Oswego Men's Hockey victorious against SUNY Cortland

OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey played their first game of the regular season last night at the Marano Campus Center against SUNY Cortland. The Lakers were victorious with a 6-3 win that was a source from the four unanswered goals that occurred in the second period. This Oswego surge was led by junior Max Novick as he notched two goals and an assist along with captain Josh Zizek getting two assists. #6 Oswego would hold off SUNY Cortland in the third period to start the season 1-0 in conference play. David Richer finished the night with a .888 save percentage after giving up three goals over the course of the game. Moving forward, Oswego will host SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh in the annual Whiteout game next weekend. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m. at the Marano Campus Center.

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Oswego State women’s lacrosse falls to Utica in overtime

By Luke Rosenthal — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team was defeated in their home-opener Saturday, falling to Utica in a 11-10 overtime contest. Despite a valiant comeback, the Pioneers capitalized on a controversial ricochet goal to drop the Lakers to 0-3.

Both teams traded early goals to begin the opening quarter. Julia Quirk put the Lakers up 1-0 just 44 seconds into the game, but that lead didn’t last long. 25 seconds later, the Pioneers answered with their first goal which tied the game at one apiece. After some back-and-forth play, Utica netted four goals within four minutes to give them a 5-1 lead. Before the frame ended, Sela Wiley kept her hot streak going and scored her first goal of the game. To begin the second quarter, Oswego scored back-to-back goals courtesy of Quirk and Madison Davis. Though, to close out the quarter, Utica added three more goals to take a 8-4 lead going into halftime.

Three minutes into the second half, Quirk put in her third goal of the contest which brought the deficit to three. Seven minutes later, Shae McConnell netted another goal on a free position shot. Shortly after on a woman-down possession, Utica scored again to make it 9-6. With two minutes remaining in the stanza, McConnell added another free position goal to bring the deficit to two heading into final period. Needing a strong finish to comeback in the game, the Lakers provided in the clutch. The first 13 minutes of the quarter saw Madison Davis tally her second goal of the afternoon and Shae McConnell put in another two goals. However, with 1:52 remaining in regulations, the Pioneers cashed in on a free position goal to tie the game 10-10. Neither team would score from there on out, which brought the game to overtime. The Lakers won the initial draw control behind Julia Quirk, but their shot went wide and Utica gained possession. With a player off due to penalty, the Pioneers hit the game-winner off a clear attempt. Although the shot would be discussed at volume by the officials due to Utica having seven players in the offensive zone, the away team was awarded the goal, ending the game.

Oswego saw six players total points in the contest including McConnell (6), Quirk (3), Davis (2), Wiley (2), Logan Castiglione (1), and Madison Green (1). With this loss, Oswego State drops to 0-3 to start the season despite a fierce offensive prowess. With their first win of the season still ahead of them, the Lakers will have the opportunity to get it as they take on St. Lawrence on Tuesday, March 8. Face-off is set for 4:00 p.m. at Canton.

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Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse Gets Set for Final Game of 2021Season

By Luke Rosenthal — 5 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse team will look to win their fifth game of the season as they host the Geneseo Knights on April 25th. Geneseo won the previous matchup vs Oswego nearly two weeks prior to Sunday’s contest in a 22-9 blowout. The Lakers will look to avenge their loss and secure a winning record in 2021.

Oswego was originally scheduled to play this game a day after they played SUNY Fredonia, but the game was cancelled due to COVID protocols. The Knights are currently on a 2-game win streak, with their last game being a 22-3 victory vs. Buffalo State. They’ll be lead by senior attack, Hannah Marafioti, who is Geneseo’s leading scorer (23 goals) and totaled 6 goals and 3 assists against the Lakers earlier this season. Oswego will need to play great offensively in order to keep pace with Geneseo. Sophomore midfielder, Sela Wiley, has totaled 28 goals so far in the season and will look to surpass 30 on Sunday. Logan Gastiglione also has the opportunity to surpass 30 total points as she has 14 goals and 12 assists in 2021. Unfortunately, the Lakers were eliminated from the SUNYAC post season earlier this week, but can hold the Knights from securing the #1 seed in the West division with a win on Sunday. Faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m. at Laker Turf Stadium.

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Dan Doolan and the Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Team

By Zac Case — 5 years ago

Dan Doolan is a graduate student on the men’s lacrosse team. His senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 and he is the only one of the 15 seniors from the 2020 team to return this year. Spring student-athletes last year were granted an extra year of eligibility and Doolan, who was already planning on coming back for grad school will get to play another season of men’s lacrosse.

Dan Doolan has come a long way since his freshman year at Oswego, as a freshman, he had five points. In his junior year, he would change that to 31 points which included 22 goals. Doolan will be stepping into a leadership role this year as a great example of both grinding to develop as a player, as well as being the eldest member of the team. Head Coach Drew Bezek has high praise for this special member of his first recruiting class.

“It’s exciting to have somebody on the field that younger guys can look at his development, and understand that sometimes there’s a process to get where you want to be.” Bezek said.

Doolan is currently taking classes to get his MBA and plans to graduate in June. For the rest of the semester, he will get to experience the grind of balancing sport and school, which was taken away from so many student-athletes in the past year. The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team kick off their 2021 season Friday, April 2nd, on the road in Brockport.

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