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 Softball has Busy Weekend in Conference Play
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Softball had a full plate over the weekend with a doubleheader Friday, April 9th against Geneseo, followed by a doubleheader Saturday, April 10th against Brockport. All four games were played at home with both doubleheaders being conference matchups for the Lakers. Oswego lost both games of Friday’s doubleheader 9-1 and 5-0, and dropped game one on Saturday 5-2, before bouncing back in game two in a 9-3 win.
The Lakers offense could only muster one run on five hits combined in Friday’s doubleheader against Geneseo. Game one of the doubleheader was shortened to five innings due to mercy rule, as the Knights would take it 9-1 in abbreviated fashion. Nicole Schwartz of Geneseo allowed just one run on four hits in her five innings, and Fiona Higgins matched up well allowing only three earned runs but nine total runs. Higgins also went 2-2 with the only Laker RBI of the day at the plate. Madelana Wrubel and Zoe Mennig each went 1-2, as Oswego’s four hits went stride for stride with Geneseo’s five, but the three Laker errors as well as the six walks Higgins surrendered dug the hole too deep for Oswego to dig out of. In game two, SUNYAC Pitcher of the Week Lauren Kersch from Geneseo came to the mound as she threw a one hit, complete game shutout. Oswego’s hit came courtesy of a Leah Czerwinski bunt, but the Lakers could not get a run across as Geneseo would take game two 5-0.
Oswego had little time to rest, as Brockport came to Oswego the following day. The Lakers defensive woes continued into game one with five errors, but Mennig was a bright spot with her bat as she was 2-3 with a run in the 5-2 loss. The Lakers shined in the second game of the day, and their fourth of the weekend. Oswego won game two 9-3 and the bats got hot with 12 hits, Wrubel went 2-3 with two doubles, 4 RBIs and 2 runs, and Mennig was 4-4 with a double, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs. Samantha Morgan threw five innings and allowing only three runs (two earned) and four hits in her first college start. Higgins came in to pitch two innings of relief in which she did not allow a hit, to go along with her 2-3 with a run and an RBI effort at the plate.
Oswego State softball will look to keep their momentum from the fourth game of the weekend rolling into their doubleheader Wednesday, April 14th at Buffalo State at 3:00 and 5:00. The Lakers return home the following day Thursday, April 15th for a 3:00 and 5:00 versus SUNY Cobleskill.
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Oswego State Baseball Team Sweeps Plattsburgh State to Conclude Regular Season
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The #22 ranked Oswego State Baseball team finished the 2021 regular season victorious as they defeated Plattsburgh State in consecutive games on Sunday. The Lakers now move to 21-3 on the season and will look ahead towards their best-of-three semifinals matchup versus SUNY Oneonta.
Oswego was dominant in both contests, defeating the Cardinals 16-2 in game one and 13-3 in game two. The Lakers had 20 hits in the first game, led by Paul Tammaro and Dylan Frawley who each had three. Junior outfielder, Tim Shinto, had a great performance as he totaled 4 RBIs off 2 hits. Anthony Van Fossen also finished his season 4-0 after shutting out the Cardinals in five innings. Game two ended in similar fashion with Brendon Frank, Kyle Lauria, and Myles Felton combining for 7 hits in their final regular season game. Junior pitcher, Kieran Finnegan, finished his season 5-0 following his 4-inning performance. With Sunday’s victories, the Lakers improve their win streak vs the Cardinals to 15-0 dating back to 2014. Prior to the pair of games, the Oswego State Baseball team recognized ten seniors including Mike Di Salvo, Jake Terrill, Jonathan Luppens, Hunter Holliday, Ronald Loomis, Connor Stanton, Myles Felton, Kyle Lauria, Brendon Frank, and Dylan Frawley.
Oswego had previously locked up the #1 seed in the SUNYAC West division and will now set their focus on their upcoming playoff matchup versus Oneonta. The teams last played in a May 6th doubleheader resulting in a 19-5 Laker win and a 5-2 Red Dragon win. The best-of-three series is set for Saturday, May 15th starting at noon. The second game is scheduled for 3 p.m. an if necessary, game three will be played on Sunday at noon.
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Men’s Lacrosse Secures Back-to-Back Road Victories This Week
UTICA, NY – The men were on the road this week, traveling to Utica and Brockport for their matchups. Oswego was able to get back in the win column following their loss against Hartwick last week. The Lakers first matchup was against the Pioneers in Utica on Wednesday, March 22nd.
The matchup with the Pioneers proved to be a chess match between the two teams, with no goal coming in until the end of the first quarter. Utica scored the first goal with three and a half minutes remaining in the quarter. Corey O’Connor tied the match at one with an assist from Jack Delany with a minute left in the first. The Lakers held the Pioneers scoreless in the second and third quarter, while building a lead that would be too much for the Pioneers to overcome. Oswego netted four goals in the two quarters, giving them a 5-1 lead over Utica.
The Pioneers didn’t go down without a fight, as they netted two fourth quarter goals. However, the Lakers put the Pioneers in their place with three fourth quarter goals of their own, winning the matchup by a score of 8-3. Aiden Kenyon held it down for the Lakers in the net, recording ten saves on the afternoon to help the Lakers secure the victory. Delany led the Lakers with three points, one goal and two assists. O’Connor, Max Brodman, and Trey Jones tied for the team lead in goals, each scoring twice.
On Saturday, the men headed out west to take on the Golden Eagles in a much closer matchup. Oswego got up early in the match, but surrendered two goals in the final two minutes of the first quarter and trailed by one going into the second quarter. Max Brodman gave the Lakers life in the second quarter, scoring two of Oswego’s three goals of the quarter, and recording a hat trick on the afternoon before halftime. The match would be tied at five going into the second half of play.
The Lakers outscored Brockport by just one goal in the second half, scoring four goals in the half. Aiden Kenyon held Brockport to three second half goals, and recorded five saves in the contest. Gavin Elston recorded a hat trick in the second half which gave Oswego the upper hand in their win. Elston tied Corey O’Connor for total points on the afternoon with four, while also tying Brodman for total goals with three each.
The men are riding a two game win streak heading into their next matchup, which will be their second conference matchup of the season. The men will be hosting Plattsburgh on Saturday, April 1st at 1pm. The Cardinals are coming in on a six game losing streak, with the Lakers looking to make it seven.
