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Monday 3/20 Nightly News
Catch up on your local news with WTOP’s first Nightly News broadcast back from spring break. An on-campus women’s march, the latest in SUNY Oswego’s search for a new president and more, at the link here.
Anchors: Matthew Rivenburgh, Reagan LaPage
Weather: Samantha Karlsson
Sports Anchor: Thomas Tallarinohttps://youtu.be/ySTnWP4xYSA
Lakers Wrangle Mustangs in Dominant Offensive Performance
MORRISVILLE, NY- The Lakers winning streak to start the season continues at three in a row after wrangling the Morrisville Mustangs 21-5.
The first half was an offensive show for the Lakers as the Lakers scored 15 points in the first half. It didn’t take very long at all for the Lakers to score as they scored 47 seconds into the game as Isabella Lembo scored unassisted. Madison Davis and Isabella Lembo would both score two goals in the first quarter. The Mustangs turned the ball over five times in the first quarter and four out of the five times led to a goal for the Lakers. The Lakers led 8-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was just as a dominant of a performance for the Lakers as the first quarter. Sela Wiley would score her second goal of the game with 13:48 in the second quarter. Freshman Noelle Smith would score her third goal of the season 32 seconds later. Madison Davis would then score her third goal of the game to put the Lakers up 11-0. The Lakers would end the second quarter with Madison Davis scoring goal number four of the game and Shae McConnell scoring her second goal of the game. Both goals would come after Morrisville penalties. The Lakers would lead 15-0 at halftime.
The second half saw the Lakers continue their domination of the Mustangs. Shae McConnell opened the third quarter with her third goal of the game. With 12:54 in the third quarter, the Mustangs would finally get on the board as Alana McDonald would score her fourth goal of the season. Julia Quirk would then score back-to-back goals for the Lakers to put the Lakers up 18-1. Sela Wiley with 6:04 left in the second quarter scored her fourth goal of the game as both Madison Davis and Sela Wiley had four goals for the game. A foul on Sofia Mangino led to Aria Treadway scoring her third goal of the season but the game was out of reach for the Mustangs.
The Lakers dominance cooled down in the fourth quarter as they only scored two goals. Ashley Casserly scored her second goal of the season to put the Lakers up 20-3. Alexis Hill would then score the final goal of the game with 26 seconds left as she scored her first goal as a Laker. The Lakers would win 21-5 over the Mustangs in their best offensive outing of the season. Madison Davis would have her third game of the season where she would score four or more goals in a game. The Lakers are out to their best start of the season since the shortened 2021 lacrosse season where they finished 4-5 and where they opened their season against Morrisville winning 20-14. With the way the Lakers are performing right now, they are on pace for their best season since the 2019 lacrosse season where they finished 11-5 and where their season that year ended with a 18-5 loss to Geneseo in the SUNYAC Outdoor Championship.
The Lakers travel to Rochester to take on St. John Fisher College on Wednesday, March 15th at Growney Stadium. The Cardinals sit at 2-1 on the season after a 11-9 win over Colorado College after playing two games at Colorado College last week. The Cardinals lost their first game of the season in their first game last Wednesday at Colorado College losing 9-7 to Messiah University a team who currently sits a 4-1 on the season. The Lakers have not beaten St. John Fisher in almost 17 years as their last win against them came in the 2006 lacrosse season. The Lakers last played St. John Fisher last season and lost 11-4. The Lakers look for win number four and a 4-1 start to a season since 2019.
PHOTO CREDITS PROVIDED BY OSWEGO STATE ATHLETICS
Women’s Lacrosse Hands Pioneers First Loss of the Season
UTICA, NY – The Lakers extended their win streak to two this afternoon after a tightly contested road matchup against the Pioneers. Isabella Lembo and Sela Wiley continued their scoring streaks from their previous matchup against SUNY Canton. Wiley now has seven goals in the last two games, with Lembo having six.
