OSWEGO — Lakers hockey battled the Brockport Golden Eagles Friday night which resulted in a 4-1 victory for Oswego. Brockport would open the scoring a little over halfway into the first period after getting one past goalie David Richer. He would save the rest of Brockport’s shots to finish with 21 total. Jody Sullivan would tally one four minutes later as Joseph Molinaro and Chris MacMillan received the assists. The Lakers would pull away from the Golden Eagles in the second period as captain Josh Zizek would put one in within the first two minutes. Travis Broughman and Colton Fletcher would both add by the end of the second to secure the win. Joseph Molinaro was a standout as he finished with 3 assists on the night. The Lakers will look forward to tomorrow night’s trip to No. 2 Geneseo to play their fifth SUNYAC game of the campaign. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. and coverage will be provided by WNYO in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena.
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Oswego State mens lacrosse falls in hard fought battle
OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was a back and fourth battle yesterday afternoon when the Red Dragons of Cortland made the hour and a half drive to Oswego. Cortland has had the Lakers number for a while and they looked to keep the streak going. The Lakers were hungry and were ready for a war. They found themselves battling from behind early on in the matchup when they were down three goals at the end of the first quarter. The Lakers found more success in the second, putting up four goals. Cortland was still firing on all cylinders and had a four goal lead over the Lakers heading into halftime. Freshman Max Brodman had himself a day scoring four goals on the contest, making him the lead scorer for the Lakers. Sophomore Gavin Elston had two goals on the day as well as freshman Cameron Tallman. The Lakers went goal for goal with Cortland in the third, leaving them at a four goal deficit heading into the forth. The Lakers came off firing in the fourth scoring two back to back goals at the start of the fourth. Their momentum was halted after another goal from Cortland as the final score was 16-12. After a tough fight the Lakers look to finish strong against Brockport this Friday at home. Catch it live at 7:00 p.m. on WTOP10!
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Oswego State men’s hockey splits weekend in Buffalo
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team went on the road this past weekend to finish the regular season. The Lakers finish the 2021-22 season with an overall record of 17-6-1 and a conference record of 12-3-1. Oswego State fell to SUNY Fredonia Friday night with a final score of 4-5 but bounced back on Saturday with a shutout victory against Buffalo State. The 3-0 win secured second place in the SUNYAC standings and gives the group a home playoff game in the semifinals round.
On Friday, Oswego State traveled past Buffalo down Interstate 90 to faceoff against the Blue Devils of SUNY Fredonia. The Fredonia squad was red hot coming into the matchup after beating the number one team in the conference, SUNY Geneseo, in a middle of the week contest. The Blue Devils would get the first two before forward Tommy Cahill got the first Oswego State goal on the powerplay in the second period. He would have another in the final stanza of the game to continue his points streak. Jackson Arcan would snag an even strength goal in the beginning of the third period to get the Lakers closer to the Blue Devils. Oswego State would score two in the final three minutes but were unable to find the tying goal before time expired. Steven Kozikowski would get pulled and Eric Green would finish the game between the pipes for the Lakers.
The following evening, Green would get the start in net for Oswego State. The team would shutout the Bengals on their alumni night. The 3-0 victory would feature goals from forwards Travis Broughman, Alex DiCarlo, and Rocco Andreacchi. The Lakerds scored two powerplay goals in the final minute to put the game away. The Bengals were able to keep the game at 1-0 for most of the contest thanks to netminding and solid defense.
Oswego State men’s hockey will take a week off prior to their Wednesday night contest against the highest remaining seed after the quarter-finals. The Lakers will host a semifinal game on Wednesday, March 2nd on home ice in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The quarterfinal round of the SUNYAC playoffs will be played this Saturday. WTOP 10 will have coverage thirty minutes prior to puck drop next Wednesday as the Lakers chase another conference championship. The student run television station will continue to provide coverage of the team as the group heads into the post season. Follow WTOP 10 Sports on twitter @WTOP10Sports!
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Men’s hockey takes care of Canton in pre-season play
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team got their first win of the season this past Saturday against the SUNY Canton Kangaroos. The 9-1 win in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena featured eleven Lakers getting on the score sheet. The first period finished with Oswego State up 4-0 heading into the intermission as Josh LeBlanc started off the scoring with the first two goals. The senior would add another assist by the end of the stanza and completed the hat trick in the third period. Newcomer Trent Grimshaw also had a four point night with one goal and three helpers. Travis Broughman and Alex DiCarlo would also get into the goal column with Broughman netting two and an assist along with DiCarlo snagging his second goal of the season and an assist.
All three Oswego goaltenders saw action once again in the exhibition match up. Eric Green and Steven Kozikoski were perfect during their twenty minutes in goal for the Lakers. Sophomore Richie Parent gave up the lone Roos goal during his time between the pipes. Parent would have five saves in the period.
Oswego kicks off their 2021-22 regular season this weekend with two non-conference contests. Friday night, a 2018-19 NCAA Tournament quarterfinal rematch will take place in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena as the Hobart College Statesmen will face off against the Lakers with a 7:00 p.m. faceoff. Hockey Night in Oswego starts at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10. On Saturday, Oswego heads to Elmira to take on the Soaring Eagles, recent winners of the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. That contest on Saturday night is still waiting for a set time for puck drop. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State men’s hockey team as the team heads into their 2021-22 season.
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