracco added one more late as the Lakers win their first two games of the season to bring them to 2-0. The Lakers will try to stay undefeated at they challenge Keuka college on Friday, September 9th at 4pm.
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Lakers women’s soccer with two shutouts this week to kick off the season
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s Soccer Team is looking sharper than ever as they steamrolled through both of their opponents this week. They headed to Cazenovia to challenge the Wildcats in their season opener. At the 17:30 mark in the first have sophomore Katie Delgrosso scored the first goal of the season for the Lakers and it was all downhill for Cazenovia from there. Freshman Cassidy Adamec would add to the Lakers lead right before the half scoring her first collegiate goal in a moment that will stay fresh in her mind for some time to come. The second half of the contest is where the game got out of hand with the Lakers scoring goals left and right showcasing how they are a force to be reckoned with this season. Graduate student Graisa Madden finished the day with a stellar two goals and one assist for the Lakers. Katie Delgrosso also put up two goals in this matchup. With a 7-0 victory in the books, the momentum was on their side as the lakers would face SUNY Canton this past Saturday in their home opener.
The Lakers resume against SUNY Canton is astounding. The Lakers have not let up a single goal in franchise history against this Canton team and the streak continued as they dismantled the Kangaroos in another 7-0 victory. The Lakers were firing on all cylinders from start to finish. Despite this impressive performance, the Lakers had some trouble finding the back of the net in the first half as Canton’s defense only let up one goal despite many opportunities for the Lakers. Similar to Thursday’s contest against Cazenovia, the second half is where things got out of hand. Freshman Briana Winkler had the home debut of a lifetime scoring her first two goals as a Laker in this game. Winkler was on fire the whole game and will definitely see the field a lot more in the coming weeks. Katie Delgrosso, Graisa Madden, and Luignina Serrao all had very impressive performances in this contest. The Lakers season goal total for their 2021 season was nineteen and with just two games in the books, they are already approaching that total with fourteen. The Lakers look to keep this momentum going as they take on Houghton University at 5:00pm this Tuesday.
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