The offense showed up to play in the first quarter for both teams, with Lembo recording her first goal of the afternoon less than four minutes into play. The Pioneers quickly responded to the Lakers with a goal of their own less than a minute later, tying the game at one. Sela Wiley was able to give the Lakers the lead just minutes later, scoring her first goal of the afternoon. Utica simply refused to back down from the Lakers, tying the game yet again with another goal shortly after Wiley’s goal. Lembo would give the Lakers a one point lead going into the second quarter with a goal coming in with 5:58 remaining in the first. Scoring slowed down in the second quarter, with Oswego netting two more goals, while surrendering one goal to Utica. One goal came from Lembo, the other came from from Wiley, with just 20 seconds remaining in the half. The Lakers held a five to three lead going into the second half.
The Pioneers outscored the Lakers in the second half, but it wasn’t enough for them to come back and tie the game, despite the Lakers scoreless third quarter. Shae McConnell put the Pioneers on ice with the only goal scored by Oswego in the half, coming in with 13:18 remaining in the fourth. Oswego held off a fourth quarter rally by the Pioneers to take home the six to five victory over Utica. Defense was the story of the game, with the Laker defense forcing 25 turnovers by the Pioneers, while only allowing 16 shots off against goalkeeper Sarah Kamide. Kamide was a difference maker in the net, recording seven saves in the contest, and getting the win in goal.
Rise & Shine Oswego, Thursday 3/02
After a few years without a morning newscast, WTOP-10 is thrilled to re-introduce Rise and Shine Oswego! On Rise and Shine Oswego, we’ll bring you the best in news, live studio interviews, entertainment and weather to start your day off on the right foot. Our first broadcast was Thursday, March 2nd at 9 a.m., although you can expect to tune in every Tuesday at 9 a.m. from now until the end of the semester.
Catch up on what you missed, including an interview with Assistant Director of Campus Recreation Cassie Para, by watching on the WTOP-10 YouTube page here.
Anchors: Scott Brubaker, Kate Salamida
Weather: David Rienzo
Men’s Hockey Season ends after Whiteout PT2
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State men’s hockey team’s season came to a head on Saturday night. A SUNYAC Championship bout against the programs biggest and longest rival, the Plattsburgh Cardinals, in the Deborah F. Stanley Ice Arena. The squads finished one and two in the SUNYAC regular season standings, and were playing for the fourth time this season. The Lakers were leading the series 2-1, but the second win over the Cardinals didn’t count for SUNYAC standings as it was in a winter break tournament.
It took just two minutes for the Cardinals to find the back of the net. Plattsburgh’s Adam Tretowicz stole the puck from an Oswego defender, skated across the face of the goal, and buried it in the top left corner. From there it was a very back on forth first period, and also a very physical one. Plenty of big hits across the middle and against the boards, some of which resulted in penalties. The first penalty of the period was a goalie interference call against Connor Sleeth who checked Plattsburgh goalie Eli Shiller who was out of his goal. The second penalty was against Ryan Dickinson for elbowing, both penalties were killed by the Lakers. Plattsburgh Jacob Modry took a cross checking penalty with less than a minute left in the period. At the end of the first the Cardinals were up 1-0. Shiller made six saves in the first period, Cal Schell had four.
The second period was goalless, but wasn’t lacking in action. The period started with the Cardinals killing the penalty. The Lakers took the next penalty, and killed it. In the fifth minute, both squads took rough calls, meaning it was 4-on-4 for the whole 2-minutes. Once again the special team’s units came up big for both squads. Another two penalties against the Cardinals were called during the period. Shiller made another six saves in that period, while the Schell had seven.
In the third period, the Cardinals took another early penalty, but once again killed it. Both teams weren’t effective on power. play in the game, Plattsburgh being 0-3, Oswego going 0-4. The Lakers were the most productive in the third period, with 15 shots on goal, more than doubling their shots output, from 12 to 27 total in the game. Despite that it was Plattsburgh that doubled their advantage with less than four minutes in the game. The Lakers didn’t go down with out a fight though and with less than a minute a slap shot from Tommy Cahill finally go the Lakers on the board. From there they pulled Cal Schell, but couldn’t get another in the net. The Cardinals captured their first SUNYAC title since 2017. Shiller finished the game with 26 saves, while Schell made 18 total.
