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Men’s Hockey Season Recap after SUNYAC run
GENESEO, NY — The Men’s Hockey team will head to Geneseo this weekend to battle for the SUNYAC Championship. The 16-9-1 Lakers have had an up and down season up to this point, as the group now is on a five-game winning streak fresh of a victory over rivals Plattsburgh. Oswego’s season started back on October 19th with an exhibition game against Carleton Place, then against Nazareth, both wins for the Lakers. The group would head into the regular season and secure four conference wins in a homestand at the Marano Campus Center that would give them first place in the SUNYAC standings.
One turning point in the season came from a road trip to Geneseo, to face a nationally ranked team in the same barn that Oswego lost the SUNYAC Championship in last season. The Lakers would fall apart and lose 9-1 as multiple Lakers would be tossed from the game and miss their next matchup against Hobart. This game would be the start of a three-game losing streak against nationally ranked teams, Hobart and Salve Regina in the Utica Thanksgiving Tournament. Oswego would turn it around on that Saturday in Utica against Plymouth State to give the Lakers hope as the team continued into the last week of the first half of the season. The Lakers would head on the road and swept the Buffalo teams in the conference to finish 7-3 in the first semester.
Oswego would come back from Christmas Break to play in the annual Pathfinder Bank/Oswego State Classic in which the team would first face off against Saint Mary’s. The defending champs would fall to the mid-west team 1-0 and face UNE the following day and also lose 4-3 to start the new year off on the wrong foot. This losing streak would continue against two more nationally ranked teams in the month of January as Utica and Elmira defeated the Lakers in the Marano Campus Center. The Lakers would not defeat any nationally ranked team this season as the group would go 0-6 against those teams, one of the biggest eyesores of the 2019-2020 season.
After losing to Cortland in overtime, Steven Kozikoski, the sophomore netminder that has not played in a regular season game for the Lakers, got his shot in between the pipes as both senior goalies David Richer and Cedric Hansen were not playing their best games. Kozikoski’s first start was against Canton, a team Oswego has figured out the past few seasons. The Lakers took a commanding win in the Marano Campus Center as the group defeated Canton 8-2 and was one of the turning points that occurred in the second half of the season. The new netminder would go 5-1-1 in net and win his first playoff game for the Lakers this past Tuesday.
The group secured the second seed in the standings with their success in the second semester and faced Plattsburgh on home ice. The team would defeat their rivals 4-1 and move on to Geneseo. The Lakers season once again would end in Geneseo as the Ice Knights defeated Oswego 4-1 in the SUNYAC finals. This would be the second time Oswego would not be able to get it done in the finals while being held at Geneseo. The Lakers would finish 16-10-1 to end the season as the group looks to rebuild as 13 seniors will move on from the program. Moving forward, Oswego looks to rebuild around players like Alex DiCarlo, Travis Broughman, and Steven Kozikoski heading into these next few years as these three players are all underclassmen.
Women’s Hockey Season Recap
PLATTSBURGH, NY — Women’s Hockey faced off against the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Saturday in the NEWHL championship game. Oswego would get on the board first to get on the board thanks to a shot from Philomena Teggart. This however would not last as the Cardinals would net two to take the lead heading into the second period. Plattsburgh would score four more to secure another NEWHL championship and secure their bid into the NCAA Division III Women’s Hockey tournament. This loss ends Oswego’s season as the Lakers finished with an overall record of 16-7-4. These 16 wins ties their win total from the 2016-2017 season as the Lakers were apart of the ECHC West conference for the final time that season.
Oswego was led by freshman Megan Teachout tallied 29 points, 13 goals and 16 assists, in her 27 games played this season. Graduating senior Eryn Stewart finished right behind the NEWHL Rookie of the Year as Stewart secured 23 points to put her career total of 59 points in 105 games played of her four years as a Laker. The Lakers will lose a total of four seniors as their only goaltender will also graduate, Rachel Farmer. Farmer played a total of 40 games for the Lakers over the course of two seasons as she finished with 1.98 goals against average with a .926 save percentage in her career. Moving forward, there is a question in net heading into next season, but the Lakers have plenty of time to fill the holes that may be left from the seniors. Oswego will kick off their 2020-2021 season in October.
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.
Men’s Lacrosse stays undefeated with win over Alfred
ALFRED, NY — The Men’s Lacrosse team improves to 2-0 on the season as the group picked up a thrilling road win against Alfred Wednesday afternoon. The 12-11 victory keeps the Lakers undefeated as the team took a 3-2 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The Saxons would try to make it interesting in the third quarter as the home team buried 4 goals on the Lakers, but Oswego would come away with the victory at the end of regulation. The Lakers were led by Weston Gray would have a five point game as the sophomore had three goals and two assists. Jack Delany also netted three goals for Oswego and Liam Dollard had a three point performance. Goaltender Kevin O’Donnell would make 10 saves in the victory.
