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Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Loses Sixth Straight Game
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse game lost their sixth game of the season, falling to the Geneseo Knights 20-4 on Saturday. This is the Lakers second consecutive loss to the Knights as they were previously defeated 19-8 on April 22nd. Oswego now drops to 0-6 in 2021 with only one game remaining in their schedule.
Geneseo was dominant early on, scoring the first 5 goals of the game and holding Oswego scoreless in the first quarter. Junior attackman, Weston Gray, scored the Lakers first goal early in the second quarter, but Oswego was unable to keep pace with Geneseo’s high-powered offense. The Knights went on a 4-1 scoring run to end the first half and outscored the Lakers 11-2 the rest of the game. Geneseo was shooting the ball at a fast and substantial rate throughout the game. The Knights totaled 72 shots and held the Lakers to only 26, including 9 in the first half. Dan Doolan, Ryan Eccles, and Garrett Petrelli all had goals in Saturday’s matchup. Geneseo junior attackman, Kevin Cook, was once again a huge problem for Oswego’s defense. He totaled 5 goals and 1 assist in their previous game and he followed it up with another 5-goal performance.
Oswego was eliminated from postseason play earlier this week while Geneseo will be looking ahead to their upcoming playoff game in the SUNYAC Championship. The Lakers haven’t won a game this season but will have the opportunity to improve to 1-6 on April 30th vs the Cortland Red Dragons. Oswego is 0-37 versus Cortland all-time and will need to capture their first victory to avoid a winless season. Faceoff is set for 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30th at Cortland.
Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse Gets Set for Final Game of 2021Season
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse team will look to win their fifth game of the season as they host the Geneseo Knights on April 25th. Geneseo won the previous matchup vs Oswego nearly two weeks prior to Sunday’s contest in a 22-9 blowout. The Lakers will look to avenge their loss and secure a winning record in 2021.
Oswego was originally scheduled to play this game a day after they played SUNY Fredonia, but the game was cancelled due to COVID protocols. The Knights are currently on a 2-game win streak, with their last game being a 22-3 victory vs. Buffalo State. They’ll be lead by senior attack, Hannah Marafioti, who is Geneseo’s leading scorer (23 goals) and totaled 6 goals and 3 assists against the Lakers earlier this season. Oswego will need to play great offensively in order to keep pace with Geneseo. Sophomore midfielder, Sela Wiley, has totaled 28 goals so far in the season and will look to surpass 30 on Sunday. Logan Gastiglione also has the opportunity to surpass 30 total points as she has 14 goals and 12 assists in 2021. Unfortunately, the Lakers were eliminated from the SUNYAC post season earlier this week, but can hold the Knights from securing the #1 seed in the West division with a win on Sunday. Faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at Laker Turf Stadium.
Oswego State Baseball Gets Set For Brockport
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball looks to extend their ten game win streak in a home doubleheader Saturday, April 24th at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. against Brockport. Oswego is 11-1 (7-1) and their only loss comes to Brockport in a 14-2 loss in game two of a doubleheader at Brockport on April 3rd, the Lakers took game one 7-2. Brockport enters Saturday at 13-2 (7-1) and the Golden Eagles are tied with Oswego for first place in the SUNYAC West. The two teams look to be contenders heading into the SUNYAC Championship.
Ryan Enos led the Laker offense in the doubleheader against Brockport going 3-5 with two doubles, 2 RBIs, and a run, and Enos also leads the SUNYAC in RBIs with 20. Kyle Lauria is also towards the top of the RBI category in the conference, as the former SUNYAC Player of the Week ranks third in the conference with 17 RBIs to go along with his .364 average. Paul Tammaro leads Oswego and is second in the SUNYAC with a .467 batting average, and has 11 hits in his last 19 at bats. Kieran Finnegan picked up the win on the mound in game one against the Golden Eagles going four innings and allowing two hits and a run while striking out three. Finnegan’s 1.50 ERA is good for second best in the SUNYAC, and Finnegan also has ten strikeouts through twelve innings to his name.
Brockport comes in on a ten game winning streak of their own, with the game two win over Oswego being the first game of the win streak. Matt O’Dair leads the SUNYAC with a .548 batting average and has a hit in 13 of 14 games. O’Dair was 4-6 with a double, 4 RBIs, and a run in the doubleheader against Oswego, Daniel Delgazio was 5-8 against the Lakers with two doubles, and four runs. James Houlahan is another hitter to look out for on Brockport as he is hitting .444 with 12 RBIs and a home run, but Houlahan struggled against Oswego in his 1-8 day.
A win streak will be broken today as the Golden Eagles and the Lakers look to move head in the standings. Oswego State Baseball takes on Brockport at home on Saturday, April 24th at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. for a conference doubleheader. WTOP 10 will continue to provide Oswego State fans coverage of the baseball team for the remainder of the 2021 season.
Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Prepares for Rematch versus Geneseo
GENESEO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team will look for their first win of the 2021 season as they take on the SUNY Geneseo Knights on Saturday, April 24th. Oswego lost their first matchup against the Knights 19-8 just a few days prior on April 22nd, and will be out for revenge on Saturday.
The 2021 season for Oswego Men’s Lacrosse is one the Lakers will look to bounce back from, though they still have two games remaining. The Lakers come into Saturday’s contest on a 5-game losing streak, with their last victory being on March 7, 2020, against SUNY Morrisville. Although Oswego has already been eliminated from the postseason, Coach Drew Bezek will still be looking for competitive play out of his young players, like Lucas Cioch. Cioch leads the Lakers in points, including 7 goals and 5 assists. Junior attackman, Weston Gray, will look to continue his hot streak versus Geneseo as he totaled 5 goals and 1 assist in their last matchup. The Knights will be lead by their dynamic attackman trio of Kevin Cook, James Pratt, and Tim Fallo. Cook leads the team in goals with 17 and all three players have totaled over 20 points this season (Cook- 21, Pratt- 21, Fallo- 28). Oswego senior goalkeeper, Kevin O’Donnell, will have a to have a better defensive performance along with the rest of the defense in order for the Lakers to get an upset victory.
While Oswego will look to play the role of spoiler on Saturday, Geneseo needs a win to keep pace with SUNY Cortland in the west division. Geneseo could still pass Cortland for the first seed in the west division heading into the SUNYAC Championship. Faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at Geneseo for a SUNYAC West matchup.
Oswego State Softball Looks to Rebound After Geneseo
GENESEO, N.Y.– The Oswego State Lakers Softball team went into Geneseo on Friday to look for revenge after being swept on their homefield just a few weeks ago. It was all Geneseo though in the doubleheader today as they shut out the Lakers 7-0 in the first game and 6-0 in the second matchup of the day. The Lakers fall to 5-7 on the season and currently sit in third place in the SUNYAC West standings with a conference record of 4-6 after Friday’s results.
Holding the Lakers scoreless in the first game was Knights pitcher Nicole Schwartz who only allowed 6 hits the entire contest and still remains perfect at 5-0 this season at the mound. The Knights were able to jump out early with three different RBI’s which led to 5 runs in the second inning that would eventually seal the fate of Oswego State in the first game. Moving on to the second matchup of the day, once again it was Geneseo’s offense striking early. With three runs scored by the Knights in the first inning as well as two in the third and one in the 5th to cap off a 6-0 shutout in game two. As for Geneseo, they improve to 9-4 on the season and remain at the top of the SUNYAC West division. The Knights will have a little under a week off with their next contest not until Wednesday at SUNY Brockport.
Looking on from this contest the Lakers will look to rebound on a quick turn around as they face off against the Buffalo State Bengals today at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at Laker Softball Field. Oswego State was able to sweep the last doubleheader against the Bengals with final scores of 8-5 and 9-7. Tune in today to watch the Lakers attempt to rebound with a doubleheader against Buffalo State and you can watch all the action on WTOP 10.
Oswego State Softball Heads to Geneseo for SUNYAC Doubleheader
GENESEO, N.Y. — Oswego State Softball takes the field after four full days off with a doubleheader on Friday, April 23rd in Geneseo at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. as the Lakers take on the Knights. Geneseo enters at 7-4 (5-3) and in sole possession of first place in SUNYAC West Division, Oswego comes in at 5-5 (4-4) and a chance to take first place in SUNYAC West with a doubleheader sweep. Oswego is in a tight battle in the division as there is currently a three way tie between Fredonia, Brockport, and Oswego heading into the doubleheader.
Oswego and Geneseo met at Laker Softball Field on Friday, April 9th when Geneseo swept the Lakers 9-1 and 5-0. Fiona Higgins was the best hitter in the doubleheader going 2-4 with the only Oswego RBI on the day. Nicole Schwartz and Lauren Kersch combined to throw all 12 innings on the day (game one was abbreviated to five innings due to mercy rule) allowing just five hits, one unearned run and 12 strikeouts. Oswego has gone 4-2 since being swept by Geneseo, and will look to keep some offense rolling into the weekend which features a Friday doubleheader at Geneseo, and a Saturday doubleheader at home versus Buffalo State.