Oswego finished their season 17-9-1 (12-4-0 SUNYAC). In the final national poll they are ranked 12. Senior forward Alex DiCarlo finished with a team high 13 goals. Junior Forward Shane Bull finished with with the team high in assists (19) and points (28). Freshman goalie Cal Schell finished the season 2.13 GAA and a .923 SV%. The Lakers lose eight seniors to graduation, D Troy Robillard, D Quinn Warmuth, F Tommy Cahill, F Thomas Rocco, F Garrett Clegg, F Alex DiCarlo (A), G Eric Green, D Ryan Bunka (C).
IMAGE PROVIDED BY ERIN BLANK, WTOP10 PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Lakers Comeback Against Clarkson Falls Short
OSWEGO, NY- The women’s lacrosse team dropped their season opener to Clarkson 15-11 despite rallying at the end of the game.
The first quarter started out the wrong way for the Lakers as they fell behind 2-0 as Clarkson controlled the first quarter. The second quarter was brutal as well for the Lakers as they gave up more goals to Clarkson. Clarkson’s Julia Lavarnway set up Madelynn Barnum to score to put Clarkson up 3-0 with 9:14 left in the second quarter. Lavarnway had a great second quarter assisting with two goals for the Golden Knights, Lavarnway would score later in the second quarter as she scored to put Clarkson up 6-0 with 3:58 left in the first half. The Lakers would finally get on the board as Katie Fierro would score with 40 seconds left in the first half as Shae McConnell would assist with the goal. Julia Lavarnway had a great first half as she assisted with three goals and scored as well. Clarkson’s goalie Jennaca McGill would record nine saves in the first half.
Madelynn Barnum started out the second half on an attack as he had back-to-back goals to put Clarkson up 8-1. The Lakers would then go on their own attack as Madison Davis put on a show scoring three straight goals to put the Lakers down 11-4. A penalty on Clarkson’s Kaitlyn McNamara set up Shae McConnell to score her first goal of the season but the Lakers still trailed 11-5. Mia Petrone would score her second goal of the day for Clarkson as they led 12-6 over Oswego at the end of the third quarter. Hailee Millington would score her fourth goal of the game as Clarkson led 13-6 early in the fourth quarter. Madelynn Barnum would also score her final and fourth goal of the game to put Clarkson up 14-7. Chrissy Benedict would score the final goal of the game for the Golden Knights as Clarkson led 15-7. Isabella Lembo, Julia Quirk, and Katie Fierro would give the Lakers life as they trailed 15-10. Madison Davis would score her fifth goal of the game as the Lakers trailed 15-11 but it was a little too late with 1:50 left in the game, the Lakers would lose their season opener. The last two matchups between Clarkson and Oswego were the season openers to the women’s lacrosse season and the Lakers would drop both games. Oswego’s last win against Clarkson came on March 1, 2019 where they won on the road against Clarkson 16-14 but they haven’t beat Clarkson at Laker Turf Stadium since the 2010-2011 women’s lacrosse season.
The Lakers travel to Suny Canton on Friday, March 3rd to take on the Kangaroos. The Lakers are undefeated against Canton as the Kangaroos look to break the long winning streak by the Lakers against them and the Lakers look to rebound and win their first game of the season.
PHOTO CREDITS PROVIDED BY OSWEGO STATE ATHLETICS
Wednesday 3/03 Nightly News
Tickets available again after a major box office outage; students react to the new online emergency preparedness training; looking ahead at this weekend’s winter storms. Catch up on what you missed on WTOP-10 Nightly News by watching here.
Tuesday 2/28 Nightly News
Oswego County’s first murder case in five years; a local business waits for approval of its caurd license; a Ukrainian-American Oswego student speaks out about the Russia/ Ukraine conflict. Catch up on these stories and more from last night’s newscast, available here.
Anchors: Jacquelyn Driggs, Scott Brubaker
Weather: Brianna Saunders
Sports: Thomas Turgeon
Monday 2/27 Nightly News
WTOP-10 Nightly News is back! Mayor Barlow’s Blizzard Bucks, winter weather and SUNY Oswego’s box office troubles. All this and more in last night’s newscast, available here.
Anchors: Jolie Santiago, Matthew Rivenburgh
Weather: Samantha Karlsson
Sports Anchor: Thomas Tallarino