The Lakers return home as the group prepares for a Tuesday afternoon match up in Potsdam, New York to face off against Clarkson. The undefeated Knights face off against the Rochester Institute of Technology this Saturday for their first conference match up of the season. Oswego will face the Knights at 4 p.m. up in North Country.
Women’s Lacrosse falls to Clarkson
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Lacrosse faced off against Clarkson Wednesday afternoon at Laker Stadium for a non-conference match up. The Lakers fell 9-5 to the Knights as Clarkson was ahead 4-1 heading into halftime. The Lakers would try to rally in the second half as the team netted four goals but that did not compare to Clarkson’s five goals that helped lead the team to victory. The Lakers were led by Montana Garrett as the senior netted her 100th career collegiate goal and two other goals for the hattrick. Molly Beck also tallied two goals for Oswego. Netminder Elianna Sanchez would make seven saves in the lost.
The Lakers are currently 1-2 as the team lost to William Smith back on February 29th in Geneva but won their home opener against Morrisville. Oswego now gets set to travel to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to play Lycoming for another non-conference match up. Their first SUNYAC match up will not be till March 21st when Fredonia travels to Laker Stadium. Saturday’s match up will begin at noon.
Men’s Hockey defeats Plattsburgh and moves on to Geneseo
OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Hockey defeated their rivals Plattsburgh Tuesday evening in the Marano Campus Center 4-1 and will move on to the finals of the SUNYAC tournament. The Lakers got on the board in the first period thanks to sophomore Travis Broughman who tallied a goal in the first and second period to give Oswego a large lead. Joey Scorpio would get on the board towards the middle of the period as the senior buried a puck off a pass from Derek Brown. Captain Josh Zizek would net the fourth and final Laker goal in the final five minutes of the second period to give the Lakers a commanding lead heading into the final period. Plattsburgh would get one past netminder Steven Kozikoski on the powerplay, but the sophomore would record his first collegiate win in a Laker uniform. Kozikoski would save 21 shots and post a .955 save percentage in the victory.
Oswego will now look ahead to Geneseo in the SUNYAC finals as the Lakers will look to get a rematch of last year’s finals that occurred in the same spot. The Ice Knights are coming off a 7-0 win against the Potsdam Bears in the semi-finals round of the tournament. The Lakers last played Geneseo in the Marano Campus Center when the visitors took a 5-3 win and secured the number one spot in the standings. This match up is set for 7 p.m. in Geneseo on March 7th, this Saturday.
Women’s Hockey moves on in NEWHL Playoffs
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Hockey battled the Morrisville Mustangs Tuesday afternoon in the Marano Campus Center in the first round of the NEWHL playoffs. The Lakers defeated the Mustangs 1-0 and will advance to play Plattsburgh in the finals. Senior Eryn Stewart scored the lone goal for the Lakers as the forward tipped a shot from Philomena Teggart on the power play in the second period. Oswego held on for the remainder of the contest as goaltender Rachel Farmer recorded the shutout as the netminder saved 22 shots.
Oswego now looks ahead to Plattsburgh as the group will go on the road on Saturday to North Country. Plattsburgh, the number one team in the nation, defeated Cortland 3-0 this past weekend. The Lakers are definitely looking for an upset as the two teams will face off at 3 p.m. in the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena.
Men’s Lacrosse wins season opener against Hartwick
OSWEGO, NY — Men’s Lacrosse kicked off their season this past Sunday at home against Hartwick. The game that got moved from Saturday to Sunday due to weather featured a Laker win with a final score of 10-9. The Lakers took an early lead in the first quarter as Oswego was up 3-1 after the first 15 minutes of play. The Lakers would keep that lead the rest of the game as the team would score two or more goals every quarter to finish off the Hawks. The non-conference win was led by Kyle Bacon as the senior tallied five goals in the game. Senior Dan Doolan also had two goals and one assist in the victory. Netminder Kyle O’Donnell would save 24 shots and hold a .727 save percentage in between the pipes for Oswego.
Men’s Lacrosse will go on the road this Wednesday to face off against Alfred State for another non-conference game. Last year, the Lakers defeated the Saxons in Alfred 11-7 which ended their four game losing streak against Alfred. The Lakers will return home on March 14th to face off against St. John Fisher at 3 p.m. at Laker Stadium.
Men’s Basketball season comes to an end in Brockport
BROCKPORT, NY — Men’s Basketball went on the road Friday evening to battle the number one seed in the SUNYAC Championship. The Brockport Golden Eagles are currently 23rd in the nation as the teams faced off in Brockport to decide who would advance to the finals. The Lakers would 67-82 as both teams would score 44 points in the second half and Brockport would move on to the finals. The difference would come in the first half as the Golden Eagles would soar past the Lakers heading into halftime as the home team was up 38-23 at that point. Oswego was led by Jamal Achille as the freshman secured 19 points after netting 7 field goals. Senior Joe Sullivan was right behind him as he netted 16 points for the final time as a Laker. Oswego finished 19-8 overall and were semi-finalists in the SUNYAC Championship.