Madison Hoeflich won SUNYAC Pitcher of the Week last week with a 2-0 record, Hoeflich threw 10 innings allowing just seven hits and three runs to get her season ERA down to 2.66. Hoeflich will likely be locked in a pitchers duel in one of the games against Schwartz who has a 1.17 ERA, or Kersch with a 2.68 ERA very similar to Hoeflich. Zoe Mennig is not only the best hitter for Oswego, but also one of the best in the SUNYAC. Mennig leads SUNYAC in batting average with a .545, tied for second in the conference with three home runs, and leads the team in RBIs with 12. Oswego Softball plays four games in two days starting with a doubleheader Friday, April 23rd at Geneseo at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Geneseo
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Lakers Men’s Lacrosse team came into Thursday’s matchup versus the Geneseo Knights eager to end their four game losing streak and find their first win of the season. However, Geneseo would beat Oswego 19-8 in the contest. The Lakers did not find the back of the net till 25 seconds remaining in the first quarter after a goal by junior and team captain Weston Gray. The Knights were led by James Pratt who had two goals and an assist in the first quarter alone and six goals and two assists total on the day. Pratt as well as junior attack Kevin Cook contributed to most of the goals for Geneseo as he had 5 tallies and one assist on the day. Senior goaltending sensation Kevin O’Donnell was able to hold this Knights powerful offense throughout most of the contest. The netminder was able to make 25 stops on 44 Geneseo shots on goal including 17 saves in just the 2nd quarter alone. Gray was able to snap his offensive slump throughout the past few games as he led the way in scoring with 5 goals and 1 assist for a total of 6 points and set his career high in goals and points in an individual game for his college career.
The Lakers now fall to 0-5 on the season and look to rebound on Saturday for a potential first win of the season against the same team but this time down in Geneseo. As for the Knights, they now improve to 3-3 on the season and 3-1 in the conference and are currently tied for first place in the west division. The Knights and Lakers will battle once again with a first place seed on the line for the Knights and for the Lakers the chance to split the season series and get a win on the road, faceoff is scheduled for 1pm at the Geneseo College Stadium on Saturday, April 24th.
Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Prepares for Geneseo
OSWEGO, N.Y. — After a 12-5 loss versus Brockport on April 16, the Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team looks to find their first win of the condensed 2021 season with a battle against the Geneseo Knights. Although the Lakers have not won a game this season, they hold the record in history against the knights with 22 wins and 21 losses with the first matchup being in 1980. This will be the first game of a home and home series against Geneseo as they are scheduled to play the Knights on Saturday, April 24 at the College Stadium in Geneseo.
The history between these two teams have been extra competitive with their last matchup being in 2019 due to the cancelled season in 2020 and yielding a Knights win by a score of 14 to 13 despite a second half 10 goal push by the Lakers. Oswego is 2-8 since 2010 versus Geneseo in general and 10-11 at home against the Knights in history. As the Lakers look to salvage what is left of their season with three games remaining, they will turn to freshman midfielder Lucas Cloch who leads the team in points with 6 goals and 4 assists as well as rely on the man in between the pipes Kevin O’Donnell. The senior looks to stay strong to wrap up his career at Oswego State with 55 saves already on the season. Today’s SUNYAC West division matchup is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Laker Turf Stadium with WTOP 10 covering all the action from today’s contest.
Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse Eliminated from SUNYAC Championship Contention
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse team lost their third SUNYAC game of the season on Wednesday, falling to the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles 20-8. This is the Lakers second loss to the Golden Eagles in 2021 after previously losing 22-9 on April 17th. With Wednesday’s victory, Brockport moved to 7-1 in SUNYAC play and clinched first place in the west division.
Brockport came out of the opening faceoff firing as freshman midfielder, Logan Hibbard, scored back-to-back goals within the first 4 minutes of play. Oswego’s Shae McConnell responded quickly, bringing the score to 2-1. However, that would be as close as it game got. The Golden Eagles went on an 8-goal run throughout the first half and outscored the Lakers 7-5 in the second. Oswego wasn’t able to generate much offense in this contest. They shot the ball just 19 times all game and only 9 times in the first half. Freshman attack, Isabella Lembo, lead Oswego in scoring, totaling 3 goals on three shots. Logan Castiglione had 3 points of her own as she scored twice and added an assist. While Lakers leading scorer, Sela Wiley, didn’t have her usual outstanding game, she still scored once.
This loss drops Oswego to 3-3 in the West division and while they still sit in third place, they remain two games behind Geneseo. The Lakers have been mathematically eliminated for the SUNYAC Championship after their loss as Geneseo would secure the second spot in the division. Oswego was originally scheduled to take on SUNY Fredonia on April 24th, however, the game was cancelled following positive Covid tests from Fredonia. Now, Oswego will have the opportunity to improve to 4-3 against SUNY Geneseo on April 25th, their last scheduled game of the 2021 season. Game is set for 1 p.m. from Laker Turf Stadium and WTOP 10 will be at the field to cover all the action