OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey kicked off their 2019-2020 season with a win over Carleton Place Saturday night. The 9-1 victory in the special Teal Night jerseys saw multiple Lakers getting onto the score sheet by the time the buzzer went off. Senior Derek Brown would net two goals in the first period and one in the third to get a hat trick. Another notable standout was Carter Allen’s three-point effort (1 goal and 2 assists). Each Lakers goalie would spend time in the crease for the team totaling for a combined 19 saves. Men’s Hockey hits the ice on Saturday for one last exhibition game versus Nazareth College at the Marano Campus Center. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m.
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Oswego State men’s hockey extends win streak to six games following weekend doubleheader
Oswego, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team improved to 14-4-1 this past weekend, defeating SUNY Cortland 5-3 on Friday and Fredonia 3-2 on Saturday. With these pair of victories, the Lakers have extended their win streak to six games and are nationally ranked for the first time this season, being named the #13 team in the most recent USCHO poll.
On Friday, the Lakers faced a familiar foe in the Cortland Red Dragons. Following an Oswego powerplay early in the first period, the Red Dragons scored their first goal to take the lead. Soon after, captain Travis Broughman scored his first goal of the evening to tie things up at one apiece. After some back-and-forth action between both teams to begin the second period, Cortland broke the tie once again at the 15:22 mark. It wouldn’t take long for the Lakers to tie things up as just two minutes later, Tommy Cahill found the back of the net, bringing the score to 2-2. Oswego would take their first lead of the evening with 10:22 left in the second period. Garrett Clegg found the twine off an assist by Mac Lewis, his second assist of the game. Though, Cortland would knot things up again just four minutes later. With the game tied 3-3 heading into the final period, the Lakers needed someone to step up to break the stalemate. Broughman, as he has done throughout much of his career at Oswego, was the guy to break things open. With 12:44 left in regulation, the team captain scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal, assisted by Alex DiCarlo and Quinn Warmuth. The Lakers defense was impenetrable through the final stretch. The Red Dragons pulled their goalie with 46 second left on the clock and with an empty net, Broughman was able to secure the hat trick, notching in his third goal of the contest.
On Saturday, the Lakers started the game off hot from the opening puck drop, scoring just 30 seconds into the first period off an Alex DiCarlo goal. Although each team continued to fire shots on net, the score remained 1-0 throughout the rest of the period. After some back-and-forth attempts in the second period, sophomore Tyler Flack opened things up for the Lakers at the 13:26 mark, using a screen to beat the Fredonia goalie for his fourth goal of the season. With seven minutes left in the period, captain Travis Broughman intercepted a Blue Devil turnover and found the back of the net to bring the score to 3-0. However, the Blue Devils responded with a goal of their own less than a minute later, using a two-on-one to beat Steven Kozikoski. To end the period, Oswego took a five-minute major for contact to the head of a Fredonia player.
The Lakers, like they’ve done all night, were able to kill the penalty efficiently. Fredonia was held to 0-3 on power plays. With 9:45 remaining in the third period, the Blue Devils scored off a clear that snuck past a Laker defenseman, bringing the deficit to just one goal. Though, a mighty defensive performance by the Lakers would hold Fredonia scoreless through the rest of regulation. With less than a minute left in the period, Oswego had a chance to score a fourth goal. However, an incredible sliding block by the Fredonia defenseman kept the game 3-2.
Travis Broughman lead the team in points with two (1 goal, 1 assist), while Steven Kozikoski continued his hot-streak as he totaled 24 saves. The Oswego State men’s hockey team will look to carry this momentum into their Senior Night and Pride Night game against SUNY Brockport. Puck drop is set for Friday at 7:00 p.m. in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10!
Image provided by Will Rogers, WTOP 10 Photography Department
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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.
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Men’s soccer wins big over Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. – The Oswego State Men’s soccer team took a trip north to take on SUNYAC foe, the Potsdam Bears. The team was looking to build off the non-conference win over Utica earlier in the week. The Lakers found momentum earlier, getting off four shots on goal in the first ten minutes, the last one finding the back of the net. Nikola Kovacevic put it past the goalie assisted by Caleb Munski. The offense slowed down the rest of the half, though they did get another three shots on goal throughout the remaining 35 minutes, nine shots in total in the half. Potsdam only had three shots in the half, one of them being on target.
The second half was where the Lakers took charge and never looked back. Kieran Gilroy scored not even a minute into the second frame, assisted by Ryan Contreras. The Bears were then given a red card thirty seconds later to bring them down to ten men. The second goal of the half would come not even a minute after the red card, Liam Rothar beating the goalie, assisted by Brendan Murphy. Kyle Gehrich gave the Lakers their fourth goal, just five minutes after the third, this one assisted by Jason Wuytack. Just over a minute later Kilroy Gilroy scored his second of the game, this time assisted by Anastasios Diacovasilas. The Lakers goal onslaught took a twenty minute break, until David Cadet scored the sixth and final goal of the game, assisted by Jean Pierre Moquizilla. Oswego won 6-0 and kept their first shutout of the season, freshman Andre Bourjolly played most of the game in net, with Finnian Costello playing the final 13 minutes.
The Lakers now have a record of 4-5-1 (1-2-1 SUNYAC). Their next matchup is a Wednesday night matchup at home with SUNY Geneseo on October 5